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Ruth Simons Cleared of First Degree Murder Charge
The New York State Supreme Court dismissed the first degree murder indictment against Ruth Simons after district attorney William Christiana argued the state lacked sufficient corroboration. Decker had implicated Simons as the person who urged him to kill Beulah Simons at the Ancram farm last November. The defense claimed her innocence and noted no motive was shown.
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Ruth Simons
Hudson
State Supreme Court
Francis Bergan
William F. Christiana
Columbia County
Arthur Decker
Bergan
Decker
R. Moneli Herzberg
Simons
Columbia County Court House