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Mrs Simons Cleared of Murder Charge in Ancram Slaying
State Supreme Court Justice Francis Bergan dismissed the first degree murder indictment against 39 year old Ruth Simons in the Ancram axe murder of her mother in law Beulah Simons. The district attorney cited lack of corroborating evidence to sustain a conviction.
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Ruth Simons
Hudson
State Supreme Court
Francis Bergan
William F. Christiana
Columbia County
Arthur Decker
Arthur Decker, 19- Year-Old Farm Hand Indicted With Mrs. Simons
Simons
Decker
Beulah Simons
Ancram
Joseph J. Casey
Bergan
R. Monell Herzberg
Columbia County Court House