Word: culprit
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...sitting in the audience of a vaudeville theatre is murdered. The performers in the theatre, a pair of magicians, are suspected of the crime and members of the audience are implicated. One of the magicians uses black magic and sleight-of-hand to find the real culprit. When The Spider was produced on the Manhattan stage four years ago, a fair proportion of the characters in it were seated in the pit of the theatre in which it was produced; this method of staging mystery plays became so popular that for a few months the lobbies of Manhattan...
...persons and personages involved, three stood out last week with special clarity. First there was the Reformer?pontifical Counsel Samuel Seabury of the Legislature's committee, lord high inquisitor into New York City officialdom. Second there was a grey, little old horse doctor named William Francis Doyle, the culprit of the moment, the witness through whom the Reformer hoped to get at the Ring. Third there was Judge Benjamin Cardozo, personifying...
...tactics have made him many enemies throughout his State, somehow got hold of Dr. Ochsner's confidential letter. Governor Long is ex-officio an administrator of Charity Hospital. As such he last month conducted a secret "trial" of Dr. Ochsner. Medical administrators of the hospital pleaded for the culprit, called his letter indiscreet, declared that "severe action would annihilate him." But hard-bitten little Governor Long said: "I have given Tulane University everything when asked for and have been complimented for what I have done. I should have absolute loyalty. . . ." Dr. Ochsner must get out of Charity Hospital...
Green with terror the culprit wailed: "I acted in good faith! I ordered all the women in my cooperative to cut off their hair and I sold it at a good price and I turned over every kopeck to the Government. That was the only way I could show a profit! Could I help it if the women were angry...
...weeks ago one young culprit, Austin Mills, stabbed a fellow prisoner. Raymond Brown, with a pitchfork. Brown died. His mother sued the State for $50.000. Immediately three investigation committees were set to work. Chief witness for the complainants was Farm Superintendent Peck. Said...