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Word: emberg (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1945-1945
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During his stay in the bare, barred "juvenile tank" of Seattle's King County Jail, 16-year-old John Emberg often wished he were dead. He was a dull, shy, slack-chinned boy. When a tough red head named Chuck Thomas forced other boys to fight him, he backed away, posturing timidly. When he was beaten with shoes and belts, he wept...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CRIME: It Happened in the U. S. A. | 2/5/1945 | See Source »

...named Don took a dollar bill out of Emberg's pocket. Then Red Thomas asked him, 'Where's my dollar?' Emberg said, 'The other boys got it.' Red went in and got a shower handle and put it in his hand, under his glove, and began socking the boy. Red said grab his arms. A couple of boys grabbed his arms and Earl stepped on his leg. Then Red hit him in the nose and mouth until he was bleeding. Then Red told him to take a shower, and Red ate dinner...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CRIME: It Happened in the U. S. A. | 2/5/1945 | See Source »

...After dinner Red made Emberg stand there. The boy kept putting his hands up in front of his face. Red kept making him take them down, and then hitting him. Red knocked him down and kneeled on him. The boy said not to hit him in the face any more. Red said, 'Don't worry...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CRIME: It Happened in the U. S. A. | 2/5/1945 | See Source »

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