Word: jailings
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...world was the narrow cell in the New Iberia jail, where he waited for the talk to end. Finally it did. Willie had to go back to the chair. His lawyer came to tell him that he thought he could still get another stay, but Willie said: "No, leave it alone. Thank you, but leave it alone. I'm ready...
Pique. In Chicago, Elmer Miller, annoyed at not finding a seat on a suburban train, vengefully uncoupled the coaches from the engine, ended up in jail...
...whiskers kept blowing in his face. Ex-Ziegfeld Beauty Boots Mallory, arrested for drunken driving, was freed to await trial. Actor Lionel Stander & wife filed petitions in bankruptcy, listing assets of $3,150, liabilities of $33,772.77. Actor Lawrence (Dillinger) Tierney, who had been spending his weekends in jail for boozing, fought his brother in the street over a girl and ended up with 90 days on the road gang. Columbia Pictures, on complaint of British censors, had to reshoot a twin-bed scene between Franchot Tone and Lucille Ball-with the beds moved a decent twelve inches apart...
...Manhattan's federal court last week, fat, shifty-eyed Serge Rubinstein was found guilty of giving his draft board false information about 1) his dependents and 2) his essentiality to some of the 17 oil and aviation companies he controlled. His sentence: 2½ years in jail, plus a $50,000 fine. If he behaved himself, Rubinstein would be eligible for parole in ten months...
...week's end Mee's diaries and love letters had been picked clean, Satira was in jail awaiting her trial, and Tirana was packing them in as a special attraction at a Greenwich Village nightclub. The press got ready to change the subject...