Word: murders
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...died. The authorities said she died of pneumonia, but I knew better. . . . And as I looked upon the shrouded waxlike figure in the little basswood box surrounded by blossoms that would have matched her budding beauty, I felt as though I was looking upon the helpless victim of a murder, and I solemnly and silently vowed to work, as long as I lived, to wipe out the criminal practice of vac-cination...
...Lullaby. Husband commits murder and is himself killed in the act. Faithful wife takes part blame and is parked in state's prison. Baby daughter is adopted by State Governor and brought up respectable. Years pass. Mother comes out. Mother seeks baby daughter. Baby daughter is having coming out party at very gubernatorial mansion. Mother gets by the butlers. Governor persuades mother: "She must not know." Mother agrees and goes out on lawn to commit suicide. Daughter and fiance bring her around. Fiancé marries daughter anyway...
...Quaker," Mr. Fletcher said, "it is impossible to believe that Christianity supports war. Most people try to think of war apart from the killing, as a means of defense, or even of saving life. They should rather put war out of their minds as a possibility, just as murder is put out of decent people's minds today...
...Dopie" Ikie Schneider, Archie Wotin, "Dago" Jack Marinari are arrested for murder and robbery. Meyer defends the boys-fellow-gangsters. A planted juror causes a disagreement. Another trial brings conviction, with executive clemency as the last hope. The Republican Governor, believer in the maximum penalty, is adamant. The three men are electrocuted. But Meyer has his revenge on the Governor...
...KING VERSUS WARGRAVE-J. S. Fletcher - Knopf ($2.00). Marco Graffi, teacher of languages, one November morning was found stabbed to the heart in his London flat. Beautiful Gemma Graffi, living with him as his granddaughter, had vanished. A verdict of willful murder was brought against her by a coroner's jury. Our hero, Adrian Graye, medical student, who happened along in the fog at the psychological moment, nevertheless believed her innocent. So did John Wirlescombe, noted detective. All of which made things interesting when the missing Gemma turned up again seven years later as Lady Wargrave, widow...