Word: murders
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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After six weeks the Grand Jury found the evidence against Farmer Hoffman insufficient. It supported his alibi, doubted Anna Kolesar's identification. Sole suspect of the murder, he was released unconditionally. The county prosecutor stated that unless new evidence was presented, the murder case was closed...
...people of New York City will elect a mayor. Outstanding issue in the campaign has been the year-old Rothstein murder case (TIME, Dec. 24) with accompanying charges of laxity and corruption in the present Tammany administration, headed by re-election-seeking Mayor James John Walker. Last fortnight, New Yorkers were surprised to hear that George A. McManus, labelled by the police as The-Man-Who-Killed-Rothstein, would be brought to trial on Oct. 15. Last week New Yorkers were disappointed to hear that the trial had been postponed to Nov. 12. For, said Judge Charles C. Nott...
...Yale's big bulldogs, ran it over for a touchdown, kicked the goal. In addition he did all Georgia's punting and scored another touchdown by snatching a forward pass. Capt. Joe Boland of Georgia played bulldoggedly at centre while behind him Fullback Rothstein got away with murder and Halfback Waugh was hell. The Georgians snaked out of their new stadium to light bonfires. Georgia 15, Yale...
...Argyle Case" with Thomas Meighan completes the double bill. Also a sound picture and a very good one, it presents Mr. Meighan in the new role of detective, and he proves himself quite efficient in solving the famous Argyle murder, doing it in a way that will delight any lover of mystery. He is ably supported by H. B. Warner and Lila...
...topple, fall. Breathlessly they waited for a sign from the cornfield. Johnny, panic-stricken, threw down his rifle and plunged into a wood. With solemn faces the other boys went back to town. Not until midnight did they gather up enough courage to tell about the murder. Immediately Mrs. di Rocco with a posse of policemen set out to find her boy. All night they trampled the marshes and woods while up in a tree crouched Johnny. In the morning he came down to face his fate. The searchers had found a scarcecrow, its sawdust head pierced by a bullet...