Word: plead
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...second chapter in the history of the trial of the 21 accused rioters, who were dealt out severe sentences in the Charlestown District Court two weeks ago, will open on Wednesday when all who have filed appeals will appear in the Superior Court in Pemberton Square to plead their cases before a jury...
...Charles Boettcher 2nd of Denver was kept prisoner 17 days on a South Dakota ranch, released just before $60,000 ransom was paid. In a Sioux Falls penitentiary one year later, Verne Sankey, 'legger, made a noose of two cravats and hanged himself just before he was to plead guilty to the Boettcher kidnapping (TIME, Feb. 19). Last week in Pierre, S. Dak. the trial of Snatcher Sankey's widow and sister-in-law, accused of aiding the abduction, came to an indecisive end when a Federal jury reported "hopeless" disagreement after 28 hours. But there are other...
...police. When a messenger called, Mrs. Collier gave him a bundle of paper instead of $200, later convinced her blackmailer that he had been bilked by his own messenger. Last week she dragged out to ten minutes her sixth telephone conversation with him, was relieved to hear him suddenly plead: "Don't grab me. I'll come," as police arrested him in an uptown telephone booth. Said Mrs. Collier later: "I never had an experience just like this. In a way it was fun, but once is enough...
...being a coxswain, however, according to no less an authority than Mr. Whiteside who stated quite emphatically that the tiny tikes can make or break a crew. They have to know how to get the most out of the men. A good coxswain must know when to coax and plead with his oarsmen, when to encourage and when to threaten. By his skillfull handling of the tiller ropes he can save precious yards that may mean the difference between victory and defeat in an important race. He must be a strategist. He must know when to coast and when...
...Republicans are already stirring up a battle against it. The President felt he must get it on the books quickly to start tariff bargaining this summer and reinforce his other recovery measures by a trade revival. Last week Secretaries Hull, Wallace and Roper all appeared before Congressional committees to plead for its prompt passage...