Word: prosecutor
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...John P. ("Jerry") Rusk, was a few years ago Speaker of the legislature of Oregon. More recently he has dwelt in Wyoming. Recently he ran for the office of county prosecutor in Weston County, Wyo., against one James A. Greenwood. The seasoned Rusk was victorious at the polls. But later he presented a resolution to the county commissioners declaring that Greenwood had illegally retained a typewriter and law books belonging to the public office. Infuriated, Greenwood, overcome at the polls but not overcome in the flesh, engaged with Rusk. Before one of Greenwood's lusty blows, the skull...
...only really interesting point of the examination, although it had small direct bearing on the case, came when the prosecutor read testimony given by Colonel Mitchell, then a signal corps officer, before a Congressional Committee in 1913. In the 1913 testimony Mitchell opposed a separate Air Service, and condemned disgruntled officers for making statements which might disorganize the service...
...crusaders by their flag-waving sympathizers. With them walked famed and unique Communist M. P. Shapurji Saklatvala, whom Secretary Kellogg recently barred from the U. S. (TIME, Sept. 28 CABINET). Shapurji had previously supplied bail for several of the accused; attentive, he had harkened to the words of Prosecutor Sir Travers, with intent to make good use of them in stirring up Communist resentment against "British Fascism...
...last it is announced that the King's Attorney (Prosecutor) has completed his case against the accused, and that "the trial will probably take place next year." It is considered that public opinion has sufficiently subsided for the proceedings to be held in or near Rome...
...Prosecutor" White was taken aback when Teacher Scopes, returning in a daze from a visit with his counsel in Manhattan (TiME, June 22), asked that his post in the Rhea County High School be given him again next fall. Teacher Scopes entered into the spirit of the trial sufficiently to let Sheriff R. B. Harris formally serve his indictment in front of the drug store where the conversation that led to the test suit was held. Press cameras clicked and "Prosecutor" White & Co. were busier than ever sending out the results...