South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-09
in the state prison at Michigan
Life-Murder Cases.


city.
Life Murder Cases.
The hfe-murder cases represent
crimes in many counties, scattered
widely throughout the state. Ed
ward Decker. George Miller, and a
man named Roby will appeal again
for clemency. They were sentenced
for life for the murder OF an aged
woman gardener in the south
eastern part OF Indianapolis in
1909.
Fate Russell. who has served 26
years in the state prison at Michi-
gan City. Is the subject OF a petit
ton. fled by Frank Russell from
Knoxville. Tenn. Little is known OF
his crime.
James Hooper. sentenced from
Grant county in 1903 for killing the
marshal at Paramount, Ind, seeks
release. and @. A. II. Shideler. the
new warden OF the Jacksonville
reformatory. who was warden OF the
Michigan City prison al the time Of
the crime. writes the board a letter.
recommending. in effect. the pris-
oner's release He makes the IN
usual statement in his letter that,
prior 10 his wardenship at Michi-
gan City. the average length of time
served.on life term sentences by 100
men az the prison was Il years and
seven months
Cases Before Board.
The appeals 20 the board, as an
nounced today. follow;
Frank PARROT, Putnam county,
escaping from penal farm. now at
state prison.
William Mitchell. Sullivan county.
burglary. reformatory.
Thomas Larkin, Monroe county.
forgery. reformatory.
Elmer Hill Monroe county. re-
ceiving stolen goods, state prison.
Fate Russell. alias Henry ellison,
life. murder, state prison.
Frank Briggs. Pike county. life.
murder state prison.
J. Rufus Clark. Bartholomew
county. life. murder, state prison.
Calman Johnson. Lake county.
burglary. state prison
Charles Vest, Hancock county.
vehicle taking, reformatory.
William Ray Smith, Noble coun-
ty. life. murder. state prison.
James Williams. Knox county.
burglary. state prison.
Harry Hooper Grant county. life
murder state prison.
James Winter Putnam county.
escaping from penal farm, state
prison.
George Jones, Nanderburg coun-
ty. petit larceny, state prison
George Davis. Sullivan county.
burglary. Indiana refOrmatoTy.
Fred Kreiger. Lagrange county,
issuing fraudulent check, reforma-
tory.
George W. Clark. Rush county.
burglary. reformatory.
Collins Starns, Jackson county.
criminal assault. state prison.
Harvey TroXel. Fountain county,
robbery. state prison.
Hubert Smith. White county. bur
glary. refOrmatory.
Fred Taylor. sDaviess county,
criminal assault. state prison.
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escaping from penal farm, state
prison.
Cases ReOpcned.
David o. Harris. Lawrence coun-
". life. murder. state prison.
William Mallody, Marion county.
life. murder, state prison.
Dr. Nelson b. Ross. Delaware
county. life. murder, state prison.
Harley Cooper. Va1derburg
county, robbery, Indiana reform
atory.
Jasper Marshall Vanderburg
county, robbery Indiana reform
atory.
Noah Dodds Nandenburg county,
robbery. reformatory.
John Fleming Howard county,
life. murder. state prison.
Edward Burlingame, Allen coun-
Is. forgery. state prison.
Z. NJ Gray. KOsciusko county,
burglary. state prison.
Joseph Fultz. Lawrence county.
life. murder. state prison.
Edward Decker and George Mil
Ter. Marion county. life, murder.
state prison
Isaac Snow. Lawrence county.
life. murder. state prison.
Harry Gibson. Laporte county,
life. murder, state prison.