Arizona republican., 1922-02-27

= Ts WHe-GutS Own Throat
so"ns Baby Son In Bath Tub
rlarvey Church Mentally Dead
Autc Drops Into River--4 Die
Passion Play In New Jersey
Hold Sheriff For Murder
MIAMI, Fla. Feb. 2s.-Edgar C
Frady, president and treasurer
OF the Chicago Automobile Sales
company, shot his wife. probably
fatally and cut his own throat at a
motel here today, according to the
poAce. Both were taken to a hospi-
tai Where 1t was said their condition
was critical.
After firing three bullets into his
Fate's body, Brady attempted to cut
DIS throat with a safety razor blade.
railing In this he resorted TO knife
70 complete the act.
The proprietor Of the hotel, at
tracted to the suite by the sound
or shots, told police that Mrs. Frady
was still conscious when he entered
and had declared to him that 'he did
II" pointing to the bathroom where
her husbands body lay. The police
reported they were unable to find
any explanation for Frady's actions
other than the couple had quareled
repeatedly during the past two days.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Feb. 26-
Edgar c. Frady Of Chicago, who
probably fatally wounded his wife
and then attempted suicide at Miami
today. suffered a nervous breakdown
several weeks ago and had gone to
Miami to recuperate, according to
Frank j. Morrison of this city. Mr..
Frady was president of a large auto
mobile distributing agency in Chica-
90 and had been prominent in the
automobile industry for many years.
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NEW YORK, Feb. 2s.--Walter Lid
die, 10, a clerk. confessed tonight.
the police said that he drowned his
seven months old son in the bath tub
of his Bronx home this afternoon,
because hts young wife refused to
return to him. Pressed for an ex-
PLANTATION he is said to have declared
he decided ito end it all by killing
the baby and let the state electrocute
him" He was arrested on homi-
eide charge.
District Attorney Edward J. Glen
non stated the young man declared
he had weighted a pillow with iron
and sunk it in the partly filled bath
tub, intending to place the baby upon
it. 1t discolored the water however,
and he decided to remove it. Then,
he told Mr.. Glennon. he kissed the
child several times. dropped him into
the water and ran to tell his wife OF
his action.
CHICAGO, Feb. 26.-Medica1 and
psychological experts who for 80
days have been watching the des-
perate effort Of Harvey W. Churcn,
double slayer, sentenced to hang FRI
day. to cheat the eallows by starving
to death, today declared that
he had succeeded in committing men
tai suicide.
According to Or. Norman Copeland,
gho has been directing the work that
has failed Church'S hunger strike
through forceable feeding during the
past two weeks, the physical crisis
Ia the youths condition is passed
and he viii i've, physically.
Other physicians, however. assert
that Church already is mentally dead.
He is not insane. they say. but has
himself to such a state of
that he viii feel no
pain when the trap is sprung Friday.
than 80 days ago. For the past two
weeks he has been forceably fed but
seems insensible to pins stick into
his flesh or any efforts to arouse
him.
eat times we are not sure he is
the death watch said. 1T
would be easier to sit beside a
corpse
nINGHAMPTON, n. Y, Feb. 2s--
~ Thos. Cook, Ss. of this city, was
drowned at IL o'clock tonight. while
attempting to find the bodies of three
women drowned earlier in the day
when their automobile plunged into
the river. The boat in which he was
was caught by the rushing
waters and overturned.
The dead are: Thomas Cook Mrs.
Mary Brady and Mrs. Margaret Rear
don, sisters, both of this city, and
Miss Josephone Casey OF Susque-
hanna, Pa.
Ross Nash, driver Of the machine
and Miss Louise Reardon, his finacee,
barely managed to reach shore in an
E exhausted condition.
The swift current swept the auto
mobile into midgtream. frustrating |
the efforts of witnesses to save the |
Nash said he lost control Of the |
machine when it struck a rut.
gxyEsr HoBOKEN, N. j., FEB. 20
w ssVeronica's veil,' a passion play |
,atterned after the one enacted by the |
villagers of Oberammergau, opened |
It's eighth annual season tonight. with |
Governor Edwards OF New Jersey |
and West Hoboken's city officials |
The play will be given four |
lines weekly during the season.
Unlike the Oberammergau pres
>ntation, Americas passion play" |
IS the people OF West Hoboken call |
d. is staged indoors, providing mod |
srn facilities for elaborate stage eff /
iects. Tie crucifixion is accompanied |
oy an electrical storm, greatly ac-
the tragedy of the scene. !
The players are amateurs long !
3rilled in their various roles.
"What the Oberammergau play is !
q Europe, 'Veronica's Veip is to !
1 America." Governor Edwards de-
,lared in tribute which he paid to |
ne actors and directors Of the play. |
T-ExARKANA, Tex, Feb. 26.-Dep-
nv Sheriff w. T. Jordan. was ar
.asted Yesterday following his indict |
an4nt for murder BY the Bowie coun- |
vrnnd pury In connection with the |
r}tl3np + p. Norman, a negro, who !
r.es foaatd shot to death two and |
me half miles from Texarkana,
Feb. IL. -,
Jordan voluntarily surrendered |
!. hen he heard that a warrant for his
,,,rest had been issued. lie was later /
,eiea sed under $4,000 bond,
IN FEBRUARY II. Jordan had gone |
! AZ hdown, Ark to bring Norman to |
Teyarllana. That night Jordan re-
aortcd to Sheriff G. A. Richardson |
,,nd District Attorney c. a. Wheeler, |
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