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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-08-10

INTO Inc cell DOCK, ne related.
II did. We sat in some chairs
there. and the sheriff says,
They've opened up the Dwyer
case. I don't know anything I
hate to do worse than what
have to do now.
Explains Warrant
1--WE got a warrant for you!
he says. It's Barbara; some
thing that happened when she
was 49,
Il says, You got another war
rant for me?'
''He says, Not vet. They're
going to get another warrant for
you for murder
HE asked Rupe Aldrich to get
somebody for bail. He handed
me the warrant. I went back to
the cell block. I've been here in
Jail ever since"
Carroll wore a brown coat
white shirt, yellow tie and dark
trousers. He appeared a BIT
nervous. He said he was married
and had five children-four girls
and one boy.
He became a deputy sheriff or
January J., 1887, he said.
Prior to that he was "a carpen
ter more or less" He has lived In
South Paris around Is years."
Asked About Lighter
Carroll was asked by Defense
Attorney Clyde R. Chapman. who
had the witness on direct ex
animation, if he had purchased
a cigaret lighter.
(Sheritt F. F. Francis testified
he found a ctgaret lighter or the
lGUn back of the Paul DtUyeT
home phere DR.. LittletieId a0Gt
slain on the night of October /;
last. The State has tried to proOe
the lighter belonged to CGrrolJ
Carroll replied:
II had a cigaret lighter given
to me by Sidney Verrill."
Verrill is a deputy sheriff who
used to work with Carroll out o:
the sheriff's office.
Carroll changed his testimony
a bit to say Verrill bought the
lighter land gave it to me, and ]
paid for it later"
The witness said he used the
lighter for some time and usually
had it in the desk N the sheriff:
office.
Where is it. now?" asked
Chapman.
Il don't know" replied Car
roll.
Carroll was then asked if hi
had attended a fair in Septembel
of 1887. He had. Had he me
Paul Dwyer there? Yes.
ut Was In the home of youns
DWyer that DR.. Littletield t0GI
slain. DtOyer, arrested three day
later at North Arlington, N. j., con
teSSed he killed the doctor ant
the physicians Uite, Lydia, a.
tOeU. Taken back to Maine G1lt
sentenced to life imprisonment
D1Oyer recGnted his confession
and branded Carroll as the SIGye
of the elderly coupled
Presents for Barbara
HE (Dwyer) had a monkey
on string and some things
like that and he asked me il I
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Victim Hit With Gun

: Ut had been testified by Dwyer
that DR.. Littlefied was struck on
the head with the butt Of pistol
by Carroll
=. Carroll denied he had once been
suspended for a week for intoxl-
cation.
He denied he ever had an en-
gagement to meet Paul Dwyer at
the Statler Hotel, in Boston. after
the latter had driven away in the
4ittlefield car with the body of
the doctor in the trunk in the rear
Denies Visit to House
The witness was taken over for
CROSS examination by Special
Prosecutor Ralph NJ. ingalls,.
The prosecutor walked close to
the witness box.
Ingalls, The night of
the killing you didn't have any
!. opportunity to 60 up to the
Dwyer house?
A.-(CarrolD NO.
Q.-Just before your arrest
= didn't you make up your mind
I. to leave town?
Al did not.
. Q.-You went to Boston the
morning of october 16?
!: Al did.
7 Q-Why did you go to Boston
: when you have testified you
went to see your sister in Read
> ing, Mass. which is the other
side of Boston?
, Any mother, who was with
me had never been to Boston
. % took her around there.
Disclaims Engagement
Q.-Your trip didn't have
something to do with an engage
ment with Paul Dwyer at the
Statler in Boston?
Al never had any such en-.
gagement.
Prosecutor ingalls, wanted t.
know if Carroll meant TO sd!
to the jury" that the first knowl
edge he had Of the letters from
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-08-10
Read About Crime

Carroll said he read about the
crime in the newspapers.
Q.-When you went to the
State prison and talked with
Dwyer about the case you be-
lieved in your own mind Paul
needed help?
Al never was satisfied with
the way the case was settled.
Q.-You hadn't believed in
your own mind that Paul needed
help to accomplish what was
done up on the hill?
Al had thought he could
do it alone.
Q.-Now. Mr.. Carroll, hadn't
you received Instructions about
not talking to Paul Dryer?
Al don't remember
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continued. 1--WE remained there
until about l o'clock in the
morning. Then Mrs. Carroll
and went home, went to bed
and got up about 1880 in the
morning.
Carroll said that on the night
Of October IA he and his wife Wis
tied his mothers home here, stay
ing until about II p. m.
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Describes Prison Visit

Earlier in the morning, on d.
rect examination, Carroll told of
visiting Dwyer at the State prison
He drove there with Sidney Yer
rill. another deputy. When he
got there, he said, Dryer said to
Verrill:
What the hell is he doing
here? thought I told you to
come alone"
Carroll continued:
He said something about my
having taken Barbara down to
Massachusetts to have an abor-
ton performed. I told him I
had heard that story before he
was tried. 1 told him I had
Barbara examined and she was
all right. He said: Get out of
here I said: I am not taking
orders from you, Paul
Threatened, He Says
He said, YOU, I have you
where I want YOU"
Q.-You were arrested later?
Al was.
Asked what was the charge, he
admitted it was a morals charge
based on claimed incidents with
his daughter.
The sheriff asked me to come
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would take them home and give
them to my daughter, Janice,
and I did, Carroll testified.
On the stand last week Dwyer
told of meeting Carroll at the fair.
That was after Dwyer had become
intimate with Carroll's 17-year-old
daughter, Barbara. Dwyer said
he warned Carroll not to do to
Betty (Barbara's sister, what he
had done to Barbara" Dwyer
testified Barbara had told him of
an incident, involving her father,
which occurred when she was -
or IA years of age.
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reporters told them Paul Dwyer
had confessed to killing two per
sons.
Carroll said he exclaimed,
"What?" and that then he asked:
Hasn't anything to do with
Oxford county, has it?"
He said he refused to allow
photographers to take a picture of
Barbara. He said he returned to
South Paris on Sunday.
Carroll testified that the follow
ing morning Monday he and
other deputies worked on the Lit.
tlefield murder case. He went to
the Dwyer home, scene of the
crime, and also to Hebron where
Dryers mother was employed as
a nurse. He also questioned wa,
rious persons" in and around
South Paris.
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Not Told About Lighter

Nothing was said to him Of a
cigaret lighter having been found
by the sheriff near the Dwyer
home, he stated.
Carroll recalled guarding Dwyer
after the latter was brought from
New Jersey and lodged in the
county Jail here to await trial.
During Dwyer trial in December
he was also assigned to guard
Dwyer, to take care Of exhibits
and keep the spectators orderly.
(DtDyer suddenly changed his
plea from not guilty to guilty a
tet0 days after his trial started.
and 1DGs sentenced to life i'm
prisonmaent. DDyer testified last
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-08-10
BRANDS DWYER
TALE OF THREAT.
AS BEING FALSE.
Admits He Paid Visit.
To Boy in Prison
Continued from Page ~

Continued from Page II
about els or $50 p. m. and tt
the supper was practically over
when they arrived there.
He admitted however. he didn't
attend the Legion meeting follow
ing the supper which began at 8
p. m.--the approximate time Of
the Staying.
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Denies Discussion

Odd you know about them
at the fair grounds?
Al did not.
CAT the time DR.. Littlefield
was killed had you any know
ledge Dwyer had any letters
from Barbara?
Al had not.
Q.-Prior to October 16 last
did you discuss with Dwyer any
letters received by him?
A.-No sir.
Carroll denied he had any con.
versations at any time with Dwyer
regarding Barbara'S love letters.
The witness was then asked con
corning his activities the day OF
the crime-Last october 10. It was
about 8 o'clock that evening when
the doctor was beaten and stran
gled in the Dwyer home.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-08-10
JAPS BEAT BACK
TWO ATTACKS BY
RUSSIAN FORCES
Changkufeng AfIame
After Red Bombing
CONTINUED from Page u

Continued from Page II
late last night when attachments
OF Russian infantrymen tried to
advance, preceded by 80 huge,
rumbling tanks. This sortie was
repulsed with heavy losses.
The second Soviet charge be-
gan at dawn, and likewise was
smashed,
After the Russians retired for
the second time, a strange quiet
descended temporarily over tho
entire front. For hours not even
an airplane was seen. It was be-
lieved the Russians were pulling
themselves together for still an.
other surprise attempt.
Early this morning the village
of Changkufeng at the foot of the
disputed hill was a mass of smoke
and flames following the heaviest
Soviet bombardment of the entire
hostilities.
From this flame-ringed vantage
point I watched the fierce fight
ing and in the light of the early
dawn surveyed a grisly scene-a
four-mile frontier sector virtually
torn to bits by artillery shells,
with debris flung about as if by
an insane giant.
Surviving the torrent of steel,
the japanese faced the foe from
their trenches, ready at any
moment to pounce on another at
lacking force and drive it back
whence it came.
Russ Change Tactics
One Japanese officer told me:
Our soldiers are in excellent
spirits in spite of the ordeal of
the artillery bombardment. We
are confident we will be able
to hold on to our positions"
The nature of the barrage In
Dictated complete change in the
Soviet tactics. Hitherto they had
attempted only local attacks. But
beginning yesterday afternoon,
they subjected all the Japanese
positions to a simultaneous mill
tary offensive.
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buyers Story Different

Nineteen.year-old Paul Dwyer
had testified Carroll had a date
with him to bring his 17.year-old
daughter, Barbara Carroll, to the
Dryer home that night. Carroll
had claimed, according to Dwyer,
that he (PauD got Barbara in
trouble" Dwyer said Carroll
showed up alone. BY this time
Dryer was in the house. He had
brought DR.. Littlefield with him.
Carroll and the doctor exchanged
sharp words and, Dwyer testified,
Carroll beat and strangled the
physician to death.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-08-10

On Saturday, October IS, he
went to see his sister in Reading,
Mass. He said his wife, his mother,
his brother Jim and his daughter
Barbara went along. There they
were met by newspapermen who
wanted to talk to Barbara. The
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-08-10

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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-08-10
Letters Produced

Chapman produced five letters
which were read in court last
week-Barbara'S ardent love let
ters to young Dryer in which she
said she loved him with her whole
heart. soul mad body"
Dwyer had testified that Carroll
was bounding him for Barbara's
letters because in them "Babs" had
told HIM things about her father.
It was Carroll'S determination to
get the letters, Dwyer stated, that
led to the double killing.
Q.-(By Chapman) When
did you first learn that Dwyer
had these letters?
A.-(CarrOlD First 1 knew
of these letters was after 1 had
been arrested here at the Jail.
ION May q last Carroll ,UGs ar.
rested on q morals charge involu.
ing Barbara. Less than month
later, he wGs charged tDith the
murder OF DR.. Littletield.)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-08-10
Made an Arrest

Carroll said that after he had
finished supper he drove back to
the sheriff's office here and met
Sheriff F. F. Francis, who asked
him to go to the Farnum home. He
did and "Farnum came out of the
house staggering" Carroll said he
put the man under arrest and
locked him up.
The ex-deputy sheriff said he
then went back to the legion head
quarters. There his wife was with
friends, including Mr.. and Mrs.
Maurice Prinz. The CAROLS ar
ranged to play cards with the
PrinZs.
Carroll said he drove Mrs. Car
roll to the Prinz home and they
played cards until / o'clock in the
morning. then went to their home
and to bed. Carroll said he got up
about 7:30 the next morning.
That was his "alibi' for the
night of the crime.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-08-10
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-08-10
Presents for Barbara

HE Dwyer had a monkey
on a string and some things
like that and he asked me if I
The Nome nugget., 1938-10-14

A V Cordovado, prominent Seward Peninsula mining man, and for the past nineteen years operating on the Inmachuk Riv- CT in the Deering section, came into town yesterday to transact business and visit around a bit.
 ''Tillie" reports very satisfact ory season, the Forsgren dredge having moved onto the Cordo- vado Gold Dredging Co.'s ground this spring, shutting down sever al days ago after full seasons S work. Next season will see a second dredge on this large body of proven placer ground, a fur ther concrete demonstration of the efficacy of faith and determ- ination in the face of great diff
The Nome nugget., 1938-10-14

days of Nome's beginnings, when Women'S club work even in the states proper, was still in its swaddling clothes. For a num- Der of years this club acted as sort of community center for those who had no yen for the bright lights of the saloons and dance halls, and around it cen- tered much of the social life of this then remote outpost of civ- ilization. Time, the great leveler, has made many changes thru the years of Nome's history. For some years this club was out of existence, but of recent years has again grown popular among many of Nome's womenfolk.
The Nome nugget., 1938-10-14

Si Wallen and s. Montague, two proSpectors of Nome's young CT generation, which by the way Is a rarity and worthy of com
 ment, returned Wednesday by plane from the North, after sev- eral months spent in the vast up- per Kobuk country These enter prising young prospectors cover ed lot of territory, ranging from Shungnak to the Walkers Lake section and are well satis- fled with their preliminary in vestigations, intending to pur- sue their quest further next seas on.
The Nome nugget., 1938-10-14

Thoughts while strolling arou- d town-paSsing the Rude resi- denee on Stedman Ave, scene of Nome'S most recent wedding thinking back over the years and remembering when th;s build ing housed AlaSka,S first Wo,n- ans club, called the 'Kegoyah Kozga", meaning in the Eskimo language, Northern Dwellers.
 This historic woman's organi- zation was formed at the turn of the century in the wild roaring
The Nome nugget., 1938-10-14

Emil Laurin, longtime mining operator on Macklin Creek in the upper Kougarok. returned to Nome yesterday for the winter. Emil reports an excellent seas on'S work, and says he now knows how the Egyptians felt after the seven years drought. Water was plentiful and the har- yes bountiful.
The Nome nugget., 1938-10-14

Mrs. Isadore Fix, the former Edna ChristofferSon, arrived yes terday from Bunker Hill to spend several months at her Front St. home in Nome.
 Edna few years ago, was sev- eral times Americas champion women's pistol shot, and once placed third in a national champ ionship competing with men. The Fox Bar dredge, operating under lease on the Fix Kougarok river placer ground enjoyed an excell- ent seasons operation, and has several more years dredging in sight. This winter the popular Fix roadhouse at Bunker Hill will be operated by Fred Haver- camp, who has this summer op- erated the Fix freighting outfit over the Nome-Bunker Hill rail- road.
The Nome nugget., 1938-10-14

Mir. Farley's genial local re- presentative Postmaster Guy E.. Mish. wishes to inform the pub lie through the Nugget, that on and after next Monday. October 17th. the Nome Postoffice and Postal staff will be housed in the new quarters provided for this department of the Federal Government in Nome's new spacious Federal Building.
The Nome nugget., 1938-10-14
NEWS ITEMS

At the time of going to press, the jurH sitting on the Fred Bour don vs. Al Gawn suit, is still out. The case which has been before District Judge J. H. s. Morrison's Court for the past two days, was given into the hands of the jury at 3:15 pm. today.
The Nome nugget., 1938-10-14

It was not so long ago when AlaSka's northern game wardens covered their immense districts by foot, boat and dogteam. How ever, change is inexorable and progress constant. though at tim es it's tempo in Alaska is dis
The Nome nugget., 1938-10-14

How Mining Claims can be Staked in Alaska, length, Bread. tn, how many, and the Associa- ton Claim, described in detail, in pamphlet form, for sale at The Nugget Office, for 10 cents.
The Nome nugget., 1938-10-14
Airplane News
Wien Alaska Airlines

Thursday morning Pilot Sig Wien flew to Taylor with a load of freight and returned with 3 passengers from Macklin Creek: Mrs. John Kanari, MT. Johnson and O. Lahikainen.
 On his second trip he flew to Taylor with load of freight and returned with John Kanari and his two dogs from Macklin creek.
 On his third trip to the Kou- garok he flew to Coffee creek, Dick creek, Taylor and Shish- maref with a load of freight and had as passengers Sam Taggart to Coffee creek and returned with Bud Thompson from Taylor
 Today Pilot Wien flew to Fay Tor with load of freight and re- turned with passengers, names unknown from Taylor and Dick creek.
 Pilot Sig is scheduled to make another trip into Taylor again this afternoon with a load of freight and return with some more passengers.
The Nome nugget., 1938-10-14

tressingly slow.
 Second Division Game Warden or rather Wild Life Agent Gren- old Collins flew into town from a patrol of the lower Yukon re- zion at the controls of his own ship of the air, a Taylor Cub, two scatter which he will utilize in the future in the service of the Alaska Game Commission Agent Collins took his aviation course in California back in 1880 and constitutes the second ward en of northern Alaska to fly lis own plane Agent Sam O. White, stationed at Fairbanks, and func- tloning in the Fourth Division, has pursued the duties of his of flee via self-piioted plane for the past several years.
The Nome nugget., 1938-10-14

A trip is called for Council at g am. tomorrow morning.
The Nome nugget., 1938-10-14

culties, most of them unwarrant- ed.
The Nome nugget., 1938-10-14
MirOw Air Service

Pilot Jefford was at Shaw's Camp at Ungahk River this morning. His schedule for the day was to shuttle six passengers names unknown, to Moses Point for Pilot Mirow to bring toNome. He was then to return to Ungalik and take two other passengers to Candle, returning via Bluff for F. c. Fearing.
 Pilot Mirow's first trip this morning was to Council Bluff and Golovin. He brought Ches- ter Milligan, and L. E. Ost from Council, and C. T. Stenson from Golovin.
 His second trip was to Moses Point to bring in six passengers.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-04-28
Great Dizzy Dean
Wins Great Came
Shut Out Former Team-M Mates
Monte Weaver Pitched
Against Yankees.

The great one, Dizzy Dean, poured
it on his old mates last Sunday in
Chicago.
The big right-handed pitcher for
whom the Chicago Cubs paid $685.
600 and three players to st. Louis
just eight days ago, shut out the
Cardinals 5 to 0 with a four-hit
hurting masterpiece. It was his sec
ond victory as a Cub in as many
starts.
AS Dean walked off the diamond
laughingly crowding his way
through autograph seekers he
drawled: "Just 28 more wins to &C"
A crowd of 34,520 fans turned out
for Deans first start as Cub in
Wrigley Field, and Dir put on a
show. He got on base twice, once
on one of the two errors the Cardi-
nails made and again with a neat
single to right, and scored two runs
Monte Weaver started the game
against the New York Yankee:
Sunday and pitched several innings
The Yanks finally won, 4 to 3, but
Monte did not get credit for losing
the game.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-04-28
Finals Alta. S. r. C.
To Be Held Friday

A large number of Ashe county
people are planning to attend the
final graduation exercises at Appa-
lachian State Teachers College to-
morrow morning at 10 o'clock.
The exercises viii be held in the
college auditorium and DR.. Franz,
Graham, president of the Universe
ty Of North Carolina, will deliver
the principal address.
Recent figures released by Pro-
lessor H. r. Eggers, registrar, list
approximately 125 students for
graduation. These represent the
largest number of bachelor degrees
ever awarded by Appalachian al
one commencement. Thirty-one
will receive degrees in the primary
department, and the remaining in
the high school courses. DR.. B. b
Dougherty, president Of the local
institution, will confer the degrees
and award the diplomas.
Among the Ashe county students
who will receive their B. S. degrees
at A. S. 7. c. are Grady Tyree, Of
Green Valley; Miss Lottie Dixon, Of
Silas Creek and Howard Goodman
of Todd.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1938-04-28

historic unification program and If
the general conference group at
Birmingham vote two-thirds ma
jority for the plan, it will become
effective Immediately.
Another significant matter at the
conference will be the appointment
of several bishops. DR.. w. w. Peele,
of Greensboro, is expected to re-
ceive such an appointment.
During the past four years, South
i ern Methodist churches in Western
North Carolina have increased their
memberships by 1907, according to
the report of Bishop Paul B. Kern,
of Durham.
In the past quadrennium, Metho-
dist churches in the western section
raised $6,523,519 for all church pur-
poses. The best year for contribu-
tons was in 1887 when $1,834, 731
was raised.
Bishop Kern's report shows that
the 857 places of worship in the
Methodist conference are valued
at $11,250,778 and that the edu-
cational institution of the confer
ence are valued at 27,592,057. In
debtednesS of the churches totals
$1,076,O46, a decrease of $1,519,516
under the debt of the last quadren-
xai1.voo