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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-05
Tacoman S Trial
To Recover Card
Losses Started

sEaTTLE-A suit filed By Nor
rs Donion. 45-year-old Tseoms
jewelor. to recover $500 he said
he lost in poker games a. the
Turf shop in Seattle was under
way Tuesday in the court Of su-
perior Judge Roger J. Meakim.
Donion said he lost that sum be
tween July 5 and Dec. Il last year
playing virtually every day. He
said he lost III times and won only
y times. his losses running as
high as SAYS day. The most ne
ever won in one day. he said, was
s314.
He charged that the last time
he played-until : a m. the morn
ing Of Dec. 11-an employe OF the
shop knocked him unconscious
with a hard object" and ne had
to spend five days in a hospital.
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to acquire local management N
the housing project, though it
probably will be built entirely I'M
der federal supervision.
Status of the project is that
options now are in the hands Of the
government and official choice of
the site is awaited.
One reason why delay can be
anticipated, Carothers explained,
is resignation OF John NJ. Car
mody. director OF the public works
agency, m whose department de-
Tense housing falls.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-05
Murder Charge MoY
Face Tucomu Youth

BAKER, Ore.-Police Tuesday
were expected to return Ivan
David Ryan. 20. and his cousin.
William Lewis Ryan. "a. both Ia
coma, Wash. to Portland to face
charges in connection with the
fatal stsbbing Of Herbert NJ
Smith. jr., Fort Lewis soldier.
Police indicated Ivan Ryan will
be charged with first degree muir
der. William Ryan will be held
as a material witness.
Smith was stabbed to death in
Portland IN an early Sunday
morning dispute over a minor
traffic nnishap.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-05
DRIVER CONVICTED

A $3.50 fine with 30-day jail
sentence and license revocation
for year were assessed by Police
Judge w. A. Richmond Tuesday
against John Perty Stillwell of
Salt Lake City. on a drunken driy-
ing charge. Stillwell was arrested
by police Monday night after he
ran into s car driver by r. p.
Pruett 5so5 So. Park, on jefferson
ave.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-05
1Ia1MS49a35H3EIX
Delivery of Emergency Steamers Slotted;
Lonqshoremen Resume Contract PorleYs

sidersbly more time would be nee
essary to reach an agreement.
The International Longshore-
mems association (AFL) is seek
ing its first contract since winning
bargaining rights for the three
ports in q National Labor Rela-
tons board election. Members are
asking an hourly wage Of sl.25,
compared to the 81 scale effective
in Pacific Coast ports dominated
by the CIo.
To expedite customs clearance
under new regulations, the Matson
Navigation Co. announced Tuesday
that outbound general cargo must
be on the Port terminal wharves
not later than 5 p. m. on Satur-
day of the week preceding the
scheduled sailing.
The plan becomes effective with
the scheduled sailing Of the Makiki
on Nov. IA. according to Clell
Boyd. local representative Of the
line.
Lumber and refrigerator cargo
may be booked on special arrange
ment, however.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-05
Actions in Divorce

Actions for divorce were filed in
superior court Tuesday by Eleanor
B. against Clarence X. Van De
Mark on grounds Of separation
since 1884; Ella LaVon against
Stanley w. Rimstidt. burdensome
home life; Eleanor against Frank
zurfiuh. Jr.. burdensome home life.
and Angelo against Maria Cuios,
abandonment.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-05

M F
FAMOUS AMERICANS
NOVEMBER 4

NOVEMBER 4
ls4z-wilham Barker Gushing. ma
val officer. AZ Delafield. Wis.
Foremost among his many
exploits vas the destruction
of the Confederate ironolad
"Albemarle" IN the Roanoke
river. Using = steam launch
under the cover Of darkness.
he sank the Confederate ves-
sci by exploding a spar-tor-
pedo against her side. He at
tanned the rank Of command
or at the exceptionally early
age q 30.
Earle Fraser. >culp-
tor. at Winona, MINI. Among
his best known works are the
bust Of Theodore Roosevelt
IN the senate chamber and
that Of Alexander Hamilton
In the treasury building at
dsnlnt lohs liS -
Journey Through Life in
the Rock Creek cemetery.
and an equestrian group,
The End of the Trail" at
Wsupun. Wis.
ls7e-Win Rogers, humorist and
motion picture actor. at o.
lah, Okla. He began his ca
reer as a rope-throwing cow
boy on the vaudeville stage
and rose to wealth and world
fame as a humorist and po-
litical commentator in the
homespun tradition Of the
old frontier.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-05
japanese Paper Says
U. S. Navy Is Weak

TOkYO-The newspaper Yomi-
ur said Tuesday that the weak
ness Of the American navy" was
demonstrated by the fact that
the United States 10 unable TO
provide for emergencies In both
the Atlantic and Pacific oceans"
The alleged inability of the
United States TO transfer more
warships 10 the Atlantic was cited
by the newspaper as the reason
for President Roosevelt's state
ment that he foressw no immedi-
ate change In relations with
Germany.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-05
Quincy Is q Two
Crop Country

WENATCHEE Making two
blades Of grass grow where only
one grew before There's been a
lot of talk about it but out in the
Quincy district il is done.
Early this spring peas were
planted in that fertile area and
yielded a good crop. As soon as
the peas were harvested lima
beans were planted and produced
sbundantly. Both crops were
bought by Cedergreen Bros. freez-
ing plant here at a good price TO
the growers. The vines went into
silage.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-05
New Republican Club
ORGANIZED in Tacoma

Fred L. Harris was chosen as
temporary chairman Of new
Republican club at meeting
Monday evening called by Edward
Porter. chairman of the Washing
ton State Republican Central COM
mittee, colored branch. The ses-
son was held al the home Of
James L. Beck. 24Oe SO. 18th ST.
Temporary secretary will be
Clarence Martin. The date for
permanent organization will be set
later.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-05
BANKRUPTCY ACTIONS

Bankruptcy petitions filed here
Tuesday with the clerk of the
federal court included:
Oscar J. Henning. 4l06 So. NJ
ST. listing debts totalling S4,e12 20
and no assets.
Richard NJ. Nining. 752 SO.
Fawcett ave. listing debts total
ling 1878 and no assets.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-05
Chambers 57ih
Annual Dinner
Will Be Dec. IS

ne s7fh annual dinner for the
membership q Tacoma Chamber
Of Commerce will be held in Ho-
tel Winthrop the evening o. Dec.
%. II was announced Tuesday.
Arrangements for the affair are
in charge Of o committee COM
posed Of the following: Chairman
Paul sceva. Gerald Longstreth.
Farlin Nye. Bert swesting and
Irving Thomas. The group held
its first session Monday evening
10 outline initial plans.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-05
War in Europe
A Year Ago
Nov. 4, l940

Greek mountain troops. driving
on koritza, captured three Al
bantam villages.
British Admiralty announced the
loss Of two converted CRUISER
the Lurentic and Pstroclus.
Jean Politis. Greek envoy 10
Rome. left his post.
Marshal Henri Philippe Petsin
informed President Roosevelt not
to worry about Frances inten-
tons to ally itself with Germany.
Spain took over Tanfisr,
Morocco, ending international rule
there.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-05

HOLLYWOOD-A daughter was
born Tuesday To Mary Martin,
singing screen star who sky
rocketed 10 fame three years ago
with her singing Of My Heart Be-
longs to Daddy"
Miss Martin IL the wife Of Rich
ard Halliday, writer and story
aren't
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-05

OLYMPIA-Ths supreme court
Tuesday granted J. K. Bergin Of
Seattle, former state mining in
spector. a writ requiring State
Auditor Cliff Yelle to pay him
three years back salary.
Bergin eontended the law Great
ing his position fixed the salary at
$3.50 q month. He worked from
1884 to 1e4i at salaries ranging
from $500 to $3.50. He sued Yelle
for Se.77b. the difference between
the $3.50 and his actual pay.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-05
BUILDING PERMITS

Building permits were issued by
the city to Gunnar Dahlquist for
a $1,000 home at 1906 No. Proctor
and $500 home at 1910 No.
Proctor, and TO Ernest II. Prentice
for a $500 residence at 25iT So.
Ainsworth.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-05
LONGSHORE FARLEY
RESUMED

A federal Cancellation service
panel resumed negotiations Tues
day at Seattle with AFL long
shoremsn Of Tacoma, Port Angeles
and Anaeortes, and the Waterfront
Employers association.
Commissioner Il. S. Jackson. a
member Of the three-man panel,
said progress was made in initial
sessions last week, but that con-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-05
Marriage
&;cen1e1

Marriage license applications
uer. received Tuesday BY County
Auditor 6. Clifford Davis from the
following: Raymond a Gay Jr.. 70
as41 Fawcett ave. and Margaret
N Tschabold. 2o5 No. Tacoma
ave Elmo N. Brown Jr. Il. OF
Ri 5. Box As. and Doris Hansen,
70. Of 4425 9Th ave; William 5.
simons. 81. Seattle, and Kathleen
L. Walter. l116 So. L st. Wallace
d. MeHugh. q, Kent, and Grace z.
Pool. is. Auburn. Richard C. Par
nell. 81, Camp Murray. and Nadine
DuLaney. Il. Denver: Robert L
Smell, %, Of ais Broadway, and
Charline d. Stone, 20. Of Sis So.
Tacoma ave.
You help yourself when you buy
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-05
CALL FOR BIDS

The Tacoma board of contracts
and awards called for bids Tues
day on 10000 feet Of underground
cable for the light department.
Bids will be read at o'clock
Nov. IL.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-05
APPEARS TO PAY ZINE

Frank Clement fined slo2.5o
by Police Judge Richmond last
spring for a liquor ordinance
violation. appeared in court Tues
day 10 pay the fine. A bench
warrant had been issued to bring
him in.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-05
DANCE WEDNESDAY

A dance for enlisted men OF the
4Ist Division will be held in the
armory from $50 until midnight
on Wednesday. Young ladies Of
the vicinity are invited TO attend.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-05
Buiierfai Price
Up a Cent Here

Minor price changes only were
reported Tuesday by Tacoma
wholesale dealers.
Buttsrfat went up q cent To
wholesale at IS cents q pound
and s1-score butter was raised q
half-cent to 30 cents . pound.
The potato market continued
exceedingly strong. spuds brought
top prices Of $40 = hundred
pounds Wholesale.
Tokay grapes were advanced.
being quoted at S1.75.
Other markets were quiet.
PRICES 10 rSRMrRs
y. o. B. Tacoma
Poultry-Hens, colored. AZ TO .
Tbs., 1920 cts; Leghorn hens,
more than AZ lbs.. irons cts.
and under 81 lbs. Is cts; colored
friers, Is cts; rossters, 10 cts;
rabbits. SOFA cts. live weight:
turkeys, 2562e cts. per ID. dressed.
Produce-Lettuce. IS cts. 81 per
crate; beets. 12ls cts. per doz
bnchs.: cabbage. 30 cts. per sack
and s16S1.25 per crate; celery. 8:
cts. o 81 per crate; spinach. 90
cts. per crate; turnips. so cts. per
box. and eauliflower 20 cts. pei
crate.
Butterfat-Ss cts.
Eggs-Standard 80 cts: medium
- cts.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-05
Card Of Thanks

wish to extend our
heartfelt thanks and appreciation
for the acts OF kindness, messages
OF sympathy and beautiful floral
offerings received from our friends
in Tacoma and vicinity, during the
loss of my beloved husband. Harold
Melton French. We especially thank
the Rev. W. o. Mscoskey. (Signed)
MRS. ANNA P. FRENCH
and FAMILY
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-05
RANK TRANSACrJoNa

seAttie-Clearings $3.50 $50 es
balances s3.453.243.eo; transactions
SIS, 81, 600. 90.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-05
Personals

CHRONIC AILMENTS
kEURITIs bowel trouble. kidney and
nervous cases 80 years experience.
Consultation free. Office or Health
Resort care.
DR. s A. AMBROSE
Sani-Practic Physician
4o5 Rust Bldg- Tacoma. Main 1898
IN DEBIT Pay your bills IN one
place. Easy monthly payments.
Low cost credit service. Not
loan company. Federal Guaranty
Co, 713 Wash. Bldg. Main 1924.
ASTROLOGICAL advice and horo-
scopes. Readings and spiritual ad-
vice. BY appointment only. GAR
land 354l. mornings.
I'M TIRED OF sleeping in a tent. be-
sides II gets chilly nights. Have you
Job for me7 Write ca. Tacoma
Times
DH-worried. Please get in touch
with me. J. H
SAVE 2oS on your fire insurance
through Geo D Poe & Co
Special Notices
WOULD like 10 contact parties driv-
ing 70 Seattle daily. Garland $3.50,
after 6.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-05
Honesty Always Paws

iOIlSS'f NIWoYS rays
FINDERS OF lost articles adver-
Used below, please take notice
AFTER you have returned the
articles TO the loser. go TO The
Tacoma T1mes office. e1e Mar
kst, where you viii be pre-
sented with two rSlext tickets TO
the Temple theatss.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-05
PORT CALENDAR

Vessels In port: Floridan, Baker
Vessels due: Horace Lucken-
bach, Defiance mill.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-05

You help yourself when you buy
L. S. Defense Bonds.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-05

Portland -ciesrings s7.77e.74i.-
IS, balances Sl,s2e, 7ee.47.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-11-05

Corporation counsel Howard
Carothert. recently back from
Washington. .. c. said ne was
confident Tacoma should be able
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-10-24
A. HANGER entry.
BY the Associated Press.
BY the Associated Press.

SIXTH RACE-Purse, $4,000 added,
Dainserheld Handicap; 3-year-olds and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-10-24
True Call Defeats
favorite in Feature
Race al Laurel
Jockey Deering Rides
18th Winner Of Meet;
Jumper Destroyed
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LAUREL, Md, Oct. 24.-True Call
owned by Mrs. Dion K. Kerr of Vir-
ginia, upset the calculations of the
crowd of $500 here today when he
reeled off furlongs in LIPS to
capture the Mistletoe Spring, feature
event.
Howard Bruces Jay Jay, odds-on
favorite, who placed, fought it out
with j. w. Y. Martins Battlejack
from the break They raced heads
apart until 20 yards from the wire,
where True Call charged up to win
the purse Jay Jay bested Battle
jack for the place in a stirring fin
ish. True Call paid S23.20.
Johnny Deering, leading rider at
the meeting, posted his 18th victory
when he won the fourth race with
the Circle M Ranch's Blue Twink,
the favorite, who led all the way
Gustav Rings Magic Stream nosed
out H. o. Collins Pomiva to fin
ish second The winner paid $3.50
Backed into l to 3 favoritism, Mrs
Walter M. Jeffords' Flaught made q
joke of the third event at 6 fur
longs. He led throughout to win in
lib and pay s270 Harry Neu-
steter's One Link and Mrs. H. Hell
Ter Archibaldfs West-Ho split up the
rest of the money.
The 6-6 daily double combination
of Docket and Flaught paid only
5000, despite the fact that Docket
paid So in the regular wagering.
In the Emile steeplechase John
Bosley, jr.s Harem Honey fell in
front of the grandstand and suf-
fered injuries, which necessitateo
his being destroyed within sight OF
the fans. John Bosley, jr., son OF
the owner, who rode the gelding
escaped injury. The winner was
Jack Grabosky's Greenwich Time
paying $3.50.
Greenwich Time, in hand for g
mile and half, took command with
a rush to win easily. Kenneth N
Gilpin's Fatty took the place from
the Montpelier's Telegraph. R. M
Gustin's Worthful, the only other
starter, ran off the course in the
opening half mile.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-10-24
Sportsmun's Park
By the Associated Press.

by the ASSOClateO Press
FIRST RAcE-Purse 5000; claiming;
High Name CTrombleyi 500 400 $50
Florizan Black Gemas) 1850 500
Texas Way Brooks $50
Also ran-Himulus, Ambo, Bud B. and
My Bobby.
SECOND RACE-Purse, $500: claiming;
3-year -olds and upward; furlonss
tchute)
b Bds5 } Dsas Ts smith, 500 ESQ sS SS
Town Lace lRoss) 2.4O
Also ranLseitest; Tommy's Luck, Tony
DAILY Double paid S2s.40J
THIRD $500; special ia
Mes,nwhiIIe IS. Brooks $50 $50 $50
BLACK Pair 6W. Yarberry) $50
Also ranlswift Sue, chatterheld, Big
Bozo, Skipper Jack.
FOURTH RAcE-puTse. $500; claiming:
Watercure CYqrberry) $50 $40 $50
Minotira HaskelD 400 $50
Tex Star (Smith) 4.60
Also ran-Locked Out. Look Out Be
low. Master Time My Crest, Transport,
FIFTH RACE-Purse 5000; claiming;
3-year-olds: i Is miles.
High Talent tGillespiel 1920 $50 $50
Prefer Transit Brooks $50 5.2C
GYPSY Monarch Loturco) $50
Time, 1855.
Also ran-Mi Secret, Blond Baby Bright
Play, Epizar, Hada Moon and Irish Glover
SIXTH RACE-Purse. $1,000: claim.
Ing: 3-year-olds and upward; furlong'
Chute
Weisenderry (HaskelD $3.50 900 SOC
Trim Stopper Brooks $50 SOC
Double Call (Pierson) 7.6(
Time, 1:0315.
Also ran-Ballinderry, Valtite, Owasse
and Of Guard
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'Chutist
Continued From First Page.)

University Medical School. who di-
rected Mr.. Starnes' training during
300 practice jumps, said the delayed
parachute opening from the extreme
height was intended to prove a man
can remain conscious while falling
through space.
The data also have military i'm
portance, helping crewmen of flying
fortreSses to bail out in the strato-
sphere and escape quickly from the
dangers Of cold and rare air.
Had Elaborate Equipment.
Mr. Starnes' equipment included
an electrically heated suit and a
chamois helmet feeding oxygen from
bottle tied to his leg. An aluminium
plate on his chest contained a
cardiograph to show heartbeats, a
pneumograph to record breathing,
and Paragraph showing air pres
sures.
A downward pointing movie
camera was strapped to his right
hip to show whether the body
went into spins or somersaultS, the
jumper carried a two-way radio,
with tiny microphone inside his
helmet.
Mr.. Starnes, a resident of subur-
ban Calumet City, is married and
has one son.
Moisture Froze on Goggles.
Mr.. StarneS spent less than eight
minutes in the air. Extra equip
ment taken aboard the plane,
twinmotored Lockheed, prevented
it from reaching the $4,000 foot
level. At the jumping off point. he
said, temperature was Is degrees
below zero.
He said that he was conscious
all the way" down, but at one point,
while diving through moisture, he
was temporarily blinded when mois-
ture froze on his goggles. Taking
a chance he pulled up one eye piece
and saw the earth sWirling up at
me-" he said. "At that time I was
in terrific body spin"
DWlIlSIHs Ills dIIIIleJeT UQIO DOSl-
ton to read, Mr.. Starnes said, he
noted his height at $1,000 feet. He
replaced the google, counted four
or five counts" and then glanced
again at his altimeter to determine
his height at 5000 feet. In the
lower attitudes his goggles cleared
Of ice, and he estimated he released
his chutes at 1900 feet.
For a little while" he said, ct was
worried that I wouldn't make it."
Mr.. Starnes said he carried down
with him a letter for friend in
Bridgeport, Conn, as he had prom
ised, and some defense savings
bonds.
The National Aeronautical Asso-
citation in Washington recognizes no
official parachute records. The long
est delayed Jump in its clipping file
is contained in a Russian dispatch
of July. 1884, reporting that N.
Evdokimoff leaped from 26,575 feet
and opened his chute $50 feet from
the ground, a plunge of 25,825 feet,
or 40 miles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-10-24

by the most amazing carnival oil
untruths ever foisted upon ar
American jury"
What manner of case is this pre-
sented by Catoe?" asked Mr.. Curran
There is a defense of alibi, yet
counsel says nothing about it in
their closing arguments. Police
brutality! They have the uncor-
roborated statements of this de-
PENDANT against those of police
officers and Barney Abramowitz.
Change in Story Cited.
when he was arrested, Catoe said
I want to get this off my mind I
did it all alone and I want you to
pray for me- He talked freely be-
cause he wanted to.
But as the trial neared he de-
cided he wanted to live and SO he
/ changed his story. But Rose
Abramowitz, too, had a right to
live"
Defense Counsel Shea asked
the jury to acquit Catoe, con-
tending that evidence introduced
by the defense showed it was i'm
possible for the defendant to have
committed the crime. Mr.. Shea said
Catoe was at work before IL m. on
the morning when Mrs. Abramo-
WITT was slain, and that evil
dence indicated that the murder
could have occurred as late as 1890
pm. that day.
Mr.. Shea contended that when
police arrived at the AbramoWitz
apartment at las pm. the victims
body was still warm. He recalled
testimony of Coroner A. Magruder
Macdonald, who said that when he
arrived at 2:30 pm. he estimated
that Mrs. Abramowitz had been
dead no less than two hours and no
more than four hours.
Mr.. Shea attacked testimony of
Government witnesses who said they
heard a scream from the apartment
around 10 am. The defense at
torney ridiculed police testimony
that they had treated Catoe fine"
Confession Discussed.
49, "tO dNNcbibllN1 1IOlll o ILL
on August % until daylight the fol-
lowing morning Of course, we all
know police don't beat prisoners" he
said Sarcastically. "Of course, all
this confession was given voluntarily.
Why, the defendant couldn't even
read the word voluntarily in the So
called confession when 1t was shown
to him on the witness stand"
There has been no suggestion by
Defense Counsel Shea, Esher and
Boden that the defendant is legally
insane. The jury, in celebrating
the case, must assume that the de-
PENDANT is of sound mind.
Catoe was examined at the Dis
trict Jail by four alienists, two
representing the defense and two
representing the prosecution. All
Concurred in the opinion that he
was legally sane.
Catoe contended that he made his
confession to police after being tor
tured while he was sick and weak"
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tContinued From First PageD

M. Curran took personal charge of
the prosecution of Catoe and was
assisted by Assistant United States
Attorney John w. Finely.
Catoe had been brought to trial
under a three-count indictment,
which charged him with murder in
the course of criminal assault, first
degree murder and criminal assault.
It was on the first and third counts
of the indictment that the jury
acted.
When the verdict had been an
nounced, Justice Morris told the
Jury that he was ordering a di-
rected verdict of not guilty on the
count charging Catoe with first-de-
gree murder. The Government, the
jurist indicated, had not proved pre-
meditation. The crime of murder
in the course of an attempt to COM
nit criminal assault constitutes first
degree murder.
Mr.. Curran demanded the eXecu-
ton of Catoe as warning to others
that these deeds shall not be toler-
ated in this community" in his final
argument to the jury earlier in the
afternoon.
The prosecutors argument was
concluded at 1890 pm. and JUS
tice Morris declared an hours re-
cess for lunch. The jury reported
back at 130 pm. to receive instruc-
tons and to begin their delibera-
tons.
Catoe Listens to Death Plea.
The United States attorney made
his argument after the jury had
heard Mr.. FINELY and Defense
Counsel Shea present their argu-
ments.
There can't be reasonable doubt
as to the guilt of this defendant,
Mr.. Curran told the jury. while
Catoe was on the stand this court
room was besmirched and bedraggled