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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-13
Denies SheriffS
Murder Charge

Hold IT," Sheriff Sweeton
beloved. That's just how i
thought il was! You stood there
outside the door of the room and
YOU shot him down as soon as
he came close to you. You
waited until he was right up 10
you-and then you let him
have itw
The woman's eyes turned up
ward in their sockets and for
moment she stood there swaying
as though about 10 faint. Then
she found strength, somewhere
within her, for final stand.
II didn't do any such thing"
she ShTilled. walker came I'm
through that dOOr-he said he
was tired of living--he grabbed
the gun and shot himself-and
he fell right down there where
you see the bloOdstains.'
Take IL easy, Mrs. Lam
bright" Rogers said gently.
"YOu just take the gun now and
show us what he did with IL.
See, I'm hanging II on the horns;
now you do everything he did,
even TO pulling the trigger"
Swaying as she walked, she
crossed the room and took the
gun down by the barrel; then
she reversed it and holding the
muZzle tight against her breast
she fumbled for the trigger.
But she could not reach IL.
Both SheriffS exchanged tri-
umphant chances. They knew
now that Walker Lambright had
died at the hands of his young
wife-not as a suicide dieSi
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-13
Search Kitchen,
Preserve Prints

Sheriff Sweeton nodded his
approval,
"It's yours he said, "but be-
fore I 20 back TO town come
over here and let me ask you a
question"
They walked 10 a corner OF
the yard and for several min
utes conversed in whispers.
Then, returning 10 the house.
they made a careful search of
the kitchen floor and mapped
the position of every utensil and
a bit of furniture in the room.
A piece Of lath, notched at
one end, held their attention for
several moments through an
other whispered conference. At
the end Sheriff Rogers took
charge of this, and of the shot
gun as well. He wrapped the
weapon in washed flour Sacking
and handled it gingerly so that
fingerprints would not be de-
Stroyed
At his invitation Sheriff
Sweeton remained with the An
derson County party, but the
Henderson County deputy and
coroner returned home.
Questioning of neig h b ors
broubht bits that nodded into
a strange tale.
Robert Walker Lambright and
his pretty wife had been most
unhappy. 1t was common knowl-
edge in the neighborhood that
they were desperately poor; that
they got along badly; and that
IL was no uncommon thing for
the youthful wife 10 be seen
about the home lot bruised and
often lacerated from beatingS.
Sheriff Rogers was perpleXed
as he entered his office in the
courthouse at Palestine and
laid the shotgun down where
no one would handle il.
His wife says he did il him
seIf--and the wound sure looks
like It," he muttered to a
deputy.
But I've still got TO figure
out how he pulled the trigger
unless he did IL with this nOtched
piece of lath."
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-13
Believe WidOW
Would Go Free

Publication in the newspapers
brought a wave of horror to
Texas where southern custom
concerning womankind is stand
ard, and where the sanctity OF
the home is paramount.
Wagers were made freely that
any jury would acquit the at
tractive widow with leaving the
box; so when she was indicted
on a formal charge of first de-
gree murder, the grand jurors
came in for much adverse public
criticism.
Mrs. Lambright was brought
to trial in the Criminal District
Court on Friday, June 3. 1893.
Courthouse habitues. supposedly
in the know, declared that a plea
of guilty would be entered which
would result in a five-year sus-
pended sentence.
But they. too. were wrong.
The jury retired and returned
shortly with a verdict of guilty
and an arbitrary sentence of six
years at GOree Prison Farm.
Huntsville. Such a verdict IN
mandatory so far as the court
is concerned. so the prisoner was
remanded TO the custody q
Sheriff Rogers.
However, Mrs. Lambright RAJ
lied quickly from the shock and
disappointment. She had only
one comment TO make:
I've never been ashamed u
look my babies In the eyes. IN
my heart I have never been uis-
faithful TO my husband or a
them-I'm not n bad Nnman.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-13
Here Motorists Prayer

Queries clients How United States soldiers
France to fight in the World War? About
2086000 1777l09 sailed from Hoboken Q-ls there
a song I'D Like See Hitler With Lily in His Hand? A
There World War I'D Like to See the Kaiser With
Lily Maybe somebody has brought this to date
QWhen did gsess Sundays this country start in the World
A. country had been at
o. 1918 QWhat the motorists prayer and who
il? the author OF this appealing and
brilliantly prayer certainly something all motorists
should memorze 1t goes:
Grant steady hand and watchful eye
That shall be hurt when pass by
Thou gavest life and pray act OF mine.
May take away that gift Of Thine
Shelter those dear Lord who bear me company
From evils of fire and all calamity.
Teach my for others need
Nor through love OF speed
me of Thy word; that thus 1 may
With JOY and courtesy way
OBSERVED Kin Hubbard You kin tell how girls hate to
eers marry The concatenated order Of
hoo-hoo a Louis Lumbermans Association
shaving held by British barber
Elijah Beardsworth. is l9 seconds.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-13
Prints of Man
And of Woman

The shotgun gave up two sets
OF fingerprintS. One showed a
deep scar on the right thumb,
and inspection OF Lambright'S
body at the undertaker's showed
such a scar. The second set
were those Of woman who had
fairly small but firm hands
Armed with a set of photo
graphs of these. Sheriff Rogers
set out Monday noon for the
Karl Lambright home on High
way 10. With him he took an
ink pad and glazed paper.
Angie Lambright was still too
weak TO get about. But her
mind was clear, and though she
greeted the sheriff listlessly.
she was able to answer his ques-
tions.
"Tm the sheriff. Mrs. Lam
bright" Rogers introduced him.
self. land I've got To make a re-
port on your husbands death.
understand you were the only
tNthttUtSS, ~ u h"'N "
bother you with some questions"
She nodded calmly.
$50 ahead, sheriff. I'll tell
you everything you want To
know"
"You had trouble Sunday
morning, didn't you?" he asked.
"Sunday-and other Ones"
she replied drearily
They tell me that he beat
you up n lot Of times; that he
was cruel 10 you and the chill
dren, too. Is that right"
"He was good to the chill
dren," she said in quick defense.
"I was the one he always was
slanninU arOun1
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-13

brilliant Spring sunshine
- caressed the dogwood blooms
in the east Texas woods, bright
flowers carpeted the dells and
knocking birds trilled their mat
ing songs.
Ii was early Sunday morning,
April "a, 1888. and already there
was suggestion OF cotton
weather" in the air
All nature breathed a promise
of unfolding, vigorous life-a
promise broken on that lovely
morning to Sheriff Jesse Sweeton
of Athens.
Grandpa Karl Lambright SIAM
mered his tragic story into the
receiver in a high, quavering
voice. The old man told how his
son. Walker Lambright, had died
by his own hand even while his
daughter-in-law. Angie, clutched
for the shotgun that had blasted
life from her husband.
The shock had been so great
that Angie. mother OF his five
grandchildren. had collapsed and
Law in semicoma at his home.
The sheriff. two deputies and
the coroner justice from Athens
responded Immediately and were
ready 10 begin investigation at
Karl Lambrights home when a
bystander said:
"Howdy. Sheriff Jesse. How
come you're over the county
line: You belong over In Hen
derson, don't you?"
They turned as one and looked
back over the highway. There
within plain view and a few feet
to the north was the highway
marker showing the dividing line.
Actually they stood on Ander-
son County ground just a few
feet south of the end OF their
legal jurisdiction.
where's this body anyhow :"
Sheriff Sweeton asked.
Back to the west. through
the woods" the senior Lam
bright answered.
"And how does the road run,
straight west-or does II angle
10 the north or SOUTH"
cit winds about" some one
replies. "but 1 think the LAM
bright place Is just a few rods
over into Anderson County,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-13
A True
Detective
Story

lesSly. the strangest tale O.
Texas matron ever related as a
cause of murder:
cit began four years ago. One
night Walker told me there was
"A way for women to make
mOney-and IL 1 wasn't such =
little fool I'D be out doing the
same.
81 was Mortified at the thought;
but the next time Walker
brought IL mp we had been with
out food for two days. and there
wasn't even a breadcrumb for
the children. This was too
much for me--and i agreed To
follow his instructions and
/ became a party girl.
AT first I felt terrible about
meeting strange men; but
Walker convinced me that was
doing no wrong. He had .
strange influence over me. 4
loved him very much.
"On the Saturday night be-
fore before he died-he sent
me to a dance about a mile or
so from our home. returned
at 8 o'clock I'm the morning.
Walker was awake and seemed
anxious about me until he
learned 1 only had three dollars.
This Infatuated him, and to
avoid his abuse 1 crawled into
the children's room and stayed
there. Sleep was impossible
that night. -
81 was up early the next
morning, before he was Awake,
and started breakfast. When
he heard me about the kitche1
he got up and from the bedroom
called me n bad name. 1 went
all cold inside--and then my
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-13
He Forced Wife
Into immortality

Later. in the presence OF wit
neSSeS and in advance of her
sworn confession. Angie Lam
bright told. almost emotion5.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-13

bare chest-nOt tight against IL.
We've got you cold, and you
might as well come clean about
1t. Maybe you had a reason for
IL and IL that's true now's the
time to tell us your story"
Suddenly, all of the desperate
bravery left her. She CROPPED
blindly for a straightforward
chair and sank into it. The
others kept silence, but pres
emily sh e began talking in
Sing-song voice that, both Of
ficers later agreed. was as eerie
and strange as a badly made
Dhonograph record.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-13

eyes III on the gun.
81 knew it was loaded, for q
shell was always kept In IL. I
grabbed the gun-and It's fortu-
nate for me that 1 did-for just
then he appeared In the doorway
with his fists clenched. Right
then i knew what 5 would do.
He called me that bad name
again and I pushed the gun for
ward and pulled the trigger.
when i saw he was dead,
i felt as though 1 had just como
from a refreshing BATH felt
clean all over"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-13

LIVERY during the World War Kaiser Wilhelm sent
- Christmas King George " of England
Chinese scientist stated Where the hair thin the
brains thin" II past SIS past ST.
the insurance companies figure expect to live at least 20
In 1885, Cannon Bali Baker made the trip by
from New in 81 hours and 81 minutes
AS far know, this record has been broken
HERE'S question How about you? IF train
of 81 freight upgrade with engine at each end
ishe freight in middle being pushed pulled?"
rights paid 40 to 60 cent
Of jobs Seems exaggeration
But true isn't that many got jobs by offering
work for less than money usually paid men?
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-13

RECORD
Evening star., 1941-10-27
U. 5. Film Companies
To GET More Cash
From Britain
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Oct 27-DoU. Jones
& Co. reported today that execu
tiyes of leading motion picture COM
panies have been advised a new
agreement with Great Britain pro-
viding a larger cash income for
American film producers from Brit
ish film rentals has been concluded
The Business News Service said it
was understood the terms OF the
new agreement, to take effect for the
year beginning November l, provide
that American companies may re-
ceive half of the s32,00O000 funds
now blocked in Britain and that
$50 900, 900 may be exported TO the
United States during the coming
year from current income.
During the year ended October 81,
1941, American producers were
limited to receiving s12,500,00O from
Great Britain and during the pre-
ceding year they were allowed
slOOO0.OO0
All the American producers were
said to have substantial cash funds
blocked in Britain.
The agreement concluded neeotla-
tions started several months ago.
Evening star., 1941-10-27
We|ders
Continued From First Page)

have $500 100000 in contracts for
Government construction.
Mr.. Morris said 1000 members of
his independent union had voted
overwhelmingly for the Walkout at
a mass meeting last night
The Lake Washington shipvard at
Houghton, Wash. the Pacific Car Il
Foundry Co, plant at Benton, Wash,
and its Seattle structural division
shut down today after workmen re-
fused to cross picket lines of welders
and burners who went on strike last
week as result of an inter-u union
controversy. A total of nearly 1000
was idle.
odd-Seattle Dry Docks. Inc. and
the Seattle -Takoma Shipbuilding
Corp. plant in Seattle and the Asso-
ciated Shipbuilders' yards operated,
although picketing demonstrations
diverted some men from work. The
Boeing Aircraft Co.'S three plants
also were picketed but the company
reported all workers at work except
three or four welders.
The Seattle Metal Trades Council.
opposing the welders' walkout. said
1875 of the 1900 men ordinarily en-
ployed at the Seattle unit of the
Seattle Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp.
were on the job today. 1t and the
corporations Tacoma plant closed
Saturday to conserve supplies due to
the walkout. and reopened today on
flve-dav basis.
Strike Called to Force Election.
Meanwhile. in Kansas City. Kans..
a strike was called at the Chrysler
Motor Parts Corp. to force. c. l. O.
spokesman said. a National Labor
Relations Board election at the
plant.
Willard R. Mcdonald, C. I. o.
international representative. charged
a petition for an election, signed by
80 per cent of the 95 workers. was
denied by the Labor Board on the
ground the company had contract
with an A F. of L. union Mcdonald
said the U. A. w. Local, No. 955, a
C. l. o. affiliate. had 100 per cent
membership in the plant
Union officials said 95 plant en-
ployes were out.
Joseph Watson. acting regional
Labor Board director, said the dis
approval of an election had come
from Washington without an ex-
planation.
Evening star., 1941-10-27
Neutrality
Continued From First Page

us into shooting war on two
oceans"
Senator Vandenberg asserted that
that the arming of American mer-
chant vessels will not contribute to
the safety of those vessels or to
the delivery of leaSe-lend aid to
the British and their allies.
TO send these ships into combat
areas" he said, is to involve this
country in war as sure as night
follows day. We invite attacks
when we seem to oppose attacks.
The Michigan Senator said that at
the end of a four month period
there would be many American
merchant vessels still unarmed be
cause we have not enough guns
with which to arm them" He pre-
dicted that when they are sent
armed into the ocean lines, or un-
armed. they will be subject to at
tack. and that this will bring
supreme challenge to our sover-
eighty" and we will have to 60
all out to defend them" He added
that I'VE become the perfectly legit-
innate objects Of attack when we
send armed merchant vessels into
belligerent ports.
Praises Stimson's Frankness.
Senator Vandenberg praised the
"frankness" of Secretary of War
Stimson and Secretary of the Navy
Knox. who, he said, make no effort
to conceal their belief that this
country should take part in the war.
The Senate" he said. must de-
termine for itself whether this atti-
tude commends itself. We must
vote on this resolution in the pur-
view of its probable consequences"
In my view we are dealing with
the essence of naked war" he con-
tinued. This is our last chance to
act as free agents. After that we
will be at the mercy of circum-
stance. The next step will be de-
clared war, instead Of an undeclared
war"
Il do not believe Senator VAN
denburg continued at this pro-
Evening star., 1941-10-27
Russians Reported|y
Cross River, Retake
Town From Nazis
No Retreat Order
Given; Fight for Moscow
Grows in Intensity
Earlier Story on Page ALL


KUIBYSHEV, Russia, Oct. 81
Fighting under no retreat" orders,
the Red Army was reported today to
have driven across the Nara River
in counterattacE south Of Moscow
and retaken village.
The Nara River II about 80
miles south and southwest of
Moscow and joins the Okla River
at sarpukhov, just south of Mos
cow
The heaviest action was concen-
trated on the Russian left wing on
the southern approaches to the cap
ital as the battle for Moscow grew
increasingly violent,
Gen. Gregory K Zhukov, COM
mander of Russia's central front
armies defending Moscow. issued an
order to his troops which said:
Not a step back. Halt the Fas-
cist! Do not let them reach Mos
COW. Every man must fight like
10"
The order instructed the Red
troops not to avoid tanks. but to
hunt and destroy them and de-
clared that towards and panic
mongers must be destroyed ruth
lesslv as traitors
However. the Germans we're piling
up increasing numbers of infantry
and tanks supported by aircraft in
an effort to take the city IS" on the
Russian left flank
Russian dispatches said the first
German assaults in this direction
were repulsed by a Russian infantry
unit which clung to its positions and
destroyed 40 tanks.
The Germans were said finally to
have forced a crossing of the Nara
River. but to have been tossed back
to their original positions.
The battle also continued west
and northwest of Moscow, about
Mozhaisk and Kalinin
Pravda. the Communist party
newspaper, said now is being de-
cided the fate of our fatherland,
Soviet power. our entire people"
Russian dispatches yesterday said
an assault by 100 German tanks on
an important sector before Rostov.
on the Sea of Azov, was beaten of
Evening star., 1941-10-27
$500 See Dollar Bay
Win Hollywood
Feature at Laurel
Rough Time, IS to |,
Places; Greedon
Captures Fifth
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star
LAUREL, Md. Oct. 27-Dollar
Bay, owned by Gustav E. Ring Of
Washington, raced mile and one
sixteenth in l:45 As to land the
Hollywood. feature of an eight-race
program witnessed by $500 fans here
this afternoon.
Mrs j. Y. Christmas Rough Time,
a 25-to-l shot, set the pace until
the final eighth, where Dollar Bay
assumed command. Once on top,
Dollar Bay went on to handy score.
Rough Time then stood long
drive gamely to take the place from
H. G. BedWell's Son Altesse. favo-
rite. The latter's rider lodged
claim of foul against Rough Time,
which was disallowed. Dollar Bay
paid sl470.
Charging down the inner rail
in the home stretch, G.. r. Watkins
Greedan got up in the final stride
to whip w Ellis Johnson's War Key
in the fifth. War Key outran his
field until the final stride. Bedwell's
Jacsteal was third The winner
paid $3.50
Ballyarnett Wins Fourth.
Hobson c. McGee of Virginia won
his second purse of the day when his
Ballyarnett won the fourth. The
gelding paid s247O J. p. Jones
Bills Rita, favorite. hung on gamely
to take the place from the Brandy
wine Stables Pretty Lady.
Whipped into the lead going to
the first turn. G. R. Watkins Good
Conduct easily accounted for the
third He was the first favOrte to
score Henry l.. Straus' Scout About
outlasted j. E. Murphy's Palkin for
the place The winner paid S420
Lucas Dupps, who fell from Part
One at the first turn, escaped with
light leg bruises.
The IL combina ton of Ingerfire
and Good Conduct netted holders
Of the daily double tickets STA.
Phantom Player Takes Second.
McGehee's Phantom Player
stunned the fans by running off
with the second TO pay s84 80.
Haughton P. Metcalfs Gay Call
raced home second ahead of the
Groton Stables Snug and five other
maiden 2-year-olds.
The final weeks racing OF the
Maryland State Fairs 25-day meet
ing opened with a light fog envel-
oplng the plant and with the track
slow from early-morning rains,
Mrs. Janon Fisher, jr.'s, Ingerhre
aroused the long-shot players when
he led throughout the opener to pay
5000 j. H. Loucheims SnoWtop
and John E Kenneys Recognize,
also long shots, finished as named
Preston NJ. Burch's Bay Berry, heav-
lily backed favorite. far back in the
early stages. came fast TO be fourth.
Evening star., 1941-10-27

gram contributes TO the defeat OF
Hitler. If We become involved in
the war the American people will
rightly demand that more arms and
war material be retained for our
own armed forces. and this may
mean less lease-lend aid for the
others. We are not serving the So
called pro-ally cause by such step.
BY the thin majority of one" he
continued. the Senate Foreign Re-
lations Committee has ordered not
only the arming of merchant ships
but also sending them into belliger-
ent ports
The Michigan Senator pleaded for
amendment of the title of the Neu-
trality Act and of its stated objec-
tives. He said that when it was first
enacted 1T was neutrality" the
greatest single experiment by any
great power in the interest Of
peace But when the arms en-
barge repeal was put through. he
continued, the act shed its origi-
nal character"
The new objective. he said was
non-belligerency." not neutrality.
for the country was no longer neu-
trail.
We do not want to be neutral"
he said. Yet the act. by its no.
menclature retains the fiction. We
are impaled upon phrase"
Won Sd Term for Roosevelt.
Mon -belligerency," Senator Van
denberg continued, came in place
Of neutrality. It won third term
for President Roosevelt He said
that the President. on the eve of
election praised the Neutrality Act
because We we're still at peace be-
cause of the Neutrality Act
Declaring that the American peo-
pie have been kept in the dark about
the intentions of the admlnistra-
ton, he quoted from column by
Constantine Brown in The Star in
which Mr Brown, paraphrasing
Winston Churchill, said. Never has
so much been kept from so many by
so few
We the Senate. are now asked
to strike down the last of the pre-
cautions to keep us out of war" he
said.
Evening star., 1941-10-27
Sportsmun's S Park

BY the Associated Press.
FIRST RACE-Purse, $500; claiming;
3-year-clds and upward; ) furlonRs.
Monon Lad tJohnsonI $50 800 $40
Miss Balko King $50 2.c0
Masked Plane Brooks $50
Time. :03at
Also ran-Honey Roll. Virasin, Hins-
dale. Shreab, Jr.. Busy Lutrecia. Bstcha
and Sequoia.
SECOND RACE-Purse $500: claiming;
3-year-olds and up; furlones Chute.
Dulcimer tHauerl 1850 $50 } SO
Courtaway tPiersonl 1910 $40
Marearet Nadi king 800
Time, 1:04
Also ran-Terman. BelJest. Pretty Rose.
Chipsa, Sweet Pease, Earlsboro and Cam
DAILY Double paid S72D
THIRD RACE-Purse. $500; special
weights: msidens: 2-year -olds: l mile ana
20 yards
swift Sue CHaskeln 11.6O $50 $50
K Albert tYarberry, $50 $50
Maddy Cat Brooks $50
Also ran-Reztips, wawneld, stephie
and Joann.
FOURTH RACE-Purse. 5000; claim
ins;. 3-year-olds; furlonss;
Eauioval Lowe) 1920 $50 $50
Art Of War (Yarberry, 800 ago
High Talent CGillesple) $50
Time, / az
Also ran-Merry WAYS. Preco, BOLIVIAN,
Huracon and GAY Charlotte.