Evening star., 1947-10-04
By the Associated Press

The Nations newspaper boys got
a salute today on newspaper boy
day from nine prominent Amer
leans who started out as paper
carriers themselves.
They included Justice Douglas of
the Supreme Court, Cows. Dewey
of New York, Warren of California
and Wallgren of Washington; Sen
ators Wagner, Democrat, of New
York; Morse, Republican, of Oregon,
and Lucas, Democrat, of Illinois;
Baseball Commissioner A. B. Chan
dler and Charles Luckman, head
Of the Citizens Food Committee.
They joined the American News
paper Publishers Association, the
International Circulation Managers
Association and the Treasury De-
partment in hailing the carriers
through the advertising columns of
several hundred newspapers.
The Treasurys National News
paper Boys Committee, headed by
Howard w. Stodghill, business man
ager of the Philadelphia Evening
Bulletin, numbers more than $4,000
newspaper boys as members of thrift
clubs.
Comments by the ex-carriers, In
part:
Justice Douglas: Newspaper car
riers have a great tradition. I am
proud that l was one"
Gov. Dewey: Il have known In
different places many youngsters
who started building their futures
by selling or delivering newspapers
I have seen what it does for them
tinued last night. Automobiles
closely parked on both sides of the
four blocks surrounding the red
sandstone courthouse gave the city
a gala Saturday night appearance
and the courtroom was packed with
crowd that overfowed into the
attorneys enclosure.
When the jury returned to its
deliberations after receiving its fur
ther instructions, Miss Overell and
Gollum remained in the courtroom
while the latter made a recording
for his second radio interview of the
day. He told of his assurance of an
acquittal and his plans for long
automobile tour on his release.
Miss Overell showed the effects of
her near collapse at the conclusion
of closing arguments yesterday
afternoon, when she burst into tears
as Prosecutor Eugene Williams,
shaking his finger at her and Col
lum, shouted: These two defend
ants were willing to kill to get what
they wanted"
Jurors Also Weep.
| Two of the jurors also Wept as
the veteran prosecutor excoriated
the heiress to her parents half
million dollar estate, and her fance
Gollum, and many of the intent
audience also were in TEARS.
Mr.. Williams did not demand the
death penalty against Gollum.
II urge nothing" he told the jury
"but 1 will say that these defendants
are equally guilty. All I ask Is fail
and impartial judgment. But sug-
gest that a man or a woman ole
enough to be subject to the death
penalty should, for the safety Of
society, be put away for crime o1
this nature"
The jury, under Judge Morrison's
instructions, may find either or both
of the defendants guilty of first de.
gree murder without recommenda.
ton, which in Gollum's case woule
entail the death penalty in the Sar
Quentin gas chamber. and in that o1
Louise Overell a life term. She was
a minor when her parents were
killed and would not be subject tt
capital punishment.
1t may find them guilty Of second
degree murder, with a sentence o1
five years to life imprisonment, or il
may acquit them. The defendants
we're indicted on two separate counts
of murder, one for each of the vic.
TINS.