Indianapolis Recorder, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 February 1929 — Page 1
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JAKE BIRD. OMAHA AX MAN GUILTY i — ~i? ———4 ^
Youths Given Death Sentence In Chair
1 Woma'n KILLED mil IN
DRDG STORE;
K NEW IRIiLlJailed For Assault On Loc
Two Others Given Life Sentence For Part In Robbery OMAHA, Nebr., Feb. 7.—r (ANP)—“Appearances," bolstered by prejudices, are said to have been the cause of the return of a verdict of guilty by a jury in Judge Earl Peters court at Council Bluffs, la., convicting Jake Bird of an attack with an ax upon Harold Stribling, young Omaha white man. The sentence for the crime is thirty
years.
No enso in roopnf yours has prongs I so h public interest, or occasioned such public frenzy, jis fbis om* which involved a attack on several white citizens of Omaha a ml chuniun ted in what is said to have l»een assault and rape uik)ii the person of Mrs. Harold Stribtinir. Bird it» next to l»e tried for
Hint crime.
He was arrestetl in Omaha las* fall after, the entire middle west had been searched for the crimina 1 who had ereated a reijen of terror in Omaha and other middle western towns. Xeftroes in this city were hcrdeil in patrol wagons and hiHil for »! ^ rtn suapeeta. The! flrnirnet sprean out ns far ns (*hicago. where one Negro was asrested and third-degreed in regard to the Omaha crime. The arrest of Bird was something of an atyldenf. He differed in almost every detail with the injured woman's description of het assailant. Mhe. and others, had declared that the so-called as mat was either a. light colored man. oi a dark Italian or Oreek. Further - more, according fo the details given by Mrs. Stribling. he was short, slight, and well-educated Xone of these items fit Bird. He is quite dark, tall, heavier than the man she described, and praetletili’
illiterate.
The conviction of Bird stunned Omaha's man * in * the - street white and black, for the evident produced at the trial had seemed lo clearly show that Bird could rot haie been the man. Not onb were there great discrepancies h the testimony offered by Mrs Htrihling, but It was brought out that Bird was the possible victim of a frameup. Theiv see,mod to exist on one band a spirit of jealously lietx^-en the Omaha police department and the deputies ofth< • sheriff's office. Police testimony was in furor of Bird. The testimony of iIn* sheriff's deputies was against him. On the other hand there was the charge, made repeatedly by Bird, that the Burlington railroad fas interested ii having him convicted because he was the state's chief witne/s against one of their si)eciul agents who was tried for the klling of a young white man last summer. I i At first, Mrs. Htrihling had said that she was awakened at about tw*o forty-five or three o'clock in the morning of the attack. But bfclf a dozen persons, including a politic offider, testified that Bird at that time was at Peat's poolroom on Twenty-fourth street and II. .1^ Pinkett, a «*oionsl attorney, employed by the local branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, declared that the distance from Peat's place to tin* home of Mrs. Stribling was fohr tulles and could not have been covered in less than en hour’s walking. Pinkett also contradicted the testimony of a white woman who stated at the trial that Bird was the man. Pre- i \lously, Pinkett said, this same woman had told him that Bird was not the man. The following account of Mrs. 4$tribUng'H identification of Bird was published in The Omaha News Bee:— Paul Hutton, Omaha police detective. swore that ' Mrs. Stribling told him the ax man looked like a high school hoy and that s’/* >ubted he was of age (Bird i{f rears old.) That statement, Sutton -gwore, was made on Mrs. Strihling’s 'second day in the hospital. John Yeaker, deputy county attorney, told of Mrs. Stribling’s second and final identification of
Bird.
"Mrs. Stribiling looked • a long
1SSIIUNI ALLURES ON
RECENT GRADUATE
Sent To Jail For Attempted Assault On Woman Sent To Do Work
Evidence produced, in the case of J. D. Latham, 1605 N. Meridian St., who appeared before Judge James A. Collins in the Criminal court, Monday morning, caused Latham to receive a sharp reprimand and a jail sentence from the
court.
Latham, who resides at the Meridian St. address, called the Planner House, 802 North West street, and asked for a woman to do some ironing. One of the women assembled there, waiting for such calls, was sent to his home. Upon her arrival at the Latham home, she was met by T-atham and shown what was in-
tended for her to do.
Starting to work, she 'noticed something peculiar in Latham’s actions in the basement, she stated. Shortly afterward, he came back to he basement and invited her to have some drinks, which he prenared. it is alleged. Upon her refusal Latham proceeded to be very
nsistent, she testified.
The woman then demanded her money and left Latham, it is said. Latham called Planner house again and secured Mrs. Sarah French, 118 Arch St., on the pretext of wanting a girl to clean
house.
According to testimony, Latham attempted to attack Mrs. French. Mrs. French mana»'0 to escape Mid reported the occurrence to officials of the Flannel house and
police department.
COURT RULING H0UVERT0L00K ENDS FIGHT TO TUSKEGEE OVER FUNDS HEAD, CHISUM
GARY, Ind., Feb. 8.—(Special A three months’ fight which has divided the officers and congregation of the Mount Zion Baptist church, of Gary, came to an end today in E. Ghicago superior court when Judge E. Maurice Crites ruled that members of the newly elected board of trustees, composed of Islah Fox, Henry Vaughn and Jerry Cole, were entitled on behalf of the church to obtain control of the $4,000 building fund now on deposit in the South Side Trust
and Savings bank.
The ruling was against Rev. Albert Tyler Allen, ousted pastor of the church, and members of the old hoard of trustees who have sought to obtain control of the fund. Judge Crites also issued an
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 8.— (ANP)—Tht.t the Hoover administration will deal entirely different with the N igro from what Coolidge has do 14 was the opinion of Melvin Chisuin, field secretary of the National Negro Press association, expressed in an interview' Stricken with a cokl and confined to bed in the Whitelaw hotel. Mr. Chisum, who is in close touch with men of qffairs, and who perhaps has a better conception o f what goes on behind closed doors than any other man of the group, tallied freely pf the political situation.' In fact! much more freely
than in his waint to do.
According to Mr. Chisum, Presi-
Tells How Howard Was Able To Bank H u g e Account JACKSON, Miss., Feb. 8.— (ANP)—-Surprise was expressed here by Attorney S. D. Redmond, that so much is being made of the fact that an investigation had disclosed that Attorney Perry W. Howard had deposited $31,000 during the past eighteen months. “The only surprising thing t o me,’’ said Mr. Redmond, “is that Mr. Howard’s bank account did -not show more than that for the
period named.
“It should be kept in mind that Mr. Howard was a well-to-do person before he entered the department of justice as a special assistant to the attorney general; that he wad a lawyer enjoying a large practice among the members of his race, and owned considerable property here in Jackson and also in Washington, much of which he has sold off during the period he has been serving in the depart-
ment. of justice.
“The so-called discovery by the department of justice is a bursted bnoole o nthe horizon of the fac-
dent Coolidge jin the early days of his administration became disgust-
injunction restraining the minis- e d by the numberless unorganized, ter or members of his faction from and unauthorized committees, and starting any disturbance in t h e 1 the scores of : individuals who at-
church. tempted to foijee themselves uponltional fight among the Republicans
Dispute Over Building him in the role’of ‘Taee leaders.’’i in Mississippi.” As a result he assumed his atti- j 0 f) 0
tude of indifference.
Recognizing : Mr. Hoover’s w r onderful power pf organization, the indications aVe, Mr. Chisum point-
Trouble started several months ia.'o when the board of trustees voted to build a new $11,000 church and let the contract to Rev. Ben Bowdry, a member of the congre-
gation. Shortly after the contract! e d out, that he will sidestep this was Jet the minister brought ac- : annoyance from the beginning, tion against the ‘IWrttrti in’ Gary ‘Therins 1 title doubt,” said Mr.
Superior court before Judge Chas. ~ E. Greenwald. The action later w r as
•dismissed
MISS NERISSA BROKENBURR n ot tne , )oara DM Deen .Numbered among ihe recent graduates ot the January ousted, tiled suit in the e. Chicago class of the Crispus Attucks High school is Miss Nerissa court to determine the legality of
Brokenburrr eldest daughter of Atty. J and Mrs. R. L. Bro-
kenburr, 2066 Highland place.
Miss Brokenburr has made an enviable record having completed her High school work in three years at the age of fifteen. She is to be remembered as an “A” honor roll
Chisum, “that Mr. Hoover looks upon Dr. Robert R. Moton, of Tuakegee, as the logical leader of th?
Rev. Allen, according to the rec- group. Mr. Hoover’s experience ords in the case, notified the bank during the World war and the flood not to pay out the money. The | catastrophe in Mississippi, has newly eleetd board of trustees, convinced him that Dr. Moton named after Rev. Allen and other comes up to his ideal as a leader
Mr. Chisum further expressed the view thi^t the industrial field is where the brother will be given a chance to-try out his mettle
Members of the board stated to-1 an d kid-glove business will be .on
day that work on building the | tj ie wane,
church would start again immedi-
ately.
Bowdry Disappears
Axi el6ment of rnystovy Gntorotl
student and an ardent, enthusiastic supporter of all school j the dispute with the disappearance activities. on Dec. 27 of Rev. Bowdry, who Miss Brokenburr has studied the Progressive Series .!\ eld contr a ct f° r t he erection of of Piano Lessons with Ellen V. Thomas, along with her; whereabouts of the missing school work and Will complete the Course in June with a cer-; church member has been obtained
Mr. Latham denied all phases of tificate for advanced work from the St, Louis school, ; by police who have investigated the accusations in court and ap ! through her instructor. She is a very talented pianist, hav- j hls tll3appearance STIbS rto«Iht V "f .ThYcd?:*"*. Performed before Large audiences here and elsewhere r, - , (' our t being filed against him. and over the radio. She is also the happy possessor of cred- 1 ^^ ^
Judge James a. Collins said its in pipe organ study under J. Harold Brown. Further stud“There is no doubt in my mind, but i j es w j]i be continued at Oberlin college, specializing for the what some o t e t mgs a i get concer t stage. Miss Thomas and other authorities have
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Fivc Men Held In Assault Case Five men arfe awaiting trial, on alleged charges of attacking a 14-
year-old girl.
Edmonla Hicks, daughter of Mrs. Katie HicksJ preferred charges against Wallgcje Finley, 837 West 11th St.; Sam: Dotson, 220 West 11th St.; WilHam Johnson, 341
CLEVELAND COUNCILMAN
GOES ON TRIAL
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Feb. 8 — — (ANP)—“Tl-v defense will ask for no continuance,” declared Atty. Selmo Glen, here Monday morning when Councilman Thomas W. Fleming, of the Third district, under indictment for soliciting and accepting a bribe went to trial at i) :li) o'clock, in Court room No. 2. of the Old Court* house. "We are ready to go ahead.” said the counsel for the defendant.
RDNIIl GUILE
Defendant Alleged To Have 4 Attacked Husband And Wife While They Slept
CHICAGO, Feb. 8.—(Special)—The finish for a career of crime was written, when ■ Judge Marcus Kavanaugh, of * the Cook county Criminal court, sentenced Morgan Swan, 22 years old, and Napoleon Clover, 19 years old, both of this city, to death in I the electric chair. Admit Shooting The pair confessed guilt to the fatal shooting to death on November 11, 1928, of Charles Metlock, Negro, 9 East 47th street, during a holdup of a drug store at ^301 S. State street. The condemned youths are to die the week of FeM. 25. “I am an old man now,” said the judge, slowly, when pronouncing sentence. “Shortly I must go to meet my God and to settle my affairs with Him. But a judge owes hifrAcaUduty lo Ipw-audao the rrowRMf sentence'yoh to aua may God have mercy on your
souls.%
Van Zeeder Dontheraux, colored, 18 years old, who also pleaded guilty with the other two, was sentenced to life imprisonment. Eugene Pruett, colored, fourth member of the* gang, who was found guilty by a jury of furnishing the others with guns, was also sentenced to life imprisonment. “Dangerous As Tigers.” “These men are as dangerous as the tigers that roam the forests of India,” the judge declared. “They have admitted here that they committed a dozen robberies.
with the ease. We don't believe any one of which might have reCouneilinan Fleming is guilty of [suited in a murder and in any one those ( barges. In fact, I may say,! of which they were ready and will-^ we know fur certain that hw is not|ing to kill. They have not shown guilty and that we stand prepared any sympathy for any one but
to prove it.
The view of Atty. (Been, is evidently shared by" the majority of Negroes here, especially those living in Councilman Fleming’s own district, if the confidence ex-!
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Welfare Agencies Asked To Promote Negro Health Week
predicted for her a very brilliant future in the field of music.
Arraignments Held Monday
Darnell ’St.; Hardy Graves, 11021 pressed in is integrity at various 1
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TUSKEGEE INSTITUTE. Ala. Feb. 8.— (ANP)—Health and social service organizations of the coun try have been invited by Dr. Robert R. Moton, principal of Tuskegee institute, in a call released here this week to cooperate in the observance of the fifteenth annual National Negro Health week, Mar 31, Apr. 7. The observance is promoted annually by the National Negro Business league and the annual Tuskegee Negro conference of which two organizations, Dr.
Moton is president.
Cooperating with the league and the conference are such agencies as the United States Public Hehlth Service, The National Tuberculosis Assn., the National Medical Assn., the National Urban leagua; the National Clean-up and Paintup Campaign bureau, the Cleanliness institute, and other public
health organizations.
The call states as the objective for the observance this year, “a complete health examination for everybody.” It also suggests plans for organizing local committees to
promote the observance.^
The following day by day schedule is suggested: Sunday, March 31, mobilization day; Monday, April 1, home health day; Tuesday. April 2. community sanitation day; Wednesday, April 3, school health day; Thursday, April 4. adults’ health day> Friday, April 5,. special campaign day; Saturday, Apr. 6, general cleanup day, and Sunday, April 7, report and follow-up
day.
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DARROW AIDS OPPONENT TO GET VOTES
DETROIT. Mich., Fob. 5.— (ANP)—Clarence J. Harrow, Chicago’s famous criminal lawyer, is in the city again, mingling freely with the Negroes of Influence. Mi - . Darrow is remembered as I h e atttorney who put up such a stalwart defense and won out in the famous “Sweet Trial,” here a few years ago. His mission here now is said to be to work for and with the man against whom he fought so hard in the Sweet case, Prosecuting Attorney Toms, who has announced his candidacy for Judge the Recorder’s court, and is up for nomination in the spring primary e’ection. Darrow, it is reported, will be in Toms’ corner, giving advice and speaking in his behalf until the election in March. The biting sarcasm of Mr. Toms in the sharp legal clashes with other attorneys here in the many cases where th Negro has been involved still echoes through the minds of the colored people here and stamps Mr. Toms as an enemy
La. Supreme Court Affirms Sentence For 15 Year Girl
Several persons, indicted by the Marion county Grand jury, appeared before Judge James A. Collins, in Criminal court Monday morning,
for arraignment.
- John Lee pleaded not guilty to a charge of murder in the first de gree. Christina Owens, accused of the murder of her husband, Jesse Owens, was unable t© appear on account of recent motherhood. •-v. The six persons indicted for burglary were: Pink Hodges, George
N. Senate Ave.,-ami Fred Housley. It is alleged that each of these
men attacked the child.
The case was brought before
Native African League Opens; x Branch Here
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mass meetings which have been |
held throughout the city is any j
indication. ! The Native African Union Of
(’ouncilman Fleming is charged America, with headquarters in New
Judge Sol R&ub, in Municipal j ^'ith soliciting and accepting a I York, has established a branch ofcourt, Tuesday* morning, and con-! bribe from Walter L. Oehme, a .fice here at 1846 Boulevard pl„ untinned until Feb 8 at o’clock crippled detective for sponsoring der the direction of Karu Elahel,
Detectives (frier hnd ! >‘*«nsIation to have Oehme reim-, chairman,
made the arrefets and are assist-j i ^ (),t medical expenses.
ing with the [prosecution.
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NEW ORLEANS, La., Feb. 8 — (ANP)—Mabel Downs, pretty 15-
year-old grl, sentenced to life im- j Gowdy," Lester “woods,'’Harry "Mcpiisonment by Judge A. D. Hen- j 0 hn Hitchell and Albert
riques of the criminal district i Owens
court for the killing of a man i g ran( j larceny indictments some six months ago, was denied I were answered to by Jesse Johna new trial by the supreme court. son and Wa it e r McGintv. Thfi eirl wn.s imliriori fm* mnr- .• jT
The giil was indicted for mur der and the district attorney urged the jury to return a capital verdict. She was found guilty of murder without capital punishment and Judge Henriques imposed the life
sentence..
Attorneys urged d new trial because they contended there was insufficient proofcof thq corpus deliqti in that there was no evidence introduced to prove that the dead man, on whom the autopsy was 2 man, on whom the autopsy was held, was the man whom the defendant had shot. The supreme court held that the Insufficiency of the evidence was a matter for the jury alone to decide and the court could not pass on this question. There were no other importat bills of exceptions filed and the verdic and life sentence were af-
firmed.
— •—<a)o , KILLS CHILD; GETS 2Q YEARS CHICAGO, Feb. 8.—Joe Haw-
Among the others indicted were - Wesley Nettles, forgery; Jam<*s Carnes, rape; Royal Edson, assault with intent to kill; Albert Maupin, assault with intent to rob; John Baker, fraudulent check: Henry Mayfield, felony, owning a revolver; and eight others, charg-
ed with vehicle taking.
The vehicle charges were against James Broner, Leroy Sampson, Raymond Broner, James Harvey, George Young, William Johnson, Horace Jones, and William Stamp-
er.
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to colored people. It is quietly ru-|thorne, who was round guilty last mored that Darrow is using li i s week of the murder of a 6 year old
influence to gain The influence Of prominent Negro leaders with the view to jetting a large Negre vote for Toms.
colored girl, during a quarrel with his sweettheart, was sentenced to -serve twenty years in the penitentiary.
FRANKLIN, / La., Feb. 7.— (ANP)—History was made here Friday morning when Ada Bonner LeBoueff, a white woman, was hangjed for the murder of her husbandt, marking the first time in the history of Louisiana a woman has been executed. The white woman is the third woman to be hanged in the south and the 23rd murderess- to pay the death penalty. oOo The Dance Derby—more inter esting than the Marathon.
RACE PROBLEM LOOMS AGAIN INS, AFRICA
Richmond Plans For Inter-racial Meeting Sunday
RICHMOND, Ind., Feb. 7,
I regular meeting of the Inter-racial W. Africa,
NEW YORK WTY, Feb. 8.— (ANP)—Press; , dispatches from
council will be held Sunday afternoon at 4 o’clock in Goddard auditorium, Earlham college. Wilfred Jessup will act as presiding officer and an extensive program has been
planned for the occasion. .
Capetown, South Africa, indicate; U 0 .'- D f onalli Gme J\ w111 ^ f that the question as to whether I, 01 organ numbers ptecedSonth Africa w,ill be the country*™/ s / r ™ e - Other music will
'be offered during the program by the Wesley Howard Music Study
club and the Earlham Glee club. Three addresses will feature the
The New York office is striving to erect a home for the Africans, who visit America and it is understood that the organization will
erect one here.
Officers of the organization are: Eli B’usabe, (Pondoland) South Afjrica, pres.; H. R. H. Prince, Eket, The | (Royal House of Ibibio) Nigeria,
vice president; Edc-t
of white men or Africans, is one of much importance at the pres-
ent time.
A manifesto issued Wednesday expressed complete disagreement with the native policy of the South African party headed by General Jan. C. Smuts, who recently urged a British confederation of Africans states and appealed to the government not to make the native question an issue in the coming elec-
tions.
According to Premier Hertzog and Minister of Interior Malan, the continued existence of the white man is at stake and if such a plan were carried out, 64,000 Europeans would be added to the Union’s 1,800,000 whites With an increase of more than 13,000,000 natives. Continuing the manifesto points
program. Clarence C. Pickett, will speak on “Recent Negro Progress;” E. C. Cline on “Technical Training for the N6gro Student,” and “Negro Employment in Richmond,” Cornelius mchardson. The invocation will be given by.Rec. J. Ira Jones and the benediction by
Rev. H. H. Black.
oOo Tenant Kills Landowner PRENTISS, Miss., February 8.—. — (ANP)—'Ernest Tyrone is dead and Sam Magee is iff - the hands of the law as a result of a shooting affair which occurred on Tyrone’s place. Tyrone was a large land
Effiong, (Calabar, Nigeria, W. Africa), treasurer, and Franklyn A. Gilpln-Jackson (Freetown, Siei Leone, W. Africa), secretary ge
eral.
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Howard University Students Suspended;
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owner and Magee was his tenant,
out that South Africa is faced by [The dispute arose over a difference the choice of jAvo ways, one-seek-j of money involvediIn a settlement
ing a solution of preservation o f j of a debt. ' South Africa for th*e whites, and ' oOo—
the other through turning the The- Dance Derby—more inter-
government oVet to the natives, esting than the Marathon, which is described as “a sure and * —■— certain abyss and as the final de-! Don’t miss the
struction.’
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Dance Derby,
Tomlinson Hall, Tuesday, Feb. 12.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 8.— PCNS)—Acting on the protest made by the student body, that a young woman student accused of kissing a basketball idol on the campus, had been dealt with too drasticly, the Discipline committee of Howard university, after a prolongued and thorough investigation recommended to the faculty that both parties he suspended from the university for a period of ten calendar days. The young - woraan was. summarily sent away by the Dean of Women to he? nome ?n the middle west last Wednesday, Jan. 29fh. The young man, however, was not disciplined at that time. During the investigation, the young man attempted to assume entire responsibility for the happening. The students ar“ also nrotP'tting the power of suspension whf now rests la the Dean of Women and the Dean of Men. They petition that the Discipline committee be requii'ed to act in all cases requiring such severe punishment.
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