Indianapolis Times, Volume 45, Number 89, Indianapolis, Marion County, 23 August 1933 — Page 3

AUG. 23, 1933

HANGING JURY SOUGHT TO TRY ‘PERFECT MATE' Death Penalty to Be Asked in Bathtub Slaying at Stanford U. BY DAN BOWF.RMAN I mirfl Prr*n Muff < orr^spondent SAN JOSF Cal . Auk 23. Prosecutors of David Lamson, 31-year-old sales manager of the Stanford Universitv Press accused of of first degree murder in the bathtub slaying of hi' wife Alien*, sought a "hanging Jury” as they questioned prospective veniremen today. A majority of talesmen who declared they opposed'the death penalty were men. Women prospects more often than not smilingly announced they would vote to hang a m m on circumstantial evidence if strong enough. Defense Attorney Edwin Rea concentrated on removing women from the jurv box A majority of those removed on state challenges were men. Defendant Is Glum When the second day of the trial ended, the prosecution had used seven of its twenty challenges. The defense also had used seven. The' tentative jury lineup, still subject to many removals, was six women and six men. Lamson. the young playwright. 1 poet and amateur actor who had been known to neighbors as the, “perfect husband,” and who is acruscd of bludgeoning his 28-year-old wife to death as she stood nude in her bathroom, was glum when veniremen declared they would not hesitate to hang him on strong evidence. Surprisingly cheerful Tuesday. he sat silent for the most part today, tensely following the verbal duel of attorneys. Motive Theories ( hanged Pre-trial activities of Sheriff William Emig had indicated that Prose- j cut or Allan Lindsay will attempt to ! portray Latfison as a man given to j violent trmiJers. and as one whose i advances to his wife were repulsed through a subterfuge on the part of ; Mrs. Lamson the night before she was found dead in her bathtub, her head crushed by four blows. Lind- j say’s failure to question jurors along ! that line indicated a possible change ; in prosecution theories regarding a mot ive. I The state was expected to call Clara Malwitz, former maid in the Lamson home, to testify she left the position in fear because of Lamson's alleged storms of temper. An iron pipe, found in a bonfire in the Lamson's back yard, will he one of the principal pieces of evidence to be introduced by the state. The prosecutor has indicated, however. that he hopes to prove Lamson's guilt through the building up of theories concerning the domestic life of the couple. The state contends that Lamson was a victim of jealousy, and that Mrs Lamson's efforts to avoid him led to little deceptions, who so enraged him that he killed her. PROGRAM ANNOUNCED FOR NRA BROADCAST Junior Chamber of Commerce Series Ends Saturday Night. Program for the remainder of the twice dialy broadcasts sponsored by the Junior Chamber of Commerce in support of NRA activities was announced today. The series will end Saturday night, with Louis J. Borinstein, president of the Chamber of Commerce. speaking at 7:15 over WFBM. Other daily programs during the week over WFBM are: Mayor Reginald H. Sullivan at 6 Thursday night; Francis Wells. ItR.V director, at 7:45 Friday. Tiie morning schedule over WKBF at 9:10 daily is: A playlet directed by Kenneth Ellington. Thursday; an address by Elmon Williams, junior chamber president. Friday, and Postmaster Leslie D Clancy. Saturday. FIRE DAMAGE IS S3OO Flames of I nrietermined Origin Baffling as to Cause. Fire of undetermined origin caused damage estimated at S3OO to a one-story frame building at 634 Roena street today. Neither firemen nor the owner. Dan Sam- j meko. were able to determine cause of the blaze.

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Strange Pact of Three Friends Bared by Arson Blaze

Whfn a r*d glow light* th* *kj- and '.hr rrrining nr*n* of tlr* rngine* *onnd In th* ci'v * *'r**t 'hr chanrr* r on* in - n that th* blaar has bern **< by ar. lnrrndlary Arson d**troys 100 000 000 north of property annually in thr United B**'r and ro*t* many llvr* A.’hough onr migh' rxprrt thr rrtmr to drstroy It* own *vid*ne*. *hi* 1* not •r ;r rhr hr* drtrctl'.r a* agrnt for thr mM.rar.rr rompanir* 'hr flrr drpartmrn' thr polier drpjir'rr.rnt or th* go'rrnmrnt •rail* thr profr*sional "torch and capturr* hint Thr ntorl** in th!.* *rrir* arr from r*<■ords In thr po***'*ion of Fir* Marsha: Thomas P Bmphv A Bn.cr Hir'.aaitl. in- ■,*• ig.it inn hrad of thr National Board of Fir* t.’ndrra rstrr*. and other official source*. BY LOU WEDEMAR Timr* Sprrial Writer A PEDESTRIAN on a JerseyCity side street late at night several years ago saw wisps of smoke curling around the front door of a big factory The interior was a mass of flames. Turning in an alarm, he warned neighborhood families. Firemen arrived, broke down the door and poured water into the building. They noticed that at one place, where there was a pile of papers, the fire burned most furiously. But the flames burned hotly everywhere. Gasoline.” said Captain of Detectives Richards, head of the arson squad. As soon as chemicals had extinguished the blaze. Captain Richards began his investigation. He stumbled through the choking smoke to what appeared to be the center of the fire. His flashlight showed an iron safe with its door open. And in front of the safe, hidden until then by a desk, lay the almost lifeless body of a man. He had been terribly burned; his face was unrecognizable, and only charred fragments of clothing remained. Thus began one of the strangest cases in New Jersey police annals. The first suggestion that came to Captain Richards' mind was that there had been an attempted burglary and that the man had been injured by an explosion intended to blow open the safe. a a o THIS was negated by the fact that the safe bore no evidence of having been forced. The contents, however, formed the heap of debris that had been most badly burned. There were account books, check stubs, canceled checks, bills, receipts and other bookkeeping data. A few documents r°mained in the safe and on the edge of the bottom shelf. These, like those on the floor, smelled stropgly of gasoline. In examining the man. while sending for an ambulance. Captain Richards found that the flames had been so hot that they had burned the sides of his shoes. His head lay near by, also almost consumed. Particles of glass iay on the floor and were scattered over some of the furniture. This provided a puzzle until Captain Richards found the stub of a match still clutched in the man's right hand. "Arson!" Captain Richards said. "Hr was setting a gasoline fire and his match exploded the bottle containing it. But who was the man and what had his motive? There had been no original intention of burning the entire structure; the firebug had not spread inflammable material. The effort appeared to have be->n merely to destroy the papers taken from the safe. • so AN ambulance surgeon arrived and looked at the victim. "He is dying." said the surgeon, ordering his immediate removal. *■- The first step was to identify the dying man. if possible. The contents of his pockets, however, that might have borne his name and address had been destroyed. There remained only a small scrap of charred paper with the salutation, "Dear Lightning," and half a burned $lO bill. At this juncture the owner of the mill appeared. He surveyed the remnants of his accounts with chagrin, but he could not explain the Are. Taken to the hospital to which the burned man had been removed. the owner stared at him for several minutes. "I don't think I’ve ever seen him before." he said. "How did he get in?" "I don't know. No one has a key except myself and my bookkeeper." i Captain Richards sent detectives j

'' " ' Me do the rest.' So we went out . • jjd ' lighting a match, he accidentally i had exnlnderi the inr of easnline

“ . . . Lighting a match, he bad exploded the jar of gasoline acri-

dentally." to find the bookkeeper and bring him to the factory. He lived in New York City, at a midtown hotel, his employer said. He had been a trusted employe for eleven years, and always was the first at work in the morning, opening the plant for the other employes. He was in his room when detectives arrived. They refused to ex-' plain why they wanted him. but he accompanied them readily. B B B IN the meantime a detective was sitting beside the unknown in the Jersey City hospital when he opened his eyes. "You are dying, said the detective. "Tell me what happened." "I can't tell you," the man said. "I saw the door open and sneaked in. I had no place to sleep. I lighted a cigaret. and maybe I dropped it. That's all I know.” His name, he said, was "Lightning" Walsh. He gave an address at which he said his sister lived. He was a laborer by occupation. The detectives, certain there was more that "Lightning" knew, tried to persuade him to talk, but he refused, although he knew he would not live long. "You can't make me talk againsi a friend." he said. A few minutes later he died. In the factory, full of the smell of chained wood, smoke, and gasoline. the bookkeeper talked with seeming frankness. "I can't understand this." he said. "I have been traveling around all evening with a friend of mine, but I still have my key with me. I'm sure I don't know how that man got in here." There was good police work done by Captain Richards’ men, however. They found out from "Lightning's" sister that he had known an expert accountant, and eventually found him in Jersey City. He admitted knowing the bookkeeper at the burned factory. Thus for the first time was a link established that might lead somewhere. b a a THF. accountaYit was Questioned for several hours, but refused give any information. "I wouldn't say anything that might harm a friend." he growled. For the second time the authorities had come up against silence, with this strange friendship keeping them from the facts. All that night Captain Richards worked on the charred books that had been lying outside the safe. A fire detective has to know a little about everything, and Captain Richards had made a study of bookkeeping. It was dawn when he arose from his desk with triumph in his eyes. The books indicated a shortage of $2,500. He went directly to the accountant. "You heljied the bookkeeper on his accounts.” he said. The accountant nodded. "CMce in a while." "And you found he had a shortage." "Well, what if I did? I don't know anything about the fire. You can put me in jail if you want to. but I won't talk against a friend!” a a a /CAPTAIN RICHARDS went to the r~ okkeeper. who was still in custody. He sat staring at him for five minutes, before speaking Then, he said: "I suppose you know Lightning' is dead!" “Dead?" "Yes. H' just died in the hospital. And we've established that you and he and your accountant friend were visiting speakeasies all over Jersey City last night.” The bookkeeper was mute, as if he did not as yet fully comprehend. He murmured: “ Lightning is dead!"

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"Yes—and you killed him! But he died without mentioning your name!" "What a friend!" said the bookkeeper sadly. "So he didn't betray me! All right. Captain. Get your notebook." In a few minutes he had completed his confession. Urgently needing money, he had begged the accountant to help him. They had tried to cover the shortage by juggling the accounts, but an imminent appraisal of the property had made discovery' almost certain. 000 '"IlfE went to a Newark roadW house, where we met •Lightning.”’ he said. "We got some gasoline on the way here, and I let them both in. I opened the safe door, and then 'Lightning

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said: You've been good friends to me. both of you. Get out and let rae do the rest.' So we went out and left him." The rest Captain Richards reconstructed. "Lightning." carrying out his part of the unique pact, poured gasoline over the accounts. Then, lighting a match, he accidentally had exploded the jar of gasoline. The flames had trapped him before he could move. That ended the investigation. Charges of arson and manslaughter were brought against the bookkeeper and accountant, and the conspiracy was punished. But the authorities never learned the basis of the strange bond of friendship among the three that had bade "Lightning” die with a lie on his lips. Next—An ounce of prevention. FORGOT THE WINDOW Watchman laicked Shanty Door, hut He Loses SlO5 Watch. Carefully locking the door of his watchman's shanty in the 300 block West Pratt street, but leaving a window open, Jesse Wallace, 40. lost a watch valued at $lO5 Tuesday. He told police he was gone from the shanty only a few minutes.

EASTERN MAN IS RENAMED RULER OF NEGRO ELKS J. Finley Wilson to Serve Thirteenth Year as Leafler of Order. For the thirteenth consecutive year, j. Finley Wilson of Washington will b? grand exalted ruler of the grand lodge of the Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the World <Negro*. He was re-elected at a meeting of the thirty-fourth convention Tuesday night in the Walker building. Other officers of the Elks who were re-elected ar James E. Kelley of Birmingham, grand secretary; Judge Edward W Henry of Philadelphia. grand treasurer, and Judge William C Hurston of Washington, commissioner of education. Representatives of the lodge in attendanee at the convention made up the parade Tuesday afternoon through the downtown district. Ten thousand are expected to be present ronight at the Butler bowl for a fireworks display and program of singing by a choir of 200 voices from local Negro churches. Suspend Business Session After appointment of committees, the business session Tuesday was suspended so delegates could attend a meeting of the Colored Voters League of America. Henry J. Richardson. Indiana legislature member, was named chairman of the resolutions committee. The commitiee framed a resolution sent to President Franklin D. Roosevelt asking consideration for Negro workers in the NRA codes. John T. Davis, secretary of the joint interracial committee on national recovery, read a report of the Negros status under the present NRA codes. The Negro labor problem will be discussed at a conference with Secretary of Labor Frances E. Perkins Candidates Are Named Mrs. Abbie M. Johnson of Philadelphia. opened the first session of the womens organization at Jones Tabernacle A. M. E Zion church Tuesday. Committee reports took up the forenoon. Candidates for the office of grand ruler of the women's organization include Mrs. Johnson, present grand ruler; Mrs. Hattie R. Williams of Jacksonville. Fla.; Mrs. Ella G. Berry of Chicago, and Mrs. Elizabeth Kimbrough of Brooklyn. N. Y. The election will be held today. Officials of the Negro Elks expect to complete the schedule of business meetings Thursday morning. NEW TRIAL IS DENIED IN OPERATION CASE Appeal to Be Taken for Defendant Faring 3-to-14-Year Term. Motion for anew trial was denied Tuesday to Harry E. Franklin. 42, cook, sentenced to 3 to 14 years in the Indiana state prison on a charge of performing a criminal operation, by Pro Tern. Judge Clyde Karrer of criminal court. Attorneys for Franklin said an appeal to the state supreme court would be perfected. Franklin, a restaurant cook, was sentenced in criminal court on July--18. He was fined SIOO and costs, in addition to the penal term. Prosecuting attorneys charged at the trial that he posed as a doctor while working as a restaurant cook.

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SUSPECT IN 24 BANK ROBBERIES NABBED IN RAID Sam Goldstein, 41. Gary, Has Spent 20 Years of Life in Prison. Suspected of b’ing involved in twenty-four bank robberies in Indiana and th midwest. Sam Goldstem. 41, of Gary, who has spent twenty years of his life in prisons, was returned to Indianapolis for questioning today by state police Goldstein was captured by state and Gary police, headed by Captain Matt Leach nf the state department, in a Gary apartment Tuesday night. Indiana bank jobs of which he is suspected include those at Dalevillc. Montpelier. Rockville and Paragon. Leach said

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