Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 19 November 1937 — Page 40

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FARMER GIVEN | LIFE TERM FOR § DOUBLE SLAYING

Mother-in-Law’s Plea for Mercy Saves Hoosier | From Chair. |

MOUNT VERNON, Ind. Nov. 1 (U. P.).—Paul E. williams, 26, today began a life sentence in Michigan | City State Prison for the slaying | Oct. 18 of his wife and father-in- | law. | 5) The young farmer pleaded guilty & before Posey Circuit Judge Herdis F.| Clements, who passed sentence immediately. Judge Clements told Williams he would have been sentenced to die in the electric chair | except for an appeal for mercy from | his widowed mother-in-law, Mrs, Richard Ashworth, who was wound- | ed at the same time her husband | and daughter were slain. Mrs. Ashworth made her plea

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Times Photo. Speaking of odd jobs, how about these men, who were busy building an ice rink inside the State Fairground Coliseum today while outside the weather was below freezing? The rink is to be ready for the Black Forest International Ice Revue

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through an attorney from a hospital | tonight, when it opens a three-day stand with 40 stars and a chorus of bed where she is recovering from| 30. Several large ovens have been burning in the Coliseum for two days, her wounds. She said there has been | heating the building for the five performances, Matinee programs are enough bloodshed in the family, | scheduled tomorrow and Sunday. Divorce Suit Led to Shooting | Williams went on his murderous | [JEPAUW 10 GIVE ARTISTS TO COMPETE spree the night after his wife had | filed suit for divorce, charging cruel | FOR COSTUME PRIZES and inhuman treatment. She took | MUSICA REVUE NT — 3 : The Indiana Artists’ Club annual | DE PE Rs went | {ball is to be held in the Travertine | gh with o + en . Ast 0 | {room of the Hotel Lincoln at 9:30 /illiams wen o the shworth y : Pp. m. tomorrow. home and peered in the window: | (Mianapolis Student to Be Edward R. Sitzman, Indianapolis In the living room he saw his wife's artist, and Walter Heitkam. H. Liefather and his wife holding one of | Among Cast Leaders. ber Co. galleries, will judge costumes the children. and award prizes. He crept inside and started to | Times Special ~ Wayman Adams, Hoosier painter, fire. Mrs. Williams and Mr. Ash-| GREENCASTLE, Nov. 19.—“The |is to be honorary judge and will give worth slumped to the floor, The | Monon Revue,” student musical pro- [his decision in case of a tie vote. : 4 baby was not struck. Mrs. Ash- duction at DePauw University, is to| Prizes will be given for the most —Small Weekly worth ran into the room. grabbed | Pe presented tonight and tomorrow authentic, the most beautiful, the or Monthly Payments! (night in the Little Theater. most unique, the most comic and

the baby and started to flee. Wil- |

liams fired at her and the charge | struck her in the side. | As neighbors raced to the door. the young farmer turned the gun on himself. The blast almost severed his left arm and it was amputated later. |

Farmer Pleads

Self-Defense

PRINCETON, Nov. 19 (U. P) — Defense witnesses paraded to the stand today in an effort to prove that William Jackson Lankford was acting only in self-defense when he allegedly shot and killed Jesse Houchins, neighboring farmer, The State rested its case against Lankford late yesterday. was Killed near his tractor working in a field. Lankford has confessed the slaying, officials claim, but says he shot after Mr. Houchins threatend him with a gun. James Goodman, the first defense witness, testified he had seen Houchins and Mrs. Lankford together on numerous occasions.

Two Murder Charges Filed Against Howard

COLUMBUS, Nov. 19 (U. P)— First and second-degree murder indictments were returned by the Bartholomew County grand jury today against Stanley Howard in con-

Houchins | while |

Playing leads in the show are Jack West, 5004 E. New York St, Indianapolis; Rosemary Tulley, Franklin; James Haman, Vaiden, Miss.,, and Harris Haywood, Lafayette. Others in the cast include Mildred Mullen, Glencoe, Ill.; Wendell Martin, Lebanon; Virginia Mellencamp, Warsaw; Mary Ruth Oakes, Chicago; James Erdmann, Hammond; and Nancy Hurlbut, Lagrange, Ill. | The production also features girls’ choruses as well as specialty dance numbers. Miss Mary Hall, Hagers- | town, is coed director of the show.

'SHORTRIDGE PLAY CAST IS ANNOUNCED

Miss Eleanor Dee Theek, Shortridge senior play sponsor, has announced the cast for “Skidding.” Members are John Goll, Charles Breunig, Hareld Steup, Jim Hamil(ton, Martin Wirth, Jean Miller, Hazel Gabbert, Mildred Orr, Emily MacNabb, Joan Colgan, Jean Marlette, and Virginia Robinson. The play will be given late in April or the first of May.

his wife, Mrs. Mary Howard, 24, early this month. The indictments were returned after four days of investigation by the grand jury. Howard was re-

nection with the alleged slaying of ' turned to jail to await trial.

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Seventy-eight persons, including | Donald E. Young and his divorced wife, charged with larceny in an alleged “love-swindle,” are to be { arraigned in Criminal Court Tuesday. Five are charged with murder in Grand Jury indictments and two | with manslaughter in connection with traffic accidents. The arraignment schedule is one of the largest in many years.

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