Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 14 November 1941 — Page 13
Chair for’ Slaying” Taxi Driver.
MICHIGAN CITY, Ind, Nov, 14
(U. P).—Milton IL. Hawkins, 25,
today paid with his life for the $60
robbery-killing of Edmund Davis,
. Jeffersonville taxi-driver, May 20, i } !
. Unhesitatingly, and without ‘assistance, Hawkins walked to his ‘death in the electric chair shortly after midnight. He was pronounced . dead five minutes after leaving his .cell—~the first man to be executed in Indiana in more than two years. The youthful slayer, calm and thoughtful, spent his last hours in low conversation with the Rev. Gruenenberg, Catholic priest at the State Prison.
Resigned fo Fate
Hawkins apparently was resigned ‘fo his death following a second refusal by Governor Schricker to commute the penalty to life imprisonment on a personal plea from his father. Tuesday, Governor Schricker ' rejected a similar plea : by ‘the condemned man’s ‘attorneys. ‘For his last meal, thé Owensboro, Ky., youth ordered fried chicken, “mashed potatoes with giblet gravy, creamed peas, biscuits, butter, coffee and ice cream. Hawkins saw no visitors on his last day. His wife and parents had come to the prison Wedensday and returned to Kentucky immediately.
= Companion Gets Life
Hawkins, with James Hayden, 21, and Clementine Luttrell, 17, both of Kentucky, went to Jeffersonville and hired taxi-driver Edmund Davis to take them for a short ride. Just outside the city, the trio stopped the cab and robbed Davis. ’ When he protested, Hawkins struck and killed him, according to the trial testimony. Hawkins was convicted and senténced in the Floyd Circuit Court. Hayden was given life imprison-
Charles H. Hall Jr., (above) is ‘held by Chicago police for 'allegedly kicking and beating his 214-year-old stepson, James, so viciously that the child died, Hall admits beating the child, police say.
WINTER BRINGS FEWER DETOURS
10 Ended During Week; Only 20 Roads Are . Affected. Now.
With the coming of winter, highway construction projects are being brought to a close, 10 detours being eliminated - last week. Included in the routes now open are Road 3, 27% miles from Muncie to Hartford City; Rodd 24, for 14% miles northeast of ‘Huntington; Road 69, from one mile south of Solitude’ to New Harmony, and
ment at the State Prison and the{Road 356, 15° miles. from ad 31
girl was sentenced to a term in the Indiana Girls School, after turning State’s evidence.
TWO GET EMBLEMS OF PHONE COMPANY
Louis C. Hauke, a supervisor, and Charles A. Johnston, a cable splicer, have been awarded gold emblems for 25 years of service with the Indiana Bell Telephone Co. Mr. Hauke entered the telephone business in 1916 as a cable splicer’s : Belper with the Southern Telephone 0. of Indiana at Evansville, He
i? as a splicer in Evansville and in South Bend until December, 1935, when he came to Indianapolis
as splicing foreman. He was ap-|
“pointed supervisor last February. Mr. Johnston's telephone career began in 1912 with the Central Union Telephone Co. at Indianapolis . as a groundman. He became a cable splicer in 1921. Both men are members of the Telephone Pioneers of America.
ANNE SHIRLEY IS ILL
HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 14 (U. P.).— Blond Anne Shirley was sbed to day suffering acute tonsillitis and ‘will be away from the motion picture sound stages for a week, Dr. Robert Rathbone reported. . She collapsed yesterday on an RKO set where she was working.
to Road 3.
Ind. 4—From Goshen to Ind. 183, 10 miles over U, 8S. 33, county pavement and Road
Ind. 5—Just north of Ligonier, 1 mile over county gravel and oil nd. 13—From Syracuse fo junction u. S. 6, nine miles over county gravel, con= crete, oil mat and U. S. Road 26 Closed Ind. 26—From Lafayette to Rossville 25 miles over Roads and 39; east of Fairmount, three miles over county gravel; east of Portland, 2) miles over city streets, county oil mat and. stone. U. 31—About two miles north of Columbus, A about fee along side of present pavement. 32—From . Crawfordsville to Dover, 0 miles over Ind. 34, count oil mat, | gravel and Ind. 75_ (open. 11-17).: U. 36—From Modoc to Lynn, 13% | mlies over county pavement and U. 8.
U. 8. 40—Closed Fron Manhattan to Putnamuville; 83 miles {fom Terre Haute od Indianapolis “over oads 41 and 36. (Through traffic from Indianapolis to Vincennes may use ind,
U. S. 41—Closed for siructgre re ir over the Grand Calumet Ri mond. North-bound traffic detour on east junction Roads 41 and & north miles over “Road 152, 12 and junction with Roads 41 and 1 mond. th he
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unction Roads d 6; seven miles over Road 312 Chicago Av Ave) and Road 153 Indianapolis ulevard 3 Ind. 46-Fr From Road 0 to Batesville, 20% miles: over Roads 29.and 229. = - Ind. 48~From Jasonyille east, three miles pver county roel and Ind. 59. U. 6—From Lawrenceburg , Rorthelil FIA niles over few. pavement an
t nd. '61—From Monroe Sty southeast, six miles over county oil ‘mat and ravel. Ind. 64—About. one mile west Eng-
09— ghta wn to Road 24 23 Ses pver ou s 209 and i Ind. 114—East {North 1 Manchester, 1 miles ei Roads: Gis and 105. nd. 118—From Road 116 east, 4. Injles over Ind. 116, county oil mat and’ grav Ind. 159—From Bicknell to Freeland ) me over Ind, 67, county oil mat he Ind. 165—From near Johnson to Owensville, seven miles over county - gravel and
Ind. 241—From one mile north of ‘Monroe City to U. 3. 50, about seven os over county gravel and U. 8. 50,
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