Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 30 October 1947 — Page 11

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‘ i ha id ‘Not Guilty,’ Doomed Convict Says in Cell

PT. WAYNE, Oct. 30 (UF) — Ralph Lobaugh, 30, under sentence ito die in the electric chair Feb. 8, today said he “just had a stubborn | Ispell” when he pleaded guilty this us.” {week to charges of murdering

Mr. Feeney said if “the Governor 3 : Jl three Ft. Wayne women. will do a little checking, he will find’ ; “I didn't kill them,” the former a growing army of disguested Re-| Kokomo factory worker said. In a publicans who will not be dictated! statement to his attornéy he re-) {to by ‘big guns.'” 4 pudiated his plea which led to the “Republicans know that another imposing of the death sentence by | Judge Robert Schannen on Mon- | day. In court Monday, Lobaugh sts ened without protest or emotion while Judge Schannen sentenced him to be electrocuted. He answered “Yes, I did,” when a deputy | prosecutor asked him if he killed the women.

Another ‘Stubborn Spell’

“I guess I just had another one) of those stubborn, crazy spells,"

THURSDAY, OCT. 0, 1047

Feeney Hits GOT Red Issue|| "As "An Insult to Voters’

Assails Entry of Halleck, Capehart

In Local Mayoralty Campaign The speeches injecting communism and other national issues into the mayoralty campaign here were described today by Al .. Feeney, Democratic candidate for mayor, as “an insult to the intelli gence of the voters.” : Referring to a speech made by Rep. Charles Halleck. House floor leader here last night, urging a Republican victory here to “Aght New Dealism = and communism,” ’ —e - m—— Feeney said: “One of the most absurd speeches ever delivered in Indianapolis is that ‘boogie man’ thing of Charlie Halleck when he said my opponent must be elected to help Washington fight communism.

; Bven| to get y mv enemies wil Dave uly iL hn dint te turing me crawling in bed with ao hin to regain the prestige they sommie. ‘ have lost,” Mr. Feeney said. Mr. Feeney sald that apparently | Mee Mr, Halleck, “who is not a resident Train Leaves Accident

of Indianapolis, is unaware of my Various activities toward eliminat- Before Police Arrive ur Stan-

ig subversive elements by action! An auto driven by ther than vocal methods that he deford, 25, of 1715 Carrollton, was - . [struck by a slow-moving trath at BE.

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“One more speech like that may | St. Clair St. and the Monon tracks cause Republicans to doubt the today. Opngressman’s capacity for leader-| The engine, No. 117, operated by ship, just as they are convinced William Deprez for the Monon 3 sound leadership in Indianap- Route, had left the scene when the;

can be obtained by the defeat police arrived. | Henry Ostrom and his hand-| Mr. Standeford told police he had picked candidate.” 'heard no warning signal. The crossReferring to the speeches of both ing has no danger signal of any Rep. Halleck and U. S. Sen. Homer kind, Mr. Standeford was uninjured.

Capehart, Mr. Feeney said: re rere en Byrd Sees A-Bombing

® » A “Isn't Congress convening in the wrong place? It would seem more AS Valuable at Poles fitting for Homer and Charlie to be] CHICAGO, Oct. 30 (UP)—Adm. getting busy on some vital matters Richard E. Byrd, Polar explorer, in Washington than to be junketing sald atomic bombing of the Polar in Indianapolis trying to save Os- regions would uncover natural re-| trom and his candidate.” {sources buried under thousands of | ‘Whi Resist Washington’ [feet of ice today, | The Democratic candidate re-! He told reporters that the poles! ferred to a resolution adopted by the would be the best places to try out legislature and sent to Indiana's atomic weapons and guided missiles. | congressional representatives by! ‘Tons of ice cover valuable natural Gov, Gates, ending with the words: resources which the United States “We serve notice that we will could use, he said. |

BURNED OUT—Four-year-old Margaret Joan Holding sits |

disconsolately on furniture rescued from her home, 2542 Rybolt Ave., destroyed by fire yesterday. Her father, Sam Holding, tried to question the child, who was found in a blazing room with a box of matches in her hand when her mother dashed in to save her, The fire caused $2000 damage.

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est repudiation. Since last June in Kokomo,

baffled authorities with conflicting |

statements and several repudiations of confessions of the rape-murders during 1944 and 1945. Judge Schannen said Lobaugh's repudiation would wot affect his sentence. “As far as I'm concerned he has pleaded guilty and has been sentenced ‘to die,” the judge said. H#® attorney, Robert Buhler, sald he would ask Gov, Gates to commute the sentence to life impris« onment so the case could be studied. Lobaygh. In his jail cell, requested a new trial. Mr. Buhler said if Lobaugh persisted he was innocent, a new trial would he sought, ————

FROGS ARE MUDDERS Frogs spend the winter buried in the mud, near a body of water.

said Lobaugh, explaining his lat.

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