Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 3 November 1947 — Page 7

man to succeed Henry E. Ostrom ‘who announced that he will resign

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- Flivver Fliers Ready

~ planes yesterday at ¥t. Randall, ap-

“the Aleutians. The fight took them

ctional leaders began lining up heifr forces today to elect a new on County Republican chair-

1 the election tomorrow. b of the party leaders declithed to talk about it publicly until the election, but & number of nagnes already were being discussed hese included George R. Jefirey, ney and party worker many ; Prank Huse, who will retire ‘Gounty treasurer this year; H. D "Brown, head of the State Motok Vehicle License Bureau; Roy RE. Higkman, former City Controller

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M0) NDAY, NOV. 3, 1947

Fight Develops |

and defeated candidat® for Mayor

ty Paul" Wetter, a ward chairman and party {leader many years.

will be ATE) out as a 8” Juejed betwean warring factions of the party. | Anti forganization Re publican, represented by Mr. Hickman, Pros ecutor: Judson L, Stark and Sheriff Al Mi heimer have been trying to force Mr. Ostrom out of the chairmanship for nearly two years. The fight reached a climax in the mayoralty nomination struggle last spring but Chairman Ostrom stnck by his guns and refused to step out.

For Hop to Anchorage

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Nov. 3 (UP)—George Truman and Clifford Evans were scheduled fo take off for the next leg of their flight from Ft. Randall Army Airbase to Anchorage at 12/30 p. m. (Indianapolis time) today.

The fliers landed their Piper Cub

proximately 700 miles west of here, after a 63-mile flight from Adak in

four hours and 25 minutes.

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ADMITS SLAYING —Howard Lang, 12, Chicago, today signed asstatement confessing to the murder of 7-year-old Lonnie Fellick, his playmate. Lonnie was stabbed and bludgeoned with a slab of concrete and his body was found in a woods in Chicago ost Wednesday.

Killed Playmate to Keep Secret, 12-Year-Old Says

Didn't Want Mother to Learn About $10 Theft,

Chicago Lad Admits in Confession

By ROBER1 T. LOUGHRAN, United Press Staff Correspondent CHICAGO, Nv. 3—Twelve-year-old Howard Lang signed a one-line, hand-written confession today that he killed Lonnie Fellick, 7. He said he killed the lad by stabbing him several times and then smashing his head with a rock while. another boy heid the victim down. «1 killed Lonnie Fellick Saturday, Oct. 18,in Thatcher's Woods,” the boy’s confession read. The slain poy’s body was found last Wednesday. Young Lang's attorney, Julius F. Coda protested that the confes-|contended thai the Lang boy had sion was obtained-by-eoercion, how-|forced him to hold Lonnie’s legs ever, He said he would seek ajunder threat of death. write of habeas corpus for the boy’s| s.Young Lang said he went home release. after the slaying ‘and took off his

|The Strange Case of Ralp

|Man of Many Confessions Baffles Indiana Justice

crimes. All there is—is his con-!y 34 hour guard at Lobaugh'’s cell.

' open this case. Aside from justice

‘|X don't think he's the right man.”

{Joseph's Hospital without. regaining months for “bad conduet,”. he said.

* Supplementing the written eonfession under oral questioning, young Lang told psychiatrists and police

clothes which were soiled with Lonnie’s blood. He said he gave the bundle to the daughter of a neigh-

on Pollard Case GREENFIELD, Noy, 3 — Circuit To Vote Her i m Judge. John Hinchman granted an ® 4 :

that he killed Lonnie during a bor, Anna Mae Evans, 17. ~ quarrel. He said the quarrel started] He said he asked the girl to diswhen Lonnie threatened to téll the pose of the clothing and not to Lang boy's mother that he had|tell anyone about the incident. stolen $10 from her, Miss Evans told police that young Young Lang said he slashed the Lang gave her the clothing and

boy twice, once in ‘the chest and told her that he had “killed Lon-

then in the back. Then hé said, Gerald Mickalex, 9, held Lonnie] “I thought he was just bragdown while he hit him severali ging,” she d, “but I got rid of times with a chunk of concreie.|the clothing for him anyway beThe block weighed 28 pounds. cause they were all dirty.” The Mickalek boy corroborated] Miss Evans and the Mickalek boy young Lang's statement. ‘But hel were held for | further rther questioning.

Stay Granted 100,000 Expected

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indefinite continuance in the mprder case against Howard Pollard to-| day and permitted state's attorneys to file a motion for change of vere, oes The continuance was asked by the/the Republican leadership. for office of Marion County Prosecutor bringing Rep. Charles Halleck and Judson Stark to give the state more|Sen. Homer Capehart into the city time to talk to its principal wit- campaign with national issues. ness. It was agreed to by defense In a speech Saturday night, Mr. attorneys. Schricker said: “It is a shame and

(Continued From Page One) nald, Sullivan got into the fght during the week-end,

a downtown business block. She , vw Dee . had been beaten and her Siothingl “I DIDN'T know they'd give me

~Che former governor lambasted |:

Judge Hinchman overruled a defense objection to the filing of the change of venue motion by the

an outrage that the Congressional leaders felt they had to come to Indianapolis with national issues

“OIL BURNERS |

{fluence in Hancock county.

state, Both sides will now submit and communism in this campaign.” briefs arguing the change of venue, The former governor praised Mr. which. the state’ requested ON Feeney's ability to restore Indiangrounds Pollard exerted “undue” in- | apolis government to a high place ‘among American cities. Mr. Sullivan said Mr. Feeney has :8_ splendid record in enforcing law and as a public official. “He has been tried and has made

Pollard is charged with the murder of Leland: Miller a year ago.

Lobaugh—

Sentenced to Death After He Said He Killed 3 Women; Now He Says He Didn't

(Continued From Page One) connect him with any of thela special appropriation jo mount

fession and now he repudiates that again,

“I'm making every effort to re- precautions against suicide.

“I'd get some publicity all right,” he said. “But how would I know

to Lobaugh, it's vital to the people about 12"

of Ft. Wayne to get thé right man.

do window after studying his dim reRALPH LOBAUGH can't shave |because they won't let him have

THERE was Wilhelma (Billie) Haaga; 38, a blond, defense worker. On the night of Feb. 2 |the Brahms “Lullaby.” 1944, she was beaten and clubbed . » x» on the way home rom work. HE HAD odd jobs. He worked as Her clothing torn, she staggered in her stécking feet to a suburban

He picked up the plano himself.

punch press operator, a grave digger,

Mr Lobaugh turned away from ‘the torney

Cleric Gives Report - On 28-City Tour

By EMMA RIVERS MILNER

A new terest in religion is{placent laymen” sweeping the United States, Wilbur without flaming inspiration” now The condemned man laughed at/La Roe Jr, of Washington, D. C.,| told the Protestant Reformation Day mass meeting yesterddy afternoon,

. La Roe, nationally known at

moderator of the General Assembly flection in the glass. He sat down of the on the coarse gray blankets of his|U. 8 A, : of

[Ste Stl] Mero Tm go coh. sor oe aly Stvom} in the The Story of Three Women Slain in Ff. Wayne Hoppa i omarion coer

spirituality in recent appearances in plant | His favorites are “Liebestraum” and|28 cities In 38 days across the!loyalty in second place. Other challenges are: Totalitarian | Port from 3:30 until 10 p. m. government which is the master of| the’ people and not their servant, station staff will conduct tests and militarism, the spirit of atheism, give instrument flight demonstrajuvenile delinquency arising from! tions for Scientech members,

country.

Rally Around Church

“People everywhere are rallying & ward man in a sanitarium, ajaround the church with the hope that it will give direction, now, when |

Presbyterian addressed a huge mass meat-|closer to the cross.” tions foremost current “challenges,” he named “cheap and dirty politics” with Christians going to the polls with party loyalty ; foremost in their hearts and Christ held Friday at the “CAA Experi-

certain challenges seriously threaten Christian culture,” he added. He brushed ‘aside the question of organic union of the more than 250 divisions ,of Protestantism calling it a mere “engineering problem.” —‘Throughout his address, he-di= rected thé attention of his audience

‘a more complete consecration on the part of Christians. He deplored the fact that thousands of “comand. “ministers

guide the Protestant churches. Likened to Generals "In vivid word pictures, he likened | ministers of the present crucial day - to generals in time of war. And h

and the fourth layman to be {Placed upon laymen the task of meeting the niany challenges of | will hold its weekly luncheon meet-

eeuing!

e current - needs through

Among the

to the need for a deepér. faith and] -

Stripes; it is the only hope torn and suffering world.” |Scientech Luncheon

\Today at Antlers The Indianapolis” Scientech Club

at noon today in the Antler: 1. Herb. Minturn a member of

Be club will speak on the subject.

“What Happened in a Patent Infringement Suit.”

A special night meeting will be

| mental Station at Weir Cook Air-

Members of the experimental

8 cook. He entered the Navy in 1943

farmhouse and collapsed. F and was discharged after seven

Three days later, she died In St,

full consciousness, Her skull had| When the murders took place, he been fractured by a heavy blow. |Was living at Churubusco, about 25 ® =» = miles from Ft. Wayne. “WHAT " about Miss Haaga, . Ralph?” {the first time at 17. His first wite The condemned man looked up.|died, he said, as the result of an He fumbled with his coveralls as/abortion. His second, a nurse, di-

though cigare vorced him because he drank, Iiis v a hem ed my fists on|third, Mrs. Oma Lobaugh - of her,” he said. But tity Sud dhe Rkomo. is LYS So Tae money had been hit with a tire jack.” [for his defense. ; “Could you 'point out the exact| He has a petty police record in place where she was killed?” Ft. Wayne for drunk and pulling “That was on the road near the false alarms “to feel good.”

(Maumee) river,” he said. “They x =.» took me out and showed me where] THEN one day in 1945, he began it was after I confessed. I guess his strange habit of making conI could find it again.” fessions. He confessed to a burglary . oC job and admitted opening a safe THERE was slender, dark-haired whose combination he knew, takAnna Kuzeff, 19. She was seized) ing out money and the from behind while walking home| 300-pound safe 40 miles to hide it from her defense plant job the|in a pond. night of May 22, 1944; across a lone-| This puszled the sheriff's office. ly field at the city limits. Lobaugh doesn't drive & car. Her assaflant strangled her with| ¥e was released when the safe a narrow belt, or a stocking, or &| was found many miles from where

small ‘rope, a wire or similar ar-'ne said he had hidden it, its doors ticle, police said. Then the assailant| pried off the hinges.

tore off the victim's clothes and| wis second confession came June raped her. 9 when he walked into the. Kokomo

8 nn lice station, “RALPH. Miss Kuseff was killed po nN =m Mi & rope. Is that how you did, LOBAUGH looked up from his

cot. He rubbed his bristles on his “Yes,” said the condemned man|chin and said: absently. “With a rope. Around “I walked into the jail. IT said, her neck.” ; ‘T'm wanted for some ‘murders in “You're not sure it was a rope, Ft. Wayne. That's all X said.

are you, Ralph?” N “They said, ‘what is your name,

“No. T guess it wasn't. I don’t and I said, ‘Ralph Lobaugh’ and | know.” a they said, ‘what murders’ and I “You didn’t kill her, Ralph, did! said, ‘Mildred and somebody else.’ you?” . “Mister, if they execute me it “No.” i will be the worst thing they ever “You say you did, kill her?” did in their lives, They're just like “Yes.” | octopuses — with all thsoe arms “Or didn’t?”

around me and they won't let me go.

. a w\. “I been here so long I wanted to THERE was Mrs. Dorothea How- get out. I wanted to go to Michi-

ard, 36. . The morning of March 6, ; 1945, her nude body was ‘found nfo UY, THe Suhers say it's bel

the cinders of a parking lot behind judge I wanted to plead guilty.

“Naw, I didn't.” ~\

the elgctric ehgir. Oon't think I'm afraid of thai electric chair, I'm not- afraid of nothing.” The condemned man got . from his cot. He walked back to the window of his cell. In the window glass, against the

Witnesses told police they saw her leave 8 tavern the night before with a soldier, Later she” was seen with a soldier and a civilian. She .died 11 days after she was found of shock and exposure,

~ ~ »~ “WHAT about Mrs. Howard) Plack grating, was the faint, gray Ralph?” ~_f . |reflection of his face, He stared “She's the one that was beat up|2?t the transparent image, and on by fists.” through it into the gray prison

“Did you do that one, Ralph?” “I don’t think so.” “Don’t you remen\her?” . “Yes, T remember.” Truman Urges Mayors “You were nowhere . . 2.8 Usen, wie you?” ‘To Aid Housing Crisis “Naw. I was miles away, | WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 (UP)— “Where were you?” | President. Truman today asked city “I don't know.” |oMeials throughout the nation to TE make “concrete proposals” for reRALPH LOBAUGH was born in itn OH ix TE.

Muncie in 1916, His first recollection was at the age of 6. His mother, | | The President sent a letter to 500

yard -where theleaves were fall- | ing,

near there

{good,” he said. “Mr. Feeney was Lhorn—and--~saised here and knows| BORDEAUX, France, Nov. 3 (UP) our citizens and their problems and —Nearly 1000 dock workers struck/has common sense and experience]

tr |lot of cain,” he said, “I remember y | today tQ support their demands for which hod takes to make a good|that like it was yesterday, 1 seer

FURNACES [ The victim's arthritic foot and one { of his hands was severed to conceal | Complete Healing [Ry Service ' DOCK WORKERS STRIKE 1 MONARCH SALES Co. LI. M38 36 W. 10th St. }| higher pay. All loading and unload- mayor.’ — : ling operations were halted. | AR — —

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‘Recover Bodies of 18 Killed in Alaskan Crash

| (UP)—The bodies of all 18 persons who died 'in the crash of a Pan American DC-4 on Mt. Tamgas

NICHOLAS

The tesults of the election will be! His parenis were divorced when

| KETCHIKAN, Alaska, Nov. 3,

For about five. years Mr. Nicholas has been making a career of being “Your Operator,” Trained in safety and courtesy, he is one of 900 operators providing public service on buses and trolleys. His experience has enabled him to register a good safety record. He operates a Washington street car.

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have been recovered, Coast Guard officials announced today. A steady snowfall that laid a foot of new snow on the mountain added to the | difficulty of removing the bodies. Coast Guard officials said the | bodies, only a few of which have | been identified, will be taken to

| and put aboard a Coast Guard am- | phibious plane, | ‘Three ministers ascended . the mountain yesterday and held divine services for the victims.

| Tamgas Lake at the 2000 foot level |

Mrs. Anksh Labaugh, took him to MYO" and other municipal offischool. He reacted violently at be-| ing separated from her,

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