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Third Degree "Chi" Police Proves Bit Too Effective Recently Wrung Confession of Same Crime from Two Sits pects and Two Had Then to lie Sweated All Over Again to See Which Telling Truth - ? II) OWEN L. SCOTT (Cetyrijhi. 1)24. By Th? Atfvanc?) v un-ago. June 9.?The g<ntle art t of wringing "confusions** from sus pects, long known ah the "third do-1 j:rH'," has been developed to such a ! point hv the Chicago police In their "uold fish room"" efforts to solve the! murder of young Robert Franks that I It ha* turned Into a boomerang in j their hands. So vigorous were the police tac-i tics that human welfare societies arc' threatening action, while friends of. Walter Wilson, one of three lnstruc-| tors of the exclusive Harvard school. which the Franks boy atteuded. are planning criminal action against cer tain police officials as a result of their efforts to make Wilson "con (ess.** Meanwhile, It is being freely pre-, dieted that the confessions of Nathan Leopold. Jr., and Richard Loeb, the youthful "thrill slayers," will be at tacked in court on the ground that they were not voluntary. Here, though, it Is admitted the third de gree was merely mental, and was ful ly Justified by the results. But Wilson and his two fellow in structors at Harvard school stand out as exhibit A, B, and C, of what 4* not justified in the way of third 4epree. These now forgotten figures lp the Franks case had once made some remark that sounded as though it micht be incrimination. As a re sult, they spent seven days in the "gold fish room," undergoing experi ences which they assert make the tactics of the Russian cheka appear humane. The "gold fish room," be it known, venient little sections of rubber hose which, wielded by a strong arm. In flict cruel punishment, yet leave no piarks. The undulations of the hose as it is brandished before the victim reminded some Imaginative police man of the motions of a gold fish? derives its name from the fact that it is plentifully equipped with con hence the title "gold fish room." Whisked away from their homes without warning, with no word to their friends as to where they had I?et*ii taken. tho tlirco instructors j w?re taken to the "sold fish room.") j Not a chance for habeas corpus pro ceeding*. No one knew where they were. All that was known came out in newspaper stories, apparently in spired. which announced that the prisoners were at the point of con fessing the Franks murder. Here, in the words of Walter Wil son s lawyer, is what happened to iWilson in the "gold flsh room." I ~ "He was beaten with a rubber I hose until it was torture for him ev en to breathe. Of course, during this i time, he was bound. Twice he was [assaulted by a police lieutenant in : person. Two policemen held the I prisoner while the lieutenant iknooked him down with his (1st. The point was to argue Mr. Wilson Into confessing that he had kidnaped and | killed Robert Franks. "The prisoners got little or no sleep. During their Inquisition, the gold fish operators would tell him {stories about the horrors of hanging. One of their favorite yarns was about how Carl Wanderer had gone to his death singing 'Pal of Mine*." Seven days of this?days so filled with horror for the victims that ev en King Philip of-Spain must have turned in his grave in jealousy of this new inquisition?and then the three suspects were released and for gotten. Not a breath of suspicion at tached to them, althouuh incriminat ing stories had been blazoned before the public. No charge had been I made agalnpt them. Such tactics have proved extreme ly successful in the past. They werrt so successful in one,recent case that I two sets of persons confessed the [same murder?and more "gold flsh ' ing" had to be done to find out which confessors wcrq^ telling the truth. Rut the pretty little gold fish won't wiggle for future suspects if the three Harvard school Instructors go successfully through with their plans to punish the fishermen. Arrested Dry Agents Till They In Turn A rrested Hi rn Popular Son Francisco Patrolman Used Nightstick on Raid ing Parties and Locked Them in lloosegaic and I\'otv They are Retaliating By Ii. C. OWES (Copyright. 1924. B? Th? Advancc) San Franclflco. June 9.?A Fed eral grand Jury began delving today to find out whether Patrolman Emil Michael Hern, proud monarch of the North Beach section, in opposed to the Volstead Act or whether, as he claims, he is Just hurt by the way the Federal enforcers of the act go about enforcing It. Whatever the reason, there is general unanimity that Patrolman Emil Michael Hern has done a rip-roaring good Job of blocking the act's enforcement in his bailiwick. The North Beach, be it known, bears a reputation a little more than ^ocal, of being Sun Francisco" great unmoppcd section. It is the city's most cosmopolitan district, and In it you can quench your thirst In the Itallun manner?the Greek, the French, the Chinese, the Scandina vian, in fact Just about any manner that your fancy dictates. Patrolman Hearn has pounded the sidewalks of the North Beach section for many years. Ho takes great personal pride in being the sole arm of the law there during his hours on duty. He also interprets the Wright state prohibition enforce ment law as giving him precedence even over the Federal authorities in matters intoxicant. So, when a quartet of dry sleuths ! drove up to a well known cafe on his beat some months ago and start ed to raid it, Patrolman Hearn took umbrage in large quantities. He hurried in and lodged a heated pro test against this Invasion of his . rights. Falling to get what he as ^?sldously?and then arrested the raiders for violating a traffic ordi nance setting forth the precise angle at which a standing auto shall be parked. His Interference with their raid annoyed the prohibition sleuths, but by dint of brawn and his night stick. Patrolman Ilearn loaded the four into a patrol and trundled them off to the boose gow. That started things, sine** then the feud has progressed right merrily, | Invariably with the advantage on the side of Patrolman Hearn. A couple of times more he found it necessary to crown hard boiled enforcement agents with his nightstick in order to persuade them to desist. But always j he managed to persuade them. All the time, Patrolman Hearn kept maintaining that If the sleuths would only come to him and seek his aid before attempting a raid, he would throw all his power Into the enforcing of the law as they saw It. The agents apparently were mis trustful however, foP continued to play a lone hand and to be en rolled at every turn. At last the/, decided to seek his indictment fori Interfering with enforcement of the law, * Patrolman Heftrn U standing pat. ? and most of the police force !? stand-; 'ng right behind him. "I'll have no snooping rum. J*aglee tryln* to raid placet on my fceat without mj help" says Patrol-1 man Hearn in a good rich Irish brogue. " *Tls a reflection on me. should they find something and me not along to make the arrests. Sure, and the law holds us responsible for all the strong liquors found in our bailiwicks and these Government officers should have a little more than try to find any forbidden rum without us along to help." Nags Head 8eason Open Manteo, June 9.?When a number of couples who were down at - iXags H?>ad on a house party visited ; our town Wednesday it marked the j beginning of the Nags Head Season, a season that the people of this town, merchants more particularly, look forward to. as a great number of the people who spend the sum mer down there do a groat deal of their tndlng here and there are number of the tourists over here nearly every day. M1SH I*001/8 SCHOOL OPKN8 Miss Bettle F. Pool opened sum mer school on Monday. Jun" 9th at her residence. 207 Dyer street. Miss Pool specializes in English Her school will remain open all sum mer. adv. I FLOWERS I for gift* convey yotir mcasAge better than word*. Kyun Flora! Shop Ij! PHOXK 842 EAT PUKE LOLLYPOPS Spcirar - Walker Co. Where Every Man Find* What He Like* To Wear INVEST TOCR SAVINGS IN SAFE IIONT^;. Hm tl? tr? fni|' information INDUSTRIAL BANK YOUR NEXT GOVERNOR Congratulate your next Governor. Angus Wilton McLean of Lumber ton. who has overwhelmingly defeated Juaiah William Bailey of Raleigh for the nomination for Governor and will oppose I. M. Meeklns of Eliza-' belli City, Republican. In the November election*. FAYKTTBVIIXK PRKI?AI HIX<i FOR 80,000 VISITORS JULY 4 Fayettevllle, Juno 9.?Thirty thousand persons ar*? expected to b-? In this city on July 4 to attend the celebration that will he staged at Fort Ilragsron that day, according t ?; estimates made by .the joint civil und military committee in charge of tit" ! arrangements. Upsides a short for-1 mal patriotic ceremony the event.* of the day will be 21 picnic, athletic' contests, flying stunts, dancing, an J radio cpncrrt. BAKKII-JAMK8 A quiet wedding was solemnized I Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock wli n Mrs. Maggie James of Weeksville t? ?- j came t)i?- bride of Augustus II. Hak-J or o ftlila city, by Itev. E. F. Sawyer at his home, 208 Pearl street. Mr. liaker is an employe of the Elizabeth City Iron Works and Mrs. .Jam* s Is the daughter of Mrs. Elizabeth Jack son. Mr. and Mrs. Baker will make their home at Weeksville. MI SIC RECITAL TIKSDAY A music recital will be given by the pupils of Mrs. Mary Worth Jones In the First Methodist Sunday School auditorium, June 10 at 8 p. m. All interested in music are cordially invited to attend. II Al'TO SI,IMP ItKAIi j. Detroit. June 9.?The extent to' which the recent curtailment of sales hi** .siruck the automobile industry! was shown today by figured Issued by j General Motors showing that sales' In May were approximately 45.0001 cars as compared with 75,393 Inj May 1923 and 46.736 In May, 1922.) LO\Vl>K\ WON'T PLAY Columbus, Ohio, June ??.?Former Governor Frank Lowden, taking note of the boom to make him Vice Pres idential nominee on the Republican ticket, announced last night that he would not accept the nomination. I?et us sltow ,\?ui our beautiful line of Hand Painted Compact tlilit models, JSI.OO and up. LOUIS SEUG Jeweler. IP SHE'S WORTH WHILE, SHE'S WORTH WHITMAN'S The (Jood Candy at TIIK A!*OTHIX"AItY SHOP f KHKM'H Vl.YKIt SKCI-XSKl I jd'Oisy, French aviator. end?-d sue ces^ftilly his flight from Paris, land line here this aftt-rnoon. A thorough Invalidation will : mailt* at once of tin- d? monstration. !th?* Japanese fori-iun otfic?' infi?rnt>-?* tlu? Associated l*r? *s today. Own. is 'of motion picture theaters in Tok?*? ha\f launched a boycott a%ain-? 'buying, i? ntinu. or showing Am<ii loan til ins and ar?' rosolv* d to co-op erate in au ? ifort to make tin- bo> ? cott nationwide. Another protest l?y suicide cm r the exclusion clans*- of the in w Am |erican initiiiuration law is r* i?ort< d ? from Mi.vazki. If it's anything that Men, Young Moil and Hoys wear, that you \v;:nt, we've got it at hon est piRVS. C. A. COOKE Iliud-to-l-'oot Outlittcrs. Unloading Saie Now In Progress ? at ? McCabe&Grice ALKRAMA Today Betty Blythe mid ingham Pinte ? IN ? "FAIR LADY" Also LARRY SEMON in "THE GOWN SHOP" When You are ready to beau tify your home remem ber the right place to go for ? Beautiful Living Room Suites in all Styles and Designs and Alexander Smith & Son's Handsome Wilton and Ax minster Rugs ? Quinn Furniture Co.
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