The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 2, 1952, Page 10

Rage 10 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Saturday, August 2, 1952 what happened to cause your in-, Q. He never drawed a gun on ONE-WAY STREETS juries? ‘ you the early part of the day. (Continued From Page One) A. Yes, sir, A. He didn’t draw the gun‘on|had cars today heading toward Hold-Up Man Q. Now, Bron ae we, eine out Sree eed Oe White street. your own words what hap-| house with a gun in hand. Police will merely courteously | [Vf d Cl k Q. He come out from behind the | notify phar pa the time being. ur ers er: house with the gun in his hand? Police Chief Kemp urged the pub- NEW YORK PRES pe wutiously Dae eli for the anm ry But be never threatened you omy anal we the 7 “ cre | Screams of their terror-stricken san : “eae : new law: Me or said anything to you? digested. wives, a young clerk was shot to| Admiral Duke personally con- KEY WEST NAVAL BASE (Continued "rom Page One) media such as posters and films. He added that only stations with organized safety programs are Rotary Goes Sightseeing Q. Just a minute, You got hit by who? A. Sam Price. . Sam Price hit you? With fected . g;.| death and his father - in - law)gratulated the assembled heads what? - Q. are ore and Willie Cotton H snacepct sc path cast ienck Linares by ore aap ee & et , the civilian departments A. Flashlight, have a n argument about your| and Caroline, Bahama, Olivia, An-| (1% Ju ee the two couples re-|which included: C. J. Cornell, Q. Whereabouts did he hit your | have gela, and Elizabeth streets. Park. | “Wyo, from. ,S2Y beach outing. |J. D. Bernreuter, J. Register, A. A. Side of the head, ‘A. No, sir. I say, “You like to| ing regulations on most of the sts. |__| ror - , 22, Brooklyn, /D. Pinder, R. B. Muir, T. H. Q. Side of the head? siotk ae: trea partes have also:been revised. with a ones 3 his chest, stag- | Griggs, J.\S. Hicks, B. Lowe, J. ¢ What effects did that have on| @ Wait a minute, just a second— “Help ‘soa, help soa” antl dice Stephen Pi Asati gene es : ° A. I said, “You like to shot me.” K.W. HOUSING v \. racgeesee par Rut uu? - ; a His father-in-law, Alfred McCul-|son, J. J. Newcomb, H. Roberts. “re Knocked me dizzy right then. | ! Sid, ‘‘I don’t know nothing about) (Continued From Page One) _| lough, 50, of the Bronx,.was grazed Q. Knocked you dizzy? Q. Did it knock you down? A. I turned around and stag- gered, and asked him what he hit me for. He say, “‘And that ain’t all.” he said; why, he struck me again with the light. By that time I seen a pistol, when I fell that time I caught him. I got his pistol away from him. “Sam,” I say, - not going to let you get away, none of the persons, or you all. I feel like you done a wrong, but you here until the law comes.” By that time Charley run around, J. Borntraeger, S. D. Johnson. to tell you to do you no good about service, the action would com-| by another bullet. But the wound, |and L. Kirkland of the Public the family affairs.” I said, “I don’t | pietely ‘demoralize other employ-| in the head, was not believed seri- | Works Department; S. E. Steph- do no harm nohow, you know it.” | 04. ous. ens, J. B. Watkins, H. B. Moss, He told me he wants something to | “**- The two couples had returned to | L. C. Lackey, M. C. Roberts, C. E drink. I bought that boy a pint ett: = ae somes the Bronx shortly ‘after midnight |Salis of the’ Supply end Pascal of Wensnae 4 pon se lousing has | trom a beach party at nearby Rye, | Department; Commander C. W. Q. What boy? increased in size,” said Sirugo.|N. Y., in separate cars. Hopkins | Morrison and CWO J. R. Hutch. A. Cotton. x “Why not hire another man as his | had parked his automobile and was | craft of the Naval Di Q. Cotton had you buy him a pint | assistant? He has proved his cap-| with his wife and mother-in-law |P. W. Keifer, J. R. Felton, R.A of whiskey before he shot you. Did ability in the past.” while McCullough was locking up} Merkey, E. W. Stark, E. Roberts, you buy him a pint of whiskey? ‘Members of the Board indicated his own car a short distance away. |E. C. Sands, J. McManus, E. T. A. Yes, sir. I let him have the Suddenly two holdup men ap-| Woodson; L. H. Schuck, Sr., T. H. money. Sam, he wanted some. He| that they would prefer if Schroe- proached, one on each side of Mc- | Campbell, C. Ranew, G. Stewart, said, “I got no money.” “But| der himself were present. The Cullough’s vehicle. They forced|and T. E. Hutt of the Ships De- qa Pee Beri liaes hepa meeting adjourned long enough for|}him to get back inside. partment; S. S. Whiting of the tte causing me to see him and I say, |! guess Sam, he e’d pay | Sirugo to go get him. Hopkins and the two wives no-| Industrial Relations Department: Citizen Staff Photo] ‘Call the law, fellow. I got this|me Friday. I told him all right. Upon reconvening, Betancourt jticed the incident and Hopkins ran |Civil Guard W. F. Collins; H. gun and I’m not going to give it} @. Now, do you know I am a hroed feelings | back to investigate. At gunpoint, |Baker of the Fire Department; @AST MARTELLO TOWERS is the setting of the luncheon enjoyed by members of the Key up. Don’t let him hit me no more, | Deputy Sheriff? lah neni meas . he, too, was forced into the car. | Lt. C. E. C. ‘Loveland and nr fest Ro’ Club on Thursday shortly after the noon hour. After a fried chicken menu, the group | will you please.” He said, “No”.| A. Yes, sir. I know that. “Would like a demotion and | One of the holdup men commanded | Foster of the Ti ¥ a sehen a tour of the picturesque ruins and museum by Joe Allen, president of the Key West | By that time the boy Tun Wan the a Do you realize what you have and a salacvientt”™ Schroeder ans-|“‘Let’s get going.” ‘orpedo Shop. Art and Historical Society. Around the festive table, left to right, are Chuck Thornburgh, Allan eit, ae io Lars him’ | Said and know everything you said, | wered. “However, those were my| Several shots rant out, and Hop- B. Cleare, Jr., Dr. William Kemp, Horace O’Bry ant, Consul Oscar Morales, Harold Laubscher and i ” you are well coomatl to know just| orders and I realized that I had|kins staggered from the car. The for the special occasion. The flowers on the table Charles Taylor. Over 40 Rotarians turned out what you have said? to follow them without complain- ae men leaped from it and A. Yes, sir. ing.” are mariposa lillies. In the background can be seen one of the old fort walls, Q. Is it true that you made a ae nearly two hours of discus- ‘an, —_____ statement to me a few minutes| sion, Sweeting made a motion that ago—what was the statement you|in view of Schroeder's past per- Heads GOP P. arty made to me a while ago concern- | formance, he be paid $250. instead ing Sam Price? of $225 but that the original trans- In Duval Coun A. About he wanted the whiskey? | fer to George Allen Apts. be exe- Q. About when I first came in aor ba Sips Begs @ — Circuit here, you asked where Sam Price members were agreeable. Joe | Judge Edwin L. Jones Frida was, wal I told you I had him | Sirugo asked that a record be made | named E. K. Mcllrath head of the in jail, and what did you tell me? of the fact he was voting “yes” | Republican Party in Duval County. A. He's the cause of my suffer-| My because Henry Schroeder in-) His order- came in a declaratory ing more than from the shooting, | dicated a willingness to accept) suit brought by Mrs, Thelma Kol- Q. In other words, he’s causing | these terms. by, who claimed the chairmanship The new Board appointee, Billy | of the you to suffer from the lick he made party’s executive committee on you more than the Freeman, remained quiet most of Steve Surk of Chicago bowled 21 consecutive strikes on Oct. 22, 1951. Included in this string was a “300” game, A. Sam. Q. Sam hollered, ‘Shoot him”? A. Yes. The gun went off. I turned around, I fell on to the gun. He shot me the other time. I was laying out then. Q. Who was the fellow he told DYING STATEMENT (Continued From Page One) Price and his wife. Price,. who was the brother-in-law of the . ROTHY PARKER Flying Saucers — | contnet trom Page ove) 9 the husband’s role, tries to retract Now In Korea? his dislike for his bride’s new hat, a and his liking for her prettiest | victim, is alleged to have beaten/ ton to shoot you? ee Eve | cakimalds Thomas about the head with a| A. Yes. And he thought I was saucers’ have popped up in Korea |" si. bride she finally re- |lashlight just prior to the shoot-|dead. And he say, “‘Lord, nobody and Japan, i hake ah ing and to have ordered Cotton | don’t know nothing. That’s the way A Canadian destroyer recently |!ents and decides that she ¢aM lt, shoot Thomas, when the man|to do it. reported sighting two such objects spend the nuptial night not writing |had succeeded in disarming him.| Q. Who said that? gad seceded thew on tis. tadar, thank you letters as she planned.| Dr. Herman K. Moore, who| A. Sam. i Fe eet canner ’| The Key West Players‘ Summer|Performed an autopsy on the| Q. Sam told William that you was} more than you are from the shoot. ine ae reat a it was learned here today. Workshop also presented “You |POdy of the slain man, said that|dead and nobody know nothing! ing? ng, y of toe tand.* The A Navy report said 40 officers |“ O™*SDOP — thy |2lthough he found two “pene-| about it? A. Yes, sir. I told the nurse to| duzzi pares annoy dently ae i and crew members of the destroy- | Were Perfectly Fine” by Dorothy |trating wounds”, one in the neck} A. Nobody never know who did| be sure to tell you if she sees you with previous action taken. er Crusader saw the “saucers” Parker..Gladys Jackson and Don |and another in the roin of the | it. William told Sam, “‘Let me get| all I’m more battered from the . the night of July 10, All-had the |Pearson play the couple in this ? , “No, "t After the meeting was over, f dead man, he was unable to es-| this here gun.” He said, “No, don re. than sp he agen yes Freeman asked executive director | ai W | N cc familiar qualities of the puzzling | realistic sketch of a young man’s . You think Sam Price hurt you =~ tablish their cause. The wound | Put your hand on it. You'll get your Kermit Lewin to show him around flying disc, hangover and its, to him, horrible |i, the meck, “hich severed the | ‘agerprints off on it. Let him keep worse than Cotton shooting you} the projects. in the near, future. The report, addressed to the) arermaths. ‘ spinal cord could have caused ‘Q..Who told you that? “I want to learn everything about commander of the Far East Nav- A. Yes, sir. the death of Thomas, he said, i the job,” he al Forces and the Fifth Air Force, | Gladys looking decorative in a] State's Attorney J. Lancelot] A. Sam Price told William,) Q. Was you and Sam Price ves mc ag That's right... you can be sure our rest roms are always clean, and eur service ts courteous, . i - |Lester, then called upon his son, | “Don’t touch the gun. Let him keep clooed Your Grocer SELLS that Good re ee pees, |i Monee wnt rein al ee te, 2. eommdied Remtage i, mae | TO Wk Ms Be-son.” But | Come, Dale hls ching an) Eman: cebioed at ten:syouting > U. S. No, 1 : pes herself on the couch) sttended Smith at the Monroe | it wasn't mine. It belonged to Sam. | ""A""yo5 sin Vears a rector had been raised to $6,000 ST. ‘AR BRAND - 5 _ them ‘two miles high and seven | while she leads the blacked-out |General Hospital, to establish| - That pearl handled gun be-} 9° Where is your ive home| per year, Joe Sirugo has main-| AMBRICAN Terminal Service Station = seoert said the objects dis- [YUN man through the grim re-|the exact cause of the death of| longed to Sam? at? tained that Lewin, who has re- Key West, Fla, Phone 1512 ioehated tetors dawn. . membrance of one escapade after |the man. Thomas, said Lester,|_A- Yes, that pearl handled gun)", My native home is Hunters-| ceived two other raises recently, 5 belonged to Sam and Sam Price was doing it. vill Q. Sam Price’s gun? died as a result of bullet «vounds. Two bullets that the Doctor re- moved from his body were in- le. pes = have his feared 5 . crea: less every employee er 7m tae living elation | Lotiacie ie grasa We com A second report a day or two another that slipped his mind. later dismissed the radar find as | He remembers nothing, least of all the sweet nothings he whis- pr alagerst aj wage ont pered to her in a marathon ride | troduc-1 as evidence. Both, as} A. I might not overcome, but| “4 7 aint got no relatives except | benefit. Van Goidtsnoven and Be- doesn’ i through Central Park. Blithe and |well as three which were re- | that’s Sam Price’s gun. tancourt indicated that they feel — Leprol pening ped gay that she has won his proposal|covered unfired from Cotton, See Had site apg ge elon ga ee pri Lewin ba! cae ne gla when com- eb oat vedat.” she brushes off all his apologies |were “dum-dums” (The heads | ?¥ce previous 10 Dust. - s-in-| A. Huntersville, Mississippi. In Leander pees Dewees Tokyo, had a saucer report. |#t his drunkeneess: had becn flattened so that they Ceci me and. Sam Price Compria County. You can write = teat Fi Kosuke Miyazaki, 27, of the Cen.| ‘You crazy idiot. As if I could | would cause more damage when Q. You are brother-in-law to Sam | ™Y mother, Huntersville, Route 2, tral Meteorological ‘Observatory ever let you go away now. Stop | they struck.) Pric . Box 59, She'll get it. MONEY FOUND said he saw a greenish-white thing | talking like that. You were perfect-| Charles Glinton, Marathon ras I tried to talk to him. {+ Q: What's her name? with a tail flying through the sky | !Y (ode tavern owner, who was an eye-| 47 a haa never did nothing 1| 4+ Goldie Evans. May Pore spiro weer egg xs Pe S: P 5 Ga Friday night, ‘The pale young man looked aft- | witness to the shootinz said that Q. Now, Joe, have you anything Siattntierien. oe ood sre -_ verted into cash. Call Harry or Makoto Sakai, 19, a university |" her and shook his head long |Smith came up to him with a ise way fol ht resp else you want to clear up or any student, saw it, too. But he said it | 294 slowly, then dropped it in his gun in the palm of his hand and statement you want to make be- was bluish-white and split into |4amp and trembling hands. said “Call the law, Charley, I got Meee ata minte, Cesar fore we close this off? halves before disappearing. Anoth-| “Oh, dear,” he said. “Oh, dear, }a gun a 1 I’m not going to give| time and start over. Now, what did| _ 4- Just make Sam Price pay for er witness said it was orange- |, dear, oh, dear.” it up.” Before he could take the| you say there. doing me like he did and I'll thank The one acter of the evening gun, Glinton said that he was|' A. He got the car for to go home. | YoU: “For Better Or Worse” by Susie | pushed aside by Cotton and two Q nue got the ie to go! @ Now, do you realize this is white. Smith Sinclair and directed by | bullets were fired at Thomas. 5 being recorded, your testim The Anna Clare Topmiller tells the] Benny Durkins, another eye- pemeence ts, eee rare a " A. Yes, sir. story of an overworked mountain- | witness to the shooting, said that "1 Q. Take your time, don't try to Q. And everything you are say- eer mother. Cotton and Thomas had an ie argu- + WEATHERMAN Sally West, the mother carries ment earlier in the day. Durkins Pep hee Re ts ing to your knowledge is the truth the slim play in her work worn | said that Thomas started to get a hurry you. and facts? hands. Jim Witherell, Jack Clarke, gun but that Cotton pulled a-pis-} A.” He said, “I’m mad.” That} _4- Yes: sir. i Summer Dresses says Fred Schell, Betty Ladd, and Ger-|tol and restrained him. He said| was the time trude Splaine are all ‘fittingly that altho . George Price characters. sen 15 pany en ees one ONE RACK OF LADIES DRESSES | d Vicinity: P; come right out. aon ve Mieay eatiees Though the play drag a trifle it | when he was shot that night, he | They got in the car to leave, and Let us give you S & VALUES UP TO 917.98 $3 98 MEASURED SUNLIGHT ere & ONE RACK OF CHILDREN’S ~ showers or thunderstorms today had amusing moments and some |knew nothing of a beating ad-| they come back and call for me. through Sunday; continued warm Sood mountaineer philosophy. The| ministered by Price, as alleged| Q. Who called for you? DRASTICALLY JCEI at ALL GROCERS mother feigns illness to win appre- |; * 4 ate humid. Sedge Pakcaues ciation of her herculean labors evn pope tia she corpo a — Price ealled for you? “yi ea ond rel a to | {fom her lazy sons, daughter-in- | shots, he ran from the scene. A. Yes, sir. ay wi ther through Sunday |W» aud husband. Betty Ladd is|° ater, it was brought out that| @ And you eome out to where Nivel soe eae peace Jack Clarke contributes his usual crime to State Highway Patrol- A, Yes, sir, deeiparetiie soni Professional performance. Ger-| man Slim Walker who took him| @ What happened then? Jacksonville through the Flor- trude Splaine is bent and creaking | into custody. He is said to h.ve| A: He hit me in the car. Ree th fda Straits and East Gulf: Light | *% Aust Dicey, a granny woman.” | denied it at tirat. but later Q. He hit you in the head with ee the to moderate variable winds grit pity ere was particularly | tossed, yeaa Loge ory Where did he get id ; 5 arnett attended to all made _ shlight? new iceq re ne = ee the details even down o the huge Pharr mane Reet Cigars ~e A. Coster: Said he had borrowed! weather with scattered thunder- | SY enamel coffee pot that “‘sets” beaten, it was brought out, ay, Tome panne Vag 1 i in Venetian the woodburning stove all da to fix his car, that is what he say. showers. bende Wine tlace | _Following is the text of : Western Caribbean: Moderate | THe jug from the Gittin’s place the Thomas’ deathbed statement; Pag on tot a right? “a Blinds ‘ Ava as | local dispenser of corn whiskey is print cotton coverall dress look irra gains thundershowers through Sunday. bonnet and Gertrude Splaine’s old ravers ee right in the play, Stage manager a aang amy hel ee Don Pearson and Norman Street, re avtehy eae ree at bakers A Area and Eastern Gulf of Mexico|'ishting director should also be A. Just about four or five mi- Weather conditions are normal | ™entioned. nutes. vi . Refreshments were served in the 5 i with no sij of a devel 3 oo : Batten nme narneutdoor lobby between, the Q. Just about four or five mi AL TTT all SUMMER DRESSES. GREATLY REDUCED ” YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO STOCK UP, | NOAA, Mh f . Wi ground two Parker presentations and the Siaikeing Looted Soon cee te OR: CORE Pe RENO AT Observations taken at City Office {OP acter. Curtain rises at 8:30. | be. ne flashlight? A VERY GREAT SAVINGS. 9:00 A.M. EST —_——————_—————| 2 "t feel that bad? Well,| A. No, sir. I was getting up as he Key West, Fla, Aug. 2, 1952 Pee (Sea ary __ AM or ere ee knocked me down. pois 29.99 ins.—1015.6 mbs. \. shape. Q. You was getting up when you ‘Temperatures — Q doctor advised you of | got shot? Back To School Highest yesterday 99 Tomorrow's Almanac how serious your case is? A. I had got up and got the pis- Lowest last night 79 | Sunrise. -_________ 5:56 am.| A. I did hear him say I was in| tol when I got shot. Mean _ soe he i - 7:10 p.m, | bad Q. Where did you get the pistol? san 3 __. 5:35 p.m. . have any hopes of re-| A. From Sam Price. —. 3:11 az. vi the effects of the tn- Q. You took it from Sam Price? | A NICE SELECTION HAS JUST ARRIVED Precipitation Teak: dade ee AND WE URGE YOU TO COME IN IMMEDIATELY. Total lest 24 hours 0 ins. Tides be] A. No, sir, she did not. Total this month _____.__.06 ins. Q. His wif Deficieney this month .21 ins. | Nawal Base _ Yotal this year 17.66 ins. | TOMORROW a mics oo CHAS ARONOVI DEPARTMENT Uxcess this year 31 ins| HIGH Low with . ” STORE — 6:17 am, —— am. 2g Relative Mumidity at 9:00 A.M. 8:26 p.m. 1.49 p.m. ton KEY WEST'S LARGEST SPORE Re 000 A