New Britain Herald Newspaper, November 3, 1922, Page 24

BiAS, CHAMPION GETS 90 YEAR SENTENCE * Juy Out %8 Hours-Woman Feels She Was Treated Unlairly Gleveland, Nov. 3. — Mrs, Mabel Champion, charged with the first de- wres murder of Thomas A. O'Connell, carnivel promoter, of New Haven, Copn,, in a restaurant here last July, was found gullty of mansiaughter by & jury composed of seven women and flve men tn common pleas court here last night, Judge Bernon immediately imposed the maximum sentence of twenty years In Marysville reformatory. Attorneys for the defense entered & motion for'a new trial, which Judge Bernon denled, The composure with which Mrs, Champion had watched the progress of the trial forsook her when the ver- digt was read and she broke down! cried. he jury had the case 28 hours. H. J. Patterson, foreman of the jury stated that eight ballots had been taken. ° udge Bernon also overruled a mo- tioh to defer sentence. Attorneys for the defense declared they would ap- peal the case. . Judge Thinks Jury Kind 11 believe the jury was very kind and merciful,” the judge said in pass- ing sentence. “I consider no further neeéd of leniency exists on the part of the court.” Mrs. Champion was sobbing when she was led from the court room to the cell, which she has occupied since her arrest on the night of the murder. All of the seven women Jurors were in tears and many of the spectators also were visibly affected. Mrs, Champlon went on trial Oc- tober 22. The case went'to the jury laté yesterday. ©O'Connell was shot to death in a downtown restaurant here last July while he and Austin Champion, kus- band of Mrs. Champion, were engaged in a fist ight following an argument over a drink of whiskey. ¢ Defendant Claimed Accident n the witness stand Mrs. Cham- plan admitted firing the fatal shots buf swore they weré fired by accident n O’Connell lunger toward her and seized her arm. She said she fired into the floor In an attempt to frighten O’Connell as he battled with her husband, The story of the state’s witnesses differed materially from that of Mrs. Champlon. They testified how she had risen from her seat, held the ve- voiver at her hip and cried to her husband: “Btand aside, Daddy, and I'll riddle Jumi)s From School To Stardom MISS LORNA DUNN 8t. Paul, Minn,, Oct. 30.—The jours ney from school to theatrical stardom is usually a long, obstacle-strewn jour« ney. But Lorna Dunn, 18-year-old high school student, made it in one Jjump, A musical comedy company play- ing here was in difficulties because the leading lady was called thome by from the hip and are quick on the trigger." Not Treated Fairly In her cell Mrs. Champion made her first personal statement since the trial’began. She said: “I don't believe 1 was fairly treat- ed. I am a stranger here and that makes it worse. I don't see how any court could have allowed a prosecutor to defame a woman's character the way Mr. Cassidy did mine. It is ter- ribly hard to bear.” She then again broke sobbed. Prosecutor Cassidy made the sum- ming up argument for the state yes- terday. down and MISS KERIN IS GUEST, The Alpha Eota society entertained Miss Katherine Kerin last evening at the home of the Misges Alice and Ce- | Miss | cilia Hickey of 85 Hart street. Kerin is to start training for a nurse at St. Francis' hospital on Monday. She was presented with gold fountain pen and pencil. The house was dec- NEW BRITAIN [ fliness, and none of the cuo.u. girls could take her place. Miss Dunn, who had starred in local theatricals, was suggested and she appeared as the star two days later. The girl's showing was so good that she was engaged to play the leading role during the rest of the company's road season, SALLIES T START DRIVE FOR §13,000 Gampaign Opens Armistice Day! and Continues for One Week A drive for $15,000 will be launched by the local Balvation Army on Arm- istice Day, November 11, according to an announcement made by Captain ! John Ideen of the local corps today. | The drive was scheduled originally for | last month but was postponed on ac- Captain Edeen has sent out 500 copies of the following letter, to lo- cal friends of the army, asking them to be present this evening7at the bar- DAILY gardless of religion or natlonality, | rear of the local great work? hopeless, | words in the heart®of those less for- tunate than yourself? have money, byt your assistance also if its work is to continue. November 3, terested In forming a committee to TRIAL MARRIAGES, Lafagetts, Ind., Glub Nembers Go Cunningham, Leven count of the new hotel campaign. Johnstone, seventeen. connected and were attending school. All belonged vailing theme. racks at 118-120 Arch street, where 3slon, all signed this document: from the 11th to the 18th of Novem- ber, The purpose of the drive is to ralse $16,000 for local work, The general work of the Salvation Army Is too well known to be dis- cussed here, but a word or two re- pgarding the local work might prove enlightening, In the first place the Balvation Army 18 non-sectarian,the army works for the general good of humanity, re- During the past year over 100 fam- ilies were assisted by the Army; many persons were housed and fed in the bareacks; clothing was collected, bought and distributed to the needy. Many men and women in New Britain today are loading clean, honest lives through the ef- forts made in their behalf by the Bal- vation Army, Are you willing to help in lhln: “A man may be down, but he ' pever out.” This slogan of the Army {8 the call to the unfortunate, the| words that give renewed hopeé and courage to those who are llmoat‘f Will you help the Army plant these The Salvation Army not only must On Friday evening of this week, at 8 o'clock, those in- help in the drive will meet in the Salvation Army barracks, 118-120 Arch street, Kindly arrange to be present or have someone to represent you. Sincerely yours, THE SALVATION ARMY, By Capt. J. Edeen, FFormer Mayor George A. Quigley will head the general committee, - 4 CHILDREN ELOPE Throngh With Plan Lafayette, Ind.,, Nov, 3.—A quartet of youngsters, friends of Levén Cun- ningham and Mary Alice Moorehouse, arrested last night in Bloomington, I, on a trial marriage pilgrimage, have eloped and are believed to be in Kansas Clty. \ They are Mabel Cartwright, four- teen; Mary Zuffer, fifteen; Glenna seventeen, brother of and Leenard All are well Cunningham, to a club called The Trial marriage was the pré- After much discus- Dozen. o " HERALD, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1922, Rebels Against When Parls suld “Long skirts,” Lols Calkins, 14, Toledo high school soph- omore, rebelled and organized a Flap- per Flock In which all members must haye bobbed hair and wear short— discreetly short, of course—skirts, The club is golng strong now and high school girla in other parts of the country are planning to organize chapters. Aftér the papers had been signed, the six couples solemnly promised to keep it secret until after they had left Lafayette, Leviy Cunningham sald. The date of the depurture was sct for Tuesday afternoon, after school was over. Mary Cartwright telegraphed to her parents at Kansas City, that all was well. In Bloomington, Cunning- ham said: Sa , Allen & Long Skirt Edict | “When the time came to leave, sev- leral of them backed out and refused to come along. We décided to go ahead and wait in Bloomington for the others to follow. While we were waiting there we were arrested.” Miss Moorehouse~was returned to her home today. Young Cunning- |ham was allowed to continue on his |way to Kansas City, where he said |he was going to meet the others, Co., Inc. FILMING SAHARA DANGEROUS TASK Nine Whites Have Lost Their Lives in Attempt —— London, Nov, 3.—~Within the next few weeks an Englishman, N. A, Gre- ville, will make his feurth attempt to complete a film of the Sahara desért. Nine white men already have logt their llves In previous at- tempts to reach Legos, British West Africa, from Alglers. Greville and his brother are f(a- mous for their flm explorations, and they have already taken ingny Afri- can travel plctures. More than two years ago the brothers began a com-, prehensive film of the Sahara, They have already spent about $60,000, and have taken about 30,000 feet of film, but they still have 400 miles of the desert to cover. It is planned this time to start frem Lagos and make for Zinder, 600 miles away. After they have left Zinder they will be entirely cut off from civillzation, and it is then that the work of filming will be started. * CHIGAGO LIMITS TAG DAYS Chlcago, Nov. 3.—Reiief trom tag duys was In sight for Chicago today as a result of a regolution gdepted by the city council ‘limiting the number Jf tag days to three each year. 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