MURDER INDICTMENTS IN CANTON KILLING
First degree murder charges were filed against Ben Nadel and Dan Pfaff, said by police to be bootleggers, in connection with the slaying of Canton publisher Don R. Mellett, on warrants signed by Prosecutor C. B. McClintock of Stark county.
Cleveland, Nov. 1 (AP) - First degree murder charges were filed here today against Ben Nadel and Dan Pfaff, said by police to be bootleggers, in connection with the slaying of Don R. Mellett, Canton publisher.
The warrants were brought here by Detective Ora Slater special investigator in the Mellett murder, and Police Chief Wise, of Canton. The charges were filed to prevent release of the two men on habeas corpus charges, which have been filed in common pleas court.
The warrants were issued at Canton and signed by Prosecutor C. B. McClintock of Stark county.
Filing of the charges against Pfaff and Nadel followed investigation here by Cleveland police of the "hideout" here of Patrick Eugene McDermott, while a nation wide search was being made for him in connection with the murder of Mellett.
After the filing of the murder charges the habeas corpus action was withdrawn and Nadel and Pfaff were taken to Canton.
Henry Harter, assistant Stark county prosecutor said the murder charges would be used only as a last resort in case the men refused to talk.
The men are regarded as material witnesses.
Reproduced unchanged from New Britain Herald, November 1, 1926, page 1.
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Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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MURDER INDICTMENTS IN CANTON KILLING
First degree murder charges were filed against Ben Nadel and Dan Pfaff, said by police to be bootleggers, in connection with the slaying of Canton publisher Don R. Mellett, on warrants signed by Prosecutor C. B. McClintock of Stark county.
Cleveland, Nov. 1 (AP) - First degree murder charges were filed here today against Ben Nadel and Dan Pfaff, said by police to be bootleggers, in connection with the slaying of Don R. Mellett, Canton publisher.
The warrants were brought here by Detective Ora Slater special investigator in the Mellett murder, and Police Chief Wise, of Canton. The charges were filed to prevent release of the two men on habeas corpus charges, which have been filed in common pleas court.
The warrants were issued at Canton and signed by Prosecutor C. B. McClintock of Stark county.
Filing of the charges against Pfaff and Nadel followed investigation here by Cleveland police of the "hideout" here of Patrick Eugene McDermott, while a nation wide search was being made for him in connection with the murder of Mellett.
After the filing of the murder charges the habeas corpus action was withdrawn and Nadel and Pfaff were taken to Canton.
Henry Harter, assistant Stark county prosecutor said the murder charges would be used only as a last resort in case the men refused to talk.
The men are regarded as material witnesses.
Reproduced unchanged from New Britain Herald, November 1, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from New Britain Herald, November 1, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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MURDER INDICTMENTS IN CANTON KILLING
First degree murder charges were filed against Ben Nadel and Dan Pfaff, said by police to be bootleggers, in connection with the slaying of Canton publisher Don R. Mellett, on warrants signed by Prosecutor C. B. McClintock of Stark county.
Cleveland, Nov. 1 (AP) - First degree murder charges were filed here today against Ben Nadel and Dan Pfaff, said by police to be bootleggers, in connection with the slaying of Don R. Mellett, Canton publisher.
The warrants were brought here by Detective Ora Slater special investigator in the Mellett murder, and Police Chief Wise, of Canton. The charges were filed to prevent release of the two men on habeas corpus charges, which have been filed in common pleas court.
The warrants were issued at Canton and signed by Prosecutor C. B. McClintock of Stark county.
Filing of the charges against Pfaff and Nadel followed investigation here by Cleveland police of the "hideout" here of Patrick Eugene McDermott, while a nation wide search was being made for him in connection with the murder of Mellett.
After the filing of the murder charges the habeas corpus action was withdrawn and Nadel and Pfaff were taken to Canton.
Henry Harter, assistant Stark county prosecutor said the murder charges would be used only as a last resort in case the men refused to talk.
The men are regarded as material witnesses.
Reproduced unchanged from New Britain Herald, November 1, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from New Britain Herald, November 1, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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MURDER INDICTMENTS IN CANTON KILLING
First degree murder charges were filed against Ben Nadel and Dan Pfaff, said by police to be bootleggers, in connection with the slaying of Canton publisher Don R. Mellett, on warrants signed by Prosecutor C. B. McClintock of Stark county.
Cleveland, Nov. 1 (AP) - First degree murder charges were filed here today against Ben Nadel and Dan Pfaff, said by police to be bootleggers, in connection with the slaying of Don R. Mellett, Canton publisher.
The warrants were brought here by Detective Ora Slater special investigator in the Mellett murder, and Police Chief Wise, of Canton. The charges were filed to prevent release of the two men on habeas corpus charges, which have been filed in common pleas court.
The warrants were issued at Canton and signed by Prosecutor C. B. McClintock of Stark county.
Filing of the charges against Pfaff and Nadel followed investigation here by Cleveland police of the "hideout" here of Patrick Eugene McDermott, while a nation wide search was being made for him in connection with the murder of Mellett.
After the filing of the murder charges the habeas corpus action was withdrawn and Nadel and Pfaff were taken to Canton.
Henry Harter, assistant Stark county prosecutor said the murder charges would be used only as a last resort in case the men refused to talk.
The men are regarded as material witnesses.
Reproduced unchanged from New Britain Herald, November 1, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from New Britain Herald, November 1, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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MURDER INDICTMENTS IN CANTON KILLING
First degree murder charges were filed against Ben Nadel and Dan Pfaff, said by police to be bootleggers, in connection with the slaying of Canton publisher Don R. Mellett, on warrants signed by Prosecutor C. B. McClintock of Stark county.
Cleveland, Nov. 1 (AP) - First degree murder charges were filed here today against Ben Nadel and Dan Pfaff, said by police to be bootleggers, in connection with the slaying of Don R. Mellett, Canton publisher.
The warrants were brought here by Detective Ora Slater special investigator in the Mellett murder, and Police Chief Wise, of Canton. The charges were filed to prevent release of the two men on habeas corpus charges, which have been filed in common pleas court.
The warrants were issued at Canton and signed by Prosecutor C. B. McClintock of Stark county.
Filing of the charges against Pfaff and Nadel followed investigation here by Cleveland police of the "hideout" here of Patrick Eugene McDermott, while a nation wide search was being made for him in connection with the murder of Mellett.
After the filing of the murder charges the habeas corpus action was withdrawn and Nadel and Pfaff were taken to Canton.
Henry Harter, assistant Stark county prosecutor said the murder charges would be used only as a last resort in case the men refused to talk.
The men are regarded as material witnesses.
Reproduced unchanged from New Britain Herald, November 1, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from New Britain Herald, November 1, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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