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THREE WOMEN
HAD HAND IN
RIDE JURDER
Girls Break Under
Questioning And
Confess Slaying
JVas Planned
DETROIT, July 2Howard
Carter Dickinson, slain New York
attorney, dined and drank with
killers and paid their dinner check
a few hours before they shot him
to death In a robbery, it was dis
closed Tuesday in the last of a
aeries of confessions made by Wil
liam Lee Perris and his three
“party girls” companions.
Early Tuesday Prosecutor Dun- i
car. C. McCrea reported that he
had fitted together the last pieces
of the puzzle picture of Dickinson's
murder drawing from the three
•creaming, half hysterical girls the
admission that 'we decided to kill
him” because "dead men tell no
tales."
Made Without Feeling
The complete absence of feeling,
which police questioners reported
as stunning, earmarked each con
fession they said as it came forth
in greater detail during the night
from Perris and his companions,
Loretta and Florence Jackson,
burlesque dancers, and Jean Miller.
The story that Dickinson, well
groomed, wealthy appearing coun
sellor. was taken for a “ride” and
killed for his money, came first
from the Miller girl. Fighting off
hysteria through hours of ques
tioning. Prosecutor McCrea said
she finally blurted out that Perris
killed their victim and that the
air Is rifled the pockets of clothing
for money.
Confronted with her admission,
McCrea said Perris broke down,
and told what the prosecutor said
fcc thought was the "whole story.” i
But it was from Florence Jack
son. that McCrea reported obtain
ing the details of the entrigue
which he said linked the quartet
.n the murder.
“Loretta. Bill and myself talked
about taking Dickinson out when
we were in Bill's room Tuesday,
night." McCrea auoted her as sav
ing in her statement.
We all agreed that Dickinson
had a lot of money and that we
ought to get a lot from him. Bobbie
(Loretta) and I suggested rolling!
him. but Bill said it might be a
hard thing to do. He was against ■
it because he was afraid that Dkk- *
tnson might talk. We then suggest- ,
ed knocking him out. but Bill said I
that was too dangerous because he :
would be able to talk when he
came to. and would be able to j
identify us.
Decide on Death
"He thought the only thing for
us to do would be to kill him. There
some argument about that, but
we finally decided to let Bill get!
bis gun and we'd take him out.
"We decided to kill him.”
In describing the plot Florence
said they arranged to signal Ferris j
when they thought the time was ,
ripe for the robbery. "We laid plans .
for the signals.” McCrea quoted
her as saying, with Jean Included
in the plans Then we didn’t talk I
n uch more about them Wednesday, |
because Dickinson came up and we
had dinner with him."
The prosecutor said Perris de
scribed how he and the Jackson
sisters struck up an acquaintance
with Dickinson in the dining room
of a hotel iBook Cadillac) last
Tuesday night, decided he had
money, and made a date with him 1
for Wednesday night. The Miller
girl Joined the party that night.
Riding through Rouge park Wed
nesday night after the four had
consumed a quart of whiskey and
played nickel poker in Perris’ hotel
room. McCrea quoted Perris as
saying the girls asked to get out
of the car.
‘Won't Talk Any More’
"Then I put the gun on Dickin
son." said PpiTis according to Mc
Crea. ‘He wouldn't put his hands
ut> so I let him have it. The gun
went off a second time as I was
pulling Dickinson's coat and vest
off.”
The girls told the prosecutor that
before Dickinson died, he said: !
“You're a damn fool. You kids are
making a mistake”
McCrea said that Florence told
hitn in her confession that she and
Jean "grabbed for the coat and
vest.”
"We didn’t find any money in
the vest. But Jean took the wallet
out of the coat pocket and I took
out a small book. There was $14
in the book. Jean counted out $120
she took from the wallet.
"Bill said: ’That’s a hell of a
small amount to kill a man tor. I
thought there'd be some fifties
in there. But he won't talk any
more’.’’
Infant Mortality
Decreases Noted
Decided decreases in infant mor
tality in the Valley were apparent
in a bulletin issued by the Depart
ment of Commerce, Bureau of Cen
sus. Washington.
Brownsville reported a figure of
12.9 births per thousand in 1934 and
20.9 in 1933 In 1934 deaths per
thousand and live births were only
70 as compared with 1693 in 1933.
A nation-wide decrease of from 59.1
deaths per thousand tc 58.1 per
thousand was revealed though the
decrease in the Valley was much
greater Harlingen's birth rate in
crease as reported was 184 per
thousand in 1934 compared to 15 8
in 1933 Death rate here in 1933 was
only 105 5 per thousand as compar
ed tc 150.0 In 1933 San Benito also
showed a decrease In infant mortal
ity. figures revealing 238 8 per thous
and in 1933 to 150 9 in 1934.
Another shipment of framed pic
tures Just received. Borderland
Furniture Co.—Adv.
R. A. LACKNER
Complete Optical Serrlca
11M KUnbeth St, BrowmriUa
‘HOLD ’EM YALE’
In Paramount^ “Hold ’Em Yale”, a number of Mr. Runyon's “very
hard citizens’ from Broadway take their cue from & determined little
society girl. Here is the cast of the picture showing Wednesday and
Thursday at the Capitol Theatre.
JACKIE COOPER ‘DINKY’
Jackie Coogan's hack again. Hell make you laugh through your tears
in ‘Dinky”, Warner Bros.' “Flirtation Walk" of Young America, a
heart throbbing story of military school life. Showing Tuesday only
at the Capitol and Queen Theatres.
Unfavorable Weather
Damages Cotton Crop
Unfavorable weather during June
has cut another 10,000 bales off the
anticipated cotton crop of the Low
er Rio Grande Valley this season.
Clarence Reagan of the Fidelity
Products company of this city, who
estimated early last month the Val
ley would produce around 60 000
bales of cotton, said after a survey
this week that the crop will probably
not exceed 50.000 bales.
"There Is a mild Infestation of
both wevil and leaf worm,” Reagan
said "The worm may be of some
benefit, by cutting away the leaves
and letting sunshine in to the bolls.
There has been excessive moisture,
and the bolls may not open other
wise.”
Mr Reagan said about 150 bales
of cotton have been ginned so far
in the Valley. Of rhe Valley s 75 gins,
less than half are now operating,
and these only part time. With dry
weather all the gins will be operat
ing full time within a week or ten
days, he said.
UNDERGOES OPERATION
(Special to The Herald)
HARLINGEN.—Jimmy Hollings
worth. five, son of Mr. and Mrs. L
R Hollingsworth, underwent a ton
silectomy at the Valley Baptist hos
pital.
RETURN TO ALASKA
(Special to The Herald)
SAN BENITO. July 2 —Mrs Leroy
Sullivan and two children who spent
the winter in San Benito, have safe
ly returned to their home in Nome.
Alaska according to word received
*y Mr. and Mrs. C W Sullivan, the
children's grandparents.
THREE DIE IN
ATLANTIC GALE
Sportsman and Sent Drown
When Racing Yacht U
Caught In Storm
SYDNEY. N. 8.. July 1 UPV-Three
young survivors of an Atlantic gale
that cost the lives of their com
panions—a Boston yachtsman and
his two sens who sought to save
him—took refuge in port Tuesday,
still suffering from their experiences.
Their 54-foot Ketch K am rah,
her rigging and sails damaged, rode
safely Off the Royal Cape Breton
Yacht Club, but her 21-year-old
navigator, Charles Tlllinghast of
Providence. R. I„ said it might be
several days before they could put
to sea again.
Tlllinghast and two companions.
Roger Weed, 25. and Sheldon Ware.
19 both of Boston, brought their
crippled craft into 8ydney Harbor
Monday and reported that Robert
Ames. 55. Boston Realty broker and
sportsman, had been washed over
board by a mountainous wave. His
rons. Richard. 23, and Harry, 20.
were lost in a vain attempt to rescue
him.
The Hamrah. one of seven yachts
that left Newport, R. I., June 8, in
a transatlantic race to Bergen. Nor
way. was about 800 miles east of
Newfoundland when she encounter
ed a northeast gale on June H.
Star Mail Route
Changes Effective
Reversal of the Valley star mail
route between Brownsville and Mis
sion started Monday on telegraphic
orders from the postoffice depart
ment in order to facilitate handling
of air mail as a result of new air
plane schedules.
The bus now leaves Brownsville at
9:30 o'clock distributing mall deliv
ered by the plane due to arrive there
at 8 a. m. The bus leaves Edinburg
Rt 130 p. m on the return trip, mak
ing connections with the outbound
mail plane at Brownsville at 5:10
p. m.
Because of the changed air line
schedules, the former plan of hav
ing the bus leave Mission in the
morning and return there in the eve
ning. did not provide the most effi
cient air mail connection.
BANK Bl'ILDINfl REMODELED
'Special to The Herald)
SAN BENITO. July 2— Remodel
ing of the Farmers Bank Building
is progressing rapidly. The awning
leeently was repaired and the inter
*cr is now being painted.
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Ifyou failed to get
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Land, Water and Air Hiked
NEW YORK. July 2. (fi*>—America
has gone nomad again.
By wheel, wing and water. Its
pr'ile are in the midst of a sum
mer migration that hasn't been ap
proached since the halcyon days
before 1929.
The trantportation business, tn
the words t»f one steamship com
pany executive, finally has turned
the comer.
Steamships are packed; railroads
are running dozens of extra sec
tions; air lines are hard pressed for
equipment to accommodate book
ings.
When the liner Normandie sailed
the other day loaded to capacity,
her wake marked a path for dozens
of other ships also booked to the
limit. Last week-end. for instance,
saw 14,000 persons leave New York
on ocean-going ships.
John Schroeder. director of the
Hapag-Lloyd line, credited the Nor
______
Rev. Ruffner Takes
Duties of Pastor
(Special to The Herald)
PORT ISABEL, July 2 — Rev. J. A.
Ruffner. one-time)pastor at Browns
ville. Sunday will take over the du
ties of Methodist pastor at Flirt
Isabel and Los FTesnos, preaching
in the church here. Though retir
ing from the active ministry last
fall, Flev. Ruffner continued to re
side in the Valley, and has been ap
pointed as supply pastor to fill out
the conference year as Methodist
minister for the two churches. The
year ends the first of November.
Well known In Valley church cir
cles. Rev. Ruffner left Brownsville
11 years ago following a successful
pastorate of five years at the Meth
odist church there.
Davis Funeral Held
(Special to The Herald)
RAYMONDVILLE. July 2—Last
rites for Robert Lee Davis. Infant
son of Mr «ind Mrs J E. Davis were
held at 3 30 o'clock Sunday after
noon at the Nazarene church here.
Rev. Philmore oflfclating. The In
fant died at the family home Satur
day afternoon at 5 30. In adldtion
tc his parents, the child Is survived
by one brother. J. E.. Jr. Howard
Mortuary was In charge of arrange
ments.
manlde with being an important
factor in the summer travel boom.
He said interest in the new liner
had turned the attention of persons
all over the country to the pos
sibilities of travel abroad.
The Cunard-White Star line re
ported its passenger traffic is 33
per cent greater this summer than
last . The French and Italian lines
tart having their biggest years since
1931.
Railroad passenger traffic is
looking up. The New York Cen
tral. for instance, is enjoying a 15
per cent Increase over last year.
The travel boom has extended to
the air, too. The Aeronautical
Chamber of Commerce says air
travel on all American transport
lines for the first three months of
this year was 49 per cent better
than for the corresponding period
last year. One representative line.
American Airlines, reports it carried
59.633 passengers during the first
five months this year, compared to
33.274 in the same period last year.
Bus companies are getting their
share of the new travel business.
While recent figures are not avail
able. one company said business
last week-end was 100 per cent
greater than that of the week before.
There has never been a milk bom
epidemic on record where pasteuriz
ed milk was used. Order Grisham's
Milk today — Adv.
GOP WILL LET
‘MONEY TALK’
'
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Campaign Contributors To
Hare Big Say In Choice
Of Candidate
CH1CAOO. Jply 2. UP»—Contribut
ors to the 193f epublican campaign
fund are to have a voice in the se
lection of a presidential candidate,
a spokesman for a nearly organized
Illinois republican group, said Tues
day.
“Usually contributors have no In
fluence." he said, "because the drive
for funds is not started until the
convention Is over.**
In launching their drive for cam
paign funds, seme of the biggest
midwestem financial backers have
incorborated as “the Illinois re
publican Citieena’ Organization."
Similar groups were being organised
in Ohio and Indiana.
The Chicago offices are in the
headquarters of George F Oet*
treasurer of the republican nation
al committee.
On presidential candidates, the
spokesman declared, the members
have “no unanimous preference,"
but they promise to make sure their
money goes "to preserve the rights
of the American people"
The Illinois ,toup said it expected
to win back the support of many for
mer contributors. Attorney Silas H
Strawn. former president of the
United States Chamber of Com
merce. is one of the 24 founders of
the Illinois organization. An as
sistant in his office. Harold Beacon,
is head of the executive commit
tee.
Volney W. Taylor
It On Repeal Board
Volney W. Taylor of Brownsville
has been named a member of tha
state prohibition repeal executive
committee, according to announce
ment of Representative R. Emmett
Morse of Houston, leader of repeal
ists in Texas * _■
Other members of the committee
include Representative J. O Duvall,
Fort Worth; J. W. Gilliland. Tyler:
James D. Hamlin. Farwell: Mr*.
Robert E. Hardwicke. Frrt Worth:
Mike Hogg. Houston; State Senator
W K Hohkim. Gontales: Lud Lin
coln. Waco; Mayor C. K Quin. San
Antonio; Wallace C Reilly. Dallas:
Mrs B F. Bonner. Houston; Mr*.
Pauline Adoue Hall. Dallas: Repre
sentative Fred Harris. Dallas.
Band Concert
The 12th Cavalry band will pre
sent a concert Tuesday evening at
7 o’clock at Ptort Brown W. O.
Archambault. conductor, will direct
the band
The p roe ram will be as follow*:
March. “Emblem of Peace*: Over
ture. “The Wmderer**; Fox Trot,
“Every Dav”: Walt*. “Oolden Show
era": Fox Trot. "Fare Thee Well
Annabel!*’: Novelette. **A Whi* Vt
ed Thoueht*; Selection. “The Min
Who Owns Broadway”: Match
Fnale. "The fVderal Quard*
Well constricted hardwood camp
chairs covered with strong canvas.
Borderland Furniture Co.—Adv.
WHITE KITTHFH
419 12th Street
Justness Lunches — Fresh Veg
etables — Luscious Valley
Grapefruit
Private Diningroom—Serving the
Valley for over ten years.
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