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Time in 11
San Quentin, Calif. - ItPD -For
the seventh time in 11
years criminal genius Caryl
Chessman has a date with
death.
His execution is now set
for Oct. 23. For Chessman the
wait "is a terrible, lurking,
shapeless thing."
The convicted kidnap-rapist
was first sentenced to death
oh June 25, 1948. It was the
year of the Berlin airlift, the
Alger Hiss perjury case and
President Truman's upset vic
tory over Gov. Thomas E.
Dewey. , -
Since then Chessman, now
38. has become a best-selling
author and a brilliant legal
strategist in his fight to escape
the San Quentin gas chamber.
Won Six Stays
He has won six stays in
execution. He has appealed
seven times to the U. S. Su
preme Court, 16 times to
lesser courts. Eighty-eight men
and one woman (Barbara Gr
ham) have gone to the apple
green death cell since he en
tered Death Row July 3, ih
Many important figures in
the Chessman case have died,
including the judge who sen
tenced him, the court reporter
at his 1948 trial and the war
den who greeted him on his
arrival at "Q."
More than 18 months ago,
when the black-haired, lean-
faced convict was released to
attend a hearing in his case,
he remarked "the next time
I leave prison I will be in a
box."
But he's not giving up.
Before Oct. 23 was set for
his execution, Chessman told
United Press International "I
don't think I will be executed''
this time either. He said he
believed he would win a stay.
He looked to the U. S. Su
preme Court as his last hope.
Certainly Dead
"On the basis of odds alone
I'm certainly dead," Chess
man said in a prison inter
view. "I managed to confound
the odds before and I hope I
can do it again."
.. But California Deputy At
torney General Arlo E. Smith
said the chance of further,
lengthy appeals was slight.
If Smith is right it will be
the end of the road fof an ad
mitted psychopath with an
I.Q. of 136 who embarked on
a career of crime at the age of
15.
Chessman's violence - filled
life unfolds in grim detail in
"Cell 2455, Death Row," his
best-selling autobiography. It
and the movie based on it pro
vided the bulk of more than
$100,000 he has realized from
his prison writings.
Born in Michigan
Born May 27, 1921, in Saint
Joseph, Mich., Chessman went
with his parents shortly after
ward to Los Angeles. As a
child he suffered pneumonia,
encephalitis and diphtheria. In
his autobiography he said the
encephalitis attacked part of
the brain, changing him from
a happy, artistic youngster to
a brooding, tempermental
child.
The Chessman troubles
mounted when his mother was
was crippled in an automobile
accident and his father, beset
by medical bills, twice at
tempted suicide.
Rebelling at accepting char
ity, Chessman said, he began
stealing food from grocery
stores at the age of 15.
That was the start. Soon he
was stealing automobiles,
holding up brothels and fight
ing gun battles. At the age of
16 he was in reform school
At 20 he entered prison, es
caped, was recaptured and pa.
roled four years later, in 1947,
On Jan. 23, 1948, Chessman
was arrested in Los Angeles
as the infamous "red light
bandit who used a red spot
light on his car to pose as a
policeman and prey on cou
ples parked in lovers lanes
The ."red light" prowler, in
addition to robbing his vic
tims, often carried off the
woman and forced her into
unnatural "sex acts.
Denies 'Bandit' Role
Chessman, acting as his
own attorney, steadfastly de
nied at his trial-as he still
does -that he was the "red
light bandit." He said it was a
case of mistaken identity, as
he singlehandedly argued his
case before a jury of 11 wom
en and one man.
A newspaper report at the
time said that "grey -haired
veterans of criminal law . . .
flocked to the trial to sit in
amazement at Chessman's con
duct of his own defense."
The jury took 30 hours to
reach a verdict: guilty on 17
of 18 felony counts in his in
dictment. They included four kidnap
Has Date
Years; Planning Not
charges, eight first degree
robbery, one grand theft, one
attempted robbery, one at
tempted rape and two other
sex offenses.
On two of the four kidnap
counts the jury ordered the
death penalty under Califor
SHADY COVE
Vacationers
By EVALYN P. WATSON
Shady Cove -Trail - Mrs.
Walter Cross of Shady Cove
has returned from San Fran
cisco where she attended the
funeral of her sister, Mrs.
Mae Grisez, who died after
an illness. Mrs. Grisez was a
frequent . visitor at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Cross.
Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Barnett
of Oakland, Calif., have been
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Dick
Pfeifer and Mr. and Mrs.
Kenneth Hammons of Shady
Cove. Other guests of the
Pfeifers and Hammons are
Mrs. J. D. McClendon and
son, Tony, of Palos Verdes,
Calif. Mrs. McClendon is a
sister of Ruth Pfeifer and
Kenneth Hammons.
Mrs. Thelma Kashman of
Burbank, Calif., is a guest of
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Chubb and
family.
Guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ed
Brown and family and Mrs.
Dorothy Brown and family
are Ed's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
E. F. Brown, of Lomita,
Calif.
Mrs. Carroll Watson and
daughter, Sheri of Shady
Cove went to Hillsboro and
Portland last week' where
they visited Mrs. Watson's
brother and sister-in-law, Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Ridenour, of
Hilsboro and attended the
Centennial Exposition.
They were dinner guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bernt
and family of Portland and
went to Hillsboro for the cele
bration of the arrival of the
Centennial Wagon Train. Mrs.
Watson returned home Wed
nesday but Sheri stayed to
visit Virginia Kienlen in
Portland. ' .
Mr. and Mrs. Art Levulett
of Shady Cove have had sev
eral relatives visiting them.
They included Mrs. Levulett's
mother, Mrs. Myrtle Eachus
of Fair Oaks, her sister, Mrs.
Lawrence 'Skerving of Sacra
mento, and , another sister,
Mrs. William Finger and
daughter, Lois, of Roseville.
Mr. and Mrs. James Collier
of Shady Cove entertained at
their home with a picnic Sat
urday honoring Jim's brother
and sister-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. Ben Collier of Reedsport.
Guests were Ben's mother and
step-father, Mr. and Mrs. Al
bert Esten of Trail; his aunt,
Mrs. Olive Blackford of Cen
tral Point, uncle and family,
Mr. and Mrs.' Ralph Train and
daughter, . Denise, of Brook
ings, Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Conger and son, Billy, and
Riley Potter of Central Point,
and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Han
son of Shady Cove.
Moving back to Shady
Cove again is Marshall Wag
goner, who is living in Mrs.
Albert Esten's house. His
daughter, Mrs. Jerry McCall,
of Newberry, Calif., is stay
ing with him and is employed
in Central Point.
Mrs. Isabella Scott, mother
of Mrs. Kenneth Hammons, of
Shady Cove has returned to
her home in Philadelphia af
ter spending most of the sum
mer here. A number of events
were given in her honor while
she was here.
Mrs. Eric Bauer and chil
dren, Lisa and Eric, and Lau
rie Strother of McMinnville
are guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ed
Strother of Shady Cove. Mrs.
Bauer is a daughter of the
Strothers and the others are
grandchildren.
Ray Briggs has been in
formed by an insurance com
pany that there will be a de
crease in rates because of the
fire protection here through
the volunteer fire department.
There will be a reduction
in rates on insurance on
frame buildings up to 22 per
cent, on masonry and brick
buildings 15 per cent and on
commercial buildings up to
40 per cent. However, the in
surance man went on to ex
plain that in some individual
cases the insurance rates may
go up instead of -down be
cause the property was not
rated right at first. He ad
vised all property owners
who are interested in knowing
how the new rates will affect
them to contact the agent
writing the insurance.
Elizabeth Cushman is now
at home with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Ed . Cushman, of
Trail after completing the
medical missionary course at
the Bible Institute of Los Angeles.
With Death Seventh
nia's "Little Lindbergh Law.
This is provided for in cases
of "kidnapping with intent of
robbery, with infliction of
bodily harm."
Chessman's efforts to escape
the gas chamber, an all-time
California record, have been
Are Listed
Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Warner
are guests of their son-in-law
and daughter, Mr. and Mrs.
James Collier of Shady Cove.
The Warners are employed by
the forest service and are at
present stationed at the Thiel
sen Creek Guard station.
Mrs. Howard Young of
Trail entertained at her home
with a birthday party honor
ing the 4th birthday of her
daughter, Debra Ann. Games
were played with prizes being
won by Elaine Crouch and
Bob Poitevint. Refreshments
of cake, ice cream, punch and
candy were served. Guests
were Bob, Loy and Gordon
Poitevint, Doyle Jr. and
Judy Hodges, Buster and Billy
Tierce, Elaine, Frank and
Neena Crouch, Marlene and
Ronnie Young.
Mr. and Mrs. Dale Rippey
and son, Dany, of Pasadena,
Calif., visited Dale's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph McDaniel,
of Trail, recently.
'Recent speakers at the
Shady Cove Rotary club din
ner meetings have been Ross
Youngblood, district manager
of the bureau of land manage
ment; Brig. Gen. Joseph
Hicks, Jackson county civil
defense director; and County
Judge Earl Miller. Young
blood discussed the work of
the bureau in this area. Gen
eral Hicks talked on birds of
this region and the satisfac
tion of studying birds as a
hobby. Judge Miller discussed
the various phases and as
pects of municipal govern
ment. Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Youngchild and daughter,
Vickie1 Lynn, of Puyallup,
Wash., were guests of Young
child's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
William Youngchild, of Shady
Cove recently.
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Me
dina and daughter, Denise,
have been visiting Manuel's
uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs,
Joaquin Medina, of Shady
Cove.
Delores Lande of Kenai,
Alaska, was a guest of Eda
Larson of Shady Cove and
also visited relatives in the
area.
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Har
rington pf Modesto, Calif.,
and Mr. and Mrs. Dave Weis
brod of Grass Valley, Calif.,
have been visiting Mr. and
Mrs. Bert Clark of Big Butte
creek, Trail.
Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Miller
and daughter, Carolyn, of
Marysville, Calif., were guests
recently of Mr. and Mrs. Bob
Vincent and family, and Mrs.
Margaret Walker of Shady
Cove. Mrs. Miller is a niece of
Mrs. Vincent and granddaugh
ter of Mrs. Walker.
Mrs. Adeline Carl has re
turned to her home in Shady
Cove after having been gone
for most of the summer.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Davis and
daughter, Janice Davis, of
Marysville, Calif., have been
visiting the Davis's son-in-
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successful mainly because the
court reporter at his 1948
trial died before he completed
transcribing his shorthand
notes.
Another reporter finished
the job. Chessman claimed he
was denied due process of law
because he was not present or
represented at the court pro
ceedings which first deter
mined the accuracy of the
record.
Hearing Ordered
The U-S. Supreme court
agreed with him in 1957 and
ordered California to hold a
hearing on the validity of the
record. Chessman was to be
present. ,
But th hearing ended with
the court generally upholding
the transcript. Chessman's
claims of major errors in the
record were rejected. This left
his case where it had been
after his sentence in 1948. He
then resumed his appeals up
through the state and federal
courts.
His ultimate hope: a new
trial and acquittal.
What has made Chessman
world-famous is the fact that
he wrote four books in his
death row cell. But prison of
ficials long since have cracked
down on his literary efforts.
Guards started watching him
closely after manuscripts of
two books, written on toilet
paper or concealed on carbon
paper, had been smuggled out
side of prison to a publisher.
In addition to "Cell 2455,"
his books were "Trial by Or
deal," "The Kid Was a Kill
er" and "The Face of Justice."
Interest Excited
The Chessman case has ex
cited world-wide . interest.
Those opposed to capital pun
ishment regard him as. a sym
bol of their campaign, espe
cially since he was condemn
ed to death for a crime other
than murder.
But in U.S. legal circles, the
delay of his execution has
been called a "national scan
dal" and "a sorry chapter" in
the history of American juris
prudence. The late Superior Judge
Charles J. Fricke, who presid
ed at his trial, called the
crimes charged to Chessman
"worse than murder." He said
he "never had less sympathy
for a convicted man."
A pretty brunette who was
a victim of one of the "red
light bandit's" sex attacks has
been under treatment at a
southern California mental
hospital almost as long as
Chessman has been on death
row. About a year after she
testified against him she be
gan to show an obsessive fear
of the convict and was treat
ed for schizophrenia. Some
psychiatrists reportedly con
sider her incurable.
'No Parallel'
For his part, Chessman de
scribes the delays in execution
"a refined cruelty that has no
parallel in the 20th century
"Already, many times over,
California has exacted its
pound of flesh," he wrote
In his autobiography, he
wrote: "Waiting death is a
terrible lurking, shapeless
Thing . . . Death is a funny
feeling, a tightening in the
belly; it's a creeping numb
ness. Death is something too
big to understand."
law and daughter, Mr. and
Mrs. Dan Sharp of Shady
Cove. Also visiting the Sharps
has been Mrs. Sharp's sister,
Mrs. June LaRue of Marys
ville. One of the children,,
JaNies LaRue, will stay with
the Sharps for a longer per
iod.
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Have Wide Range of
Discussion Matter
Geneva -DPD- A conference
on the standardization of the
size and shape of sugar sacks
may seem dull stuff compared
with the sound and fury of an
East-West Foreign Ministers'
meeting.
But the dimensions of a
sugar sack are serious matters
for the stevedores who have
to lift them and the unions
who have to decide how big a
sack can get before two steve
dores instead of one should
be asked to lift it.
The U. S. participated in a
conference- in Geneva last
year on the size, shape and
capacity of sugar sacks, and
in other conferences on sub
jects ranging up to the pre
vention of surprise attacks
and the prohibition of nuclear
testing.
1,254 Delegates
American officials here say
the U. S. sent 1,254 govern
ment delegates to internation
al conferences in Geneva in
1958.
The first seven months of
this year, more than 400 offi
cial American delegates at
tended 49 different diplomatic
meetings, including the recent
Big Four Foreign Ministers'
conference.
Whoever is U. S. secretary
of state actually spends more
time in the consulate offices
in Geneva's Place St. Gervais
than in any other one foreign
spot.
It all started back during
the Civil War, when the U. S.
and Britain tangled after the
U. S.' stopped a Confederate
vessel named the "Alabama"
and removed some British
agents.
The matter was negotiated
here in Geneva.
Since then, it's become a
habit for nations to discuss
their differences here. Other
countries followed the exam
ple set by the U. S. and Bri
tain, and it's now unthinkable
to hold a conference between
enemies -or at least non-
friends-anywhere else.
Even the Japanese and
North and South Koreans
come halfway around the
world to negotiate a repatria
tion dispute in Geneva.
The U. S. maintains a per
manent staff of 39 Americans
and 17 Swiss employees in
the Geneva consulate, headed
by; veteran diplomat Henry
Villard, 59.
But the staff is augmented
by anywhere from two to 100
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other diplomats from Wash
ington the year 'round. In
front of the Hotel Du Rhone
next door to the consulate, a
lengthy strip of curbing is
permanently reserved for con
ferees' cars.
The U. S. this year has or
will participate in Geneva
conferences on such subjects
as trade, transportation, elec
tricity, coal, establishment of
individual control books for
truck drivers, balance of pay
ment restrictions, sugar, re
strictive business practices,
steel, education, radio, copy
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lead and zinc, standardization
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toes, transport of dangerous
goods, elimination of future
statelessness, prevention of
accidents, mechanization of
agriculture, peaceful- uses of
statistical terminology.
One conference will discuss
standardization of window
sizes. If successful, it should
result in tidy savings in the
cost of new homes.
Headquarters for Many .
More than 100 international
organizations, both official
and unofficiala, are headquar
tered or have branch offices
here.
Geneva is the European
headquarters for the United
Nations, as it was prime head
quarters for the defunct
League of Nations. The Inter
national Labor Organization,
World Health Organization,
the International Standards
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the standard meter measure
ment annually), the Interna
tional Bureau of Education,
the U.N. High Commission for
Refugees and the Inter-Gov
ernmental Committee for Eu
ropean Migration all are head
quartered here.
So is, -the World's Women's
Christian Temperance Union,
which regularly demands the
sale of alcohol be prohibited
in Geneva in the interests of
international amity. Alcohol,
as everyone knows, is a de
pressant.
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College of Law. Willamette University, Salem, to
explain basit legal principles, not to provide legal
advice. The reader is cautioned not to apply these cases
to his own problems without an attorney's advice, for
differing, facts may change the outcome.
Damages Compensate Victim,
Punish Wrongdoer
Lucy Van Loom, a minor,
walked into the Music Hall, a
tavern owned by Paul Sch
neider, in order to see a friend
who had promised to be there
at the time to pay back a
small debt.
Without any provocation on
her part, Lucy was roughly
thrown out by Schneider's
son, an employee of the tav
ern. In the process of being
evicted, she was slapped,
pushed and kicked by both
Schneider and his son, who
also directed profane lan-
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Las Vegas (UPD Four disc
jockeys from station KENO
have completed a 48-hour and
15 - minute record - spinning
marathon under water in the
swimming pool at Twin Lakes
Lodge near here.
The disc jockeys launched
the musical marathon at 3:30
p.m. Friday and ended at
3.45 p.m. Sunday. They work
ed around the clock spelling
each other every three hours.
They remaining submerged
with the aid of 182-pound div
ing gear and announced the
songs and commercials under
water while the records were
played in the studio..
SPIRITED ARRESTS
Washington (UPD Internal
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gallons of moonshine liquor
in July and arrested 800 boot
leggers operating 680 stills,
the Treasury department re
ported Sunday. North Caro
lina was the best - hunting
ground for the agents. They
elosed 167 stills and arrested
214 persons in the state.
PUB APPEAL
Fryerning, England - (UPD -The
local minister, the Rev.
William Mellord, requested
that local pubs be allowed to
stay open an extra hour here
so that farmers can have their
usual pint of beer after at
tending his harvest service.
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guage at her. And she was
carried downstairs in a "bear
hug" by a police officer em
ployed by Schneider and de
tained until a police wagon
arrived to carry her off to ,
the police station.
Not Seriously Hurt
Lucy underwent this hu
miliating treatment in the
presence of a large assembly
of persons. She was not ser
iously injured, however.
Lucy sued for assault and
battery, demanding $5,000
"compensatory" damages and
$5,000 "punitive" damages.
Lucy won and the jury re
turned a verdict for the total
$10,000 in damages.
What is the difference be
tween "compensatory" and
"punitive" damages?
Compensatory damages are
those to satisfy or to repay
any loss or injury suffered.
These cover all loss recover
able as a matter of right and
include all damages other
than those in the "punitive"
category explained below.
Compensatory Explained
In such a case compensa
tory damages may be award
ed for bodily pain and suffer
ing, permanent disfigurement,
disabilities or loss of health,
injury to reputation, wound
ed .feelings and mental an
guish. Punitive damages are given
in addition to ordinary dam
ages because of the wanton,
reckless, malicious, or op
pressive character of the acts.
They are allowed as a punish
ment of the wrongdoer arid
as a deterrent to the wrong
doer and others who might
be so inclined.
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