Show Noted Prosecutor to Retire Oliver Stevens who has been tho strict attorney of Suffolk county Massachusetts for thirty years has tendered his resignation to Gov Douglas Doug-las The resignation is thought to be duo to continued 111 health and tho advanced ad-vanced ago of Mr Stevens Oliver Stevens was 48 years old when he was first elected district attorney and at the time of his induction Into office the blggeRt case In the history of bay state murderers was on the docket It was known as the belfry murder Piper was charged with the murder of iIabel H Young The evidence was wholly circumstantial but Mr Stevens Ste-vens managed It with such consummate consum-mate skill that tho murderer was found guilty In the first degree and hanged |