Show It ft GRIME CRIME AND DEATH IN WAKE SNAKE OF BOOZE BOOLE Liquor has figured in many murders suicides and violent deaths since the country went dry Among these cases are are Harold Haroid Harold C. C Kagy was shot and killed May 7 1920 in Cleveland following a liquor party with Judge William H. H McGannon and John W. W Joyce Both men were acquitted but McGannon has been found guilty of perjury and contempt ELWELL Joseph ELWELL-Joseph Joseph B. B Elwell Etwell wealthy New Yorker W was found murdered in his apartment June 11 1920 after returning from a cafe party Murderer never found LOFTIS Sam LOFTIS-Sam Sam T. T Loftis wealthy Chicago jeweler died in his apa apartment ment July 30 1920 during fight with a girl liquor or party had been In progress death due to alcoholism HAMON HAMON Jake Jake Hamon while drunk was shot November 21 1920 at Ardmore Okla OkIa hotel and ad died five days later Clara Smith Hamon was tried and Sc- Sc ac quitted PIERCE PIERCE Henry Henry T. T Pierce wealthy Philadelphia manufacturer manufacturer found dead in his apartment apartment apartment apart apart- ment after liquor pa party y November November November Novem Novem- ber 21 1920 Peter D. D Treadway convicted and now serving nineteen years and six months in penitentiary Marie Rogers tried and acquitted ORTHWEIN Herbert ORTHWEIN-Herbert Herbert P. P ler leI manager of a Chicago tire agency shot and end killed by Mrs Cora Isabella Orthwein In her hor apartment March 2 1921 after a cabaret liquor party Mrs o Orthwein we In was tried and ac ac- ac quitted ARBUCKLE VIrginia ARBUCKLE Virginia died mysteriously following a liquor party in the rooms of Ros oe Arbuckle movie comedian comedian comedian come come- dian in the St. St Francis hotel San Francisco Sept 5 5 1921 Arbuckle now under indictment for man man- slaughter H HAN A N NAN A AN N Mildred Hanan Hanan- daughter of millionaire shoe manufacturer shot by Mrs Grace Lawes as she and party of friends were leaving a Brooklyn apartment September 23 23 1921 Mrs Lawes afterward shot and killed herself Miss Hanan died two days later STEIN STEIN STEIN-Al Al Stein motion picture picture pic plc i ture actor found d dead ad In his apartment in Los Angeles October October October Octo Octo- ber 9 1921 following a liquor party circumstances similar to Arbuckle case death said to be due to alcoholism 1 |