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Show m THE WRONG MAN EXECUTED Charles Klein was prompted to write "Tho Third Degree" alter reading read-ing of tho execution of tno wrong man for a crime to whlcn no confessed con-fessed nfter having been sunjected to a fourteon-hour oxaminntton by tho police. Soveral years after tho execution tho really guilty party confessed. When ho read tno details, de-tails, Mr. Klein conceived or the plot of his present play and tnnt no struck a popular cord is best ahowji by tho legislation and court rulings against tho preliminary investigation of tho pollco oi the larger cities. Tho play also contains a strong romantic story. |