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Title
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Bennett Bridge Game Murder Trial, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hofman
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Description
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Mr. and Mrs. Hofman, friends who were playing bridge with the Bennetts when Mrs. Bennett shot and killed her husband John G. Bennett on September 29, 1929, in a quarrel over the bridge game. Mrs. Bennett was acquitted. Photo appeared in the "Kansas City Journal-Post," Thursday, February 26, 1931.
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Date
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1931
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Object Type
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Negative
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Title
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Bennett Bridge Game Murder
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Description
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Compilation of 206 pages of newspaper articles about the murder of John Bennett, a perfume salesman, on September 29, 1929, and the trial of his wife Myrtle Bennett whose attorney was Senator James A. Reed. Mrs. Bennett shot Mr. Bennett after a quarrel about a just completed bridge game. Judge Ralph Latshaw was the trial lawyer. The trial, held in Jackson County, Missouri, courthouse, received world-wide coverage. '''Famous New Yorker critic Alexander Woollcott called the case 'four shots heard around the world.''' ''The jury found Myrtle Bennett not guilty. She collected $30,000 from her husband's life insurance and $15,000 from his estate.''
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Date
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1929/2000
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Bennett Bridge Game Murder Trial, John V. Hill
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Description
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Assistant prosecuting attorney, John V. Hill, opened final arguments for the state at the murder trial of Mrs. Myrtle Bennett. Mrs. Bennett shot and killed her husband John G. Bennett on September 29, 1929, in a quarrel over a bridge game. She was acquitted. Photo appeared in the "Kansas City Journal-Post," Thursday, March 5, 1931.
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Date
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1931-03-04
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Object Type
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Negative
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Title
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Bennett Bridge Game Murder Trial, Byrd Rice
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Description
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Byrd Rice, "Chicago, star state's witness in the Bennett murder trial." Mrs. Bennett shot and killed her husband John G. Bennett on September 29, 1929, in a quarrel over a bridge game. She was acquitted. Photo appeared in the "Kansas City Journal-Post," Thursday, March 5, 1931.
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Date
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1931-03-04
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Object Type
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Negative
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Title
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Bennett Bridge Game Murder Trial, James R. Page
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Description
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James R. Page, county prosecutor, presents his case before the jury at the murder trial of Mrs. Myrtle Bennett. Mrs. Bennett shot and killed her husband John G. Bennett on September 29, 1929, in a quarrel over a bridge game. She was acquitted.
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Date
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1931
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Object Type
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Negative
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Title
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Bennett Bridge Game Murder Trial, Crowd in Front of Criminal Court Building
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Description
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Crowd waits before the locked gate at the criminal court building where the murder trial of Mrs. Myrtle Bennett takes place. Mrs. Bennett shot and killed her husband John G. Bennett on September 29, 1929, in a quarrel over a bridge game. She was acquitted. Photograph with others of the Bennett trial, but it appears this one was not published.
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Date
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1931
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Object Type
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Negative
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Title
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Bennett Bridge Game Murder Trial, Criminal Court Building
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Description
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Crowd waits at locked gate of the Criminal Court building for news about the murder trial of Mrs. Myrtle Bennett. Mrs. Bennett shot and killed her husband John G. Bennett on September 29, 1929, in a quarrel over a bridge game. She was acquitted.
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Date
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1931
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Object Type
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Negative
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Title
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Bennett Bridge Game Murder Trial, John V. Hill
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Description
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John V. Hill, assistant prosecuting attorney, in witness stand at the murder trial of Mrs. Myrtle Bennett. Mrs. Bennett shot and killed her husband John G. Bennett on September 29, 1929, in a quarrel over a bridge game. She was acquitted.
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Date
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1931
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Object Type
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Negative
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Title
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Bennett Bridge Game Murder Trial, Jury
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Description
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Jury of 12 men at the murder trial of Mrs. Myrtle Bennett. Mrs. Bennett shot and killed her husband John G. Bennett on September 29, 1929, in a quarrel over a bridge game. She was acquitted.
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Date
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1931-02-25
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Object Type
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Negative
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Title
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Bennett Bridge Game Murder Trial, J. Francis O'Sullivan
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Description
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J. Francis O'Sullivan, one of the defense attorneys at the murder trial of Mrs. Myrtle Bennett, sums up the evidence. Mrs. Bennett shot and killed her husband John G. Bennett on September 29, 1929, in a quarrel over a bridge game. She was acquitted. Photo appeared in the "Kansas City Journal-Post," Thursday, March 5, 1931.
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Date
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1931-03-04
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Object Type
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Negative
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Title
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Bennett Bridge Game Murder Trial, John E. Troup
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Description
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John E. Troup, "connected with the John Taylor Dry Goods company, was one of several state's witnesses to testify yesterday to the general good reputation of John G. Bennett, slain husband of Mrs. Myrtle Bennett." Mrs. Bennett shot and killed her husband John G. Bennett on September 29, 1929, in a quarrel over a bridge game. She was acquitted. Photo appeared in the "Kansas City Journal-Post," Thursday, March 5, 1931.
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Date
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1931-03-04
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Object Type
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Negative
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Title
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Bennett Bridge Game Murder Trial, Martin Nelson
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Description
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Martin Nelson, "secretary and treasurer of the Century Motors company, testified yesterday to the general reputation and good character of John G. Bennett," at the murder trial of Mrs. Myrtle Bennett. Mrs. Bennett shot and killed her husband John G. Bennett on September 29, 1929, in a quarrel over a bridge game. She was acquitted. Photo appeared in the "Kansas City Journal-Post," Thursday, March 5, 1931.
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Date
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1931-03-04
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Object Type
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Negative
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Title
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Bennett Bridge Game Murder Trial, Courtroom Scene
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Description
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Spectators crowd into the courtroom at the murder trial of Mrs. Myrtle Bennett. James A. Reed, J. Francis O'Sullivan, defense counsels, and Mrs. Bennett (with hat) "are seated at the counsel table."Mrs. Bennett shot and killed her husband John G. Bennett on September 29, 1929, in a quarrel over a bridge game. She was acquitted. Photo appeared in the "Kansas City Journal-Post," Thursday, March 3, 1931.
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Date
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1931-03-02
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Object Type
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Negative
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Title
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Bennett Bridge Game Murder Trial, Courtroom Scene
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Description
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Judge Ralph S. Latshaw "has a parting word with James A. Reed, one of the attorneys for the defense" after the verdict in the murder trial of Mrs. Myrtle Bennett. Mrs. Bennett shot and killed her husband John G. Bennett on September 29, 1929, in a quarrel over a bridge game. She was found not quilty. Photo appeared in the "Kansas City Journal-Post," Thursday, March 7, 1931.
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Date
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1931-03-06
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Object Type
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Negative
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Title
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Bennett Bridge Game Murder Trial, James A. Reed with Jury
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Description
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Defense Attorney James A. Reed talks to the jury at the murder trial of Mrs. Myrtle Bennett. Mrs. Bennett shot and killed her husband John G. Bennett on September 29, 1929, in a quarrel over a bridge game. She was acquitted.
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Date
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1931-03
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Object Type
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Negative
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Title
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Bennett Bridge Game Murder Trial, Courtroom Scene
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Description
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Courtroom scene at the murder trial of Mrs. Myrtle Bennett. She is pictured in the foreground on the far right. Mrs. Bennett shot and killed her husband John G. Bennett on September 29, 1929, in a quarrel over a bridge game. She was acquitted. Photo appeared in the "Kansas City Journal-Post," Thursday, March 6, 1931.
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Date
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1931-03-05
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Object Type
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Negative
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Title
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Bennett Bridge Game Murder
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Description
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A short synopsis of the murder of John Bennett by his wife Myrtle after a game of bridge on September 29, 1929.
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Date
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2007
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Object Type
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Book Section
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Title
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Myrtle Bennett
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Description
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Mrs. Myrtle Bennett shot and killed her husband John G. Bennett on September 29, 1929, in a quarrel over a bridge game. She was acquitted. This photo sat on the dresser in her apartment and was used in the Journal-Post coverage of the murder and trial. The trial took place in the Criminal Court building, Jackson County, Missouri, February and March of 1931. See page 24, Kansas City Journal-Post, February 27, 1931. This photo was also used in the same paper September 30, 1929, front page, the day after the murder, and again February 22, 1931, front page.
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Object Type
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Photograph