As the newspapers reported itThe Don R. Mellett murder case

1 day of original coverage, October 25, 1926, one clipping a day from the papers of 1926. Newest last, the way readers lived it.

Monday, October 25, 1926

The Don R. Mellett murder case · the third indicted man is taken

As printed: M'DERMOTT CAUGHT VISITING MOTHER

ContextDon R. Mellett published the Canton Daily News in Canton, Ohio, the seat of Stark County. To "nolle" an indictment is for the prosecutor to drop it; a man held as a "material witness" is jailed not on a charge but to keep him available to testify.

New Britain Herald · New Britain, Connecticut · page 4 · View the page at the Library of Congress
Ran in 5 of 25 papers that day.