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Domestic News March 2, 1949

The Nome Nugget

Nome, Nome County, Alaska

What is this article about?

Z. E. Eagleston of Anchorage seeks supreme court review of a circuit court decision affirming his three-year prison sentence for assaulting Frank Howley with a deadly weapon during a 1946 business quarrel in Anchorage, which caused Howley a fractured skull; the court also upheld a $37,000 civil judgment against Eagleston.

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SAN FRANCISCO. (AP)—Z. E. Eagleston, Anchorage, has asked the supreme court to review a circuit court decision rendered Jan. 7, affirming his three-year prison sentence on charges of assault with a deadly weapon on Frank Howley.

The high court has not yet said whether it will review the case.

Testimony at Eagleston's trial indicated the two men had a business quarrel, and that Howley suffered a fractured skull. The incident took place at Anchorage on July 30, 1946.

The circuit court also affirmed a civil suit judgment of $37,000, which Howley had won from Eagleston. He was sentenced Jan. 10, 1947.

What sub-type of article is it?

Legal Or Court Crime

What keywords are associated?

Assault Deadly Weapon Anchorage Business Quarrel Court Appeal Fractured Skull

What entities or persons were involved?

Z. E. Eagleston Frank Howley

Where did it happen?

Anchorage

Domestic News Details

Primary Location

Anchorage

Event Date

July 30, 1946

Key Persons

Z. E. Eagleston Frank Howley

Outcome

howley suffered a fractured skull; eagleston sentenced to three years in prison on jan. 10, 1947; circuit court affirmed on jan. 7; civil suit judgment of $37,000 upheld

Event Details

Z. E. Eagleston asked the supreme court to review a circuit court decision affirming his three-year prison sentence for assault with a deadly weapon on Frank Howley following a business quarrel; the incident occurred at Anchorage on July 30, 1946; the circuit court also affirmed a $37,000 civil suit judgment won by Howley

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