The Gary American

Husband And Wife To
Die For Murdering Man
To Collect Insurance

ST. LOUIS, -(By Floyd J. Collins
for ANP) -Allen Mitchell, 32, and
his wife, Mrs. Minnie Mitchell, 31, of
Fireworks Station, near East St.
Louis, were found guilty of first degree
murder and sentenced to die
in the electric chair by a jury in
an East St. Louis City court after
four hours deliberation.

Levirt Dowdy, 31, who was jointly
charged with the Mitchells, entered
a plea of guilty. He was the
chief witness for the state. His sentence
was deferred.

The three were charged with the
murder of Samuel Simpson, 58, in
order to collect $386 in insurance.
Simpson, who lived with Mitchell,
was found unconscious in a lot on
July 26. He died several hours later
from a fractured skull, which was
caused by blows with a hammer.

Assistant State's Attorney Wendell
Phillips introduced evidence
which showed Mrs. Mitchell
was made beneficiary of the insurance.
Dowdy admitted on the witness
stand he assisted the Mitchells in
beating Simpson but declared he
did not know of the insurance, but
thought Simpson had some bonus
money in his possession that he
would share in.