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Evening Times Republican
Marshalltown, Marshall County, Iowa
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In Los Angeles, J. J. Harris confessed to the June murder of diamond broker Charles Pendell, claiming he stole a car to escape, but police records could not verify the theft. Harris awaits execution on Feb. 6 for this and another killing.
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Murder of Los Angeles Diamond Broker Lacks Confirmation.
Los Angeles, Dec. 31--The confession made yesterday by J. J. Harris, awaiting execution Feb. 6 for the murder of Mrs. Rebecca S., Christian Science practitioner, and Charles Pendell, Los Angeles diamond broker. Pendell was killed last June. In his confession Harris told of his theft of an automobile in which he said he escaped from the scene of the crime. A search of the police records failed to disclose the theft of an automobile under conditions which Harris described.
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Los Angeles
Event Date
Dec. 30
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charles pendell killed last june; harris awaiting execution feb. 6; confession of automobile theft unconfirmed by police records
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J. J. Harris, awaiting execution for the murder of Mrs. Rebecca S., Christian Science practitioner, and Charles Pendell, Los Angeles diamond broker, confessed yesterday to killing Pendell and stealing an automobile to escape the scene. Police records do not confirm the described automobile theft.