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The Ironton News
Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio
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Joseph Russell, an Ohio prisoner and author nicknamed 'Specs', repays Cleveland robbery victims via earnings. A claim by Adolph Klein for an $8 robbery in 1928-29 is questioned, as Russell was imprisoned since 1927. An editor urges investigation and notes ongoing repayments.
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Joseph Russell, Ohio penitentiary prisoner, is paying back his Cleveland robbery victims as fast as his literary and music sales permit, but there is danger that he will be made the "goat" of false claims, according to a letter received Saturday from an editor of one of the eastern publications handling his output.
Recently Adolph Klein of Cleveland, wrote Warden P. E. Thomas of the prison asking that he be placed on the preferred list of creditors of Russell, claiming that in June, either 1928 or 1929, "Specs" as the writer-convict is known, held him up and took $8. Klein said he is jobless and needs the money
The eastern editor, connected with a music magazine, says "Specs" was committed in 1927, and therefore couldn't have been the robber who took $8 from Klein in 1928 or 1929. He asked that Klein's claim be investigated before a claim is filed officially.
The editor further said that during the past week he mailed a check for $120 to one of Russell's robbery victims in Cleveland, and he expressed the belief that eventually the literary prisoner will pay off in full.
Russell earned the nickname of "Specs" because of the dark glasses he wore during his crime career
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Ohio Penitentiary, Cleveland
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Committed In 1927, Claim In June 1928 Or 1929
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Joseph Russell, a prisoner known as 'Specs', is repaying Cleveland robbery victims from literary and music sales. Adolph Klein claims Russell robbed him of $8 in 1928 or 1929, but an editor notes Russell was imprisoned in 1927, suggesting the claim is false and urging investigation. The editor sent $120 to another victim and believes full repayment will occur.