Tag: October 1941
Frank Knox, Obstruction of Justice, Michigan 1941
October 28, 1941, will go down in history as the day Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson’s right-hand man, Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox, demanded that workers at the Hudson Motor Car Company’s naval arsenal in Detroit, Michigan, keep their mouths shut. The secretary, in a stern address to a crowd of several hundred…
Catoes, Attempted Murder, California 2023
In a shocking and swift verdict, a jury condemned Jarvis Catoe, a 36-year-old African American man, to death on October 24, 1941, after a mere 18 minutes of deliberation. The case, known as the Abramowitz case, has sparked widespread outrage and concern for the accused. Catoe’s defense team, comprising Walter M. Shea, George Boden, and…
FBI Seeks Finger Print Experts, Washington D.C., 1941
In a desperate bid to tackle the mounting workload, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has announced the availability of finger print positions in its Identification Division at Washington D.C. The positions, open to only men between the ages of 18 and 35, require a high school education, unimpeachable character, and physical fitness. The starting…
