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November 18, 1926

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WALLIS IS ASSAILED AS MAN RESPONSIBLE FOR TOMBS TRAGEDY; Martin McCue, a Tammany Leader, Says He Is as Guilty as Men Who Shot Officers. CHARGES NEGLECT OF DUTY He Tells Aldermanic Committee 'Connivery to Make Room for Favorites' Led to Deaths. PRISONER GIVES TESTIMONY Tells Police Hyman Amberg, Leader in Attempted Break, Was Treated 'Like the Prince of Wales.' WALLIS IS ASSAILED AS MAN RESPONSIBLE

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A J Friedman, prisoner, tells police investigators of favors granted to Amberg and tells of original escape plan; witness contradicts Lorch's story; M G McCue, in s before Finance Com or Bd of Aldermen, says Wallis is responsible; O Amberg is denied habeas corpus writ; Civil Service Forum endorses Wallis

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Roy Sievers

1926Roy Sievers, American baseball player (died 2017)[โ€ ]

Roy Edward Sievers was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a first baseman and left fielder from 1949 through 1965. A five-time All-Star, Sievers was the first American League (AL) rookie-of-the-year in 1949, and the 1957 AL home run leader and RBI champion. He played for the St. Louis Browns, Washington Senators, Chicago White Sox, Philadelphia Phillies, and the expansion Washington Senators. Sievers batted and threw right-handed.