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April 23, 1930

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DELAY IN FREEING CONVICTS TRAPPED BY FIRE REVEALED BY INQUIRY; 317 PERISHED; BLUNDER, SAYS THE WARDEN Suspended Guard Asserts He Acted Under Orders of His Captain. LATTER DENIES TESTIMONY Two Keepers Who Wrested the Keys From Comrade Battled to Free Doomed Prisoners. THOMAS EXPECTED BREAK Demand for the Warden's Suspension Shelved by OhioGovernor's Inquiry. Keys Wrested From Guard. DELAY IN FREEING CONVICTS REVEALED Says He Feared to Disobey. Investigates Shooting Stories. One Prisoner Escaped. TELLS OF FIRE 3 WEEKS AGO. Ex-Convict Says Inmates Burned "Idle House" After Ohio Riot. ASSAILED PRISON LAST YEAR. Head of Convict Relief Society Rebuffed by Ohio Governor. FEDERAL RELIEF IS OFFERED. Reformatory Warden Ordered to Help House Ohio Prisoners.

By Special to The New York Times

317 perished; 231 in hosp; testimony before inquiry bd tends to place responsibility upon prison administration; T Watkinson, guard who refused to give keys to free convicts from cells, suspended; he says he acted on orders of capt, J Hall, who denies story; Thomas expected break; demand for his suspension shelved by Gov's inquiry

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WETS HELPED ELECT BLAINE, SAYS CURRAN; Association Spent $11,000 in 1926 Campaign in Wisconsin, He Says at Inquiry. $29,000 FOR REFERENDUM Witness Predicts Rise of New Liberal Party--Denounces Seizure of Records. Letters on "Liberal Party" Read. WETS HELPED ELECT BLAINE, SAYS CURRAN Curran Thinks Party Is Likely. Avoids the Judiciary. Denies Fight on Volstead Act. Walsh Denies Violation. Wisconsin Campaign Is Topic. Curran Denies "Plenty of Money." 11,098 Contributing Members. Denies Foreign Donations.

By Special to The New York Times

H H Curran says Assn Against Prohibition Amendment spent $11,000 in behalf of Sen campaign of J J Blaine in 1926

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