Six Indicted for Murder in Strike Inquiry

Article taken from The Lima News, July 30, 1936


 Portsmouth, Oh., July 30 -- (AP) -- Six men were held without bond in county jail today, under both first and second degree murder indictments in the killing of Simon Ginsburg, 38, during a strike battle at the Wheeling Steel Corp., plan here June 23.

  The indictments returned late yesterday, climaxed a grand jury investigation of violence during the 52-day walkout called by the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers.

 Those indicted on both charges were James Sexton, 51, of Scioto co, Ohio; Robert Malone, 41, and Charles Weiss, 31, both of Portsmouth;   Clifford Dupuy, 36, and Carman Newell, 27, both of South Portsmouth, Ky.; and Clyde Mullens, 38, of Wheelersburg.