MAN SENTENCED TO 90 DAYS FOR FIRING SHOTS AT SWEETHEART'S SISTER
Seattle, Washington (JFK+50) On December 2, 1925, The Seattle Star reports that Justice C.C. Dalton has sentenced Max Netz "to 90 days...and examination by a sanity commission" for "firing four shots" at his sweetheart's sister.
Miss Lucille McGuire answered Mr. Netz's phone calls to her sister and upon hearing his voice always hung up. She "cared not at all for" him.
On November 21, 1925, as the sisters were leaving home, Netz "stepped from behind a tree and opened fire."
The Star says that...
"replacing Cupid's darts with bullets is no way to woo."
JFK+50 NOTE
Cupid, according to classical mythology, is the son of Venus & Mars & is the god of desire, erotic love, attraction & affection.
SOURCE
"Pistol Shots in Cupid Row," The Seattle Star, Seattle, Washington, December 2, 1925, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/
