In Joplin, Mo. last week a toothless old man quavered to interviewers: "I'd like to be left out of all this. . . . They chose their path years ago, and I chose mine."
"They" were old George Barker's divorced wife and his four sons. He was sick, poor, alone but his path had been honest. Their path had led two to prison, three to violent Death.
Son Herman was killed some years ago after a jewel robbery. Son Lloyd was sent to Leavenworth. Son Arthur received a life sentence to Oklahoma State Penitentiary for...
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