Miscellany, Nov. 26, 1956

The Outsider. In Toronto, after he threw wads of paper and a lamp globe at passers-by from the window of an office building, set fire one by one to a flock of paper voodoo dolls, then touched off a 820,000 fire in the building. John Martin explained to police: "No one loves me."

Free Fall. In Santa Ana. Calif., after he and ten other prisoners escaped by way of the jail roof, were captured. James E. Barrett alibied: "There was a hole in the wall and I just fell through."

The Rough. In Wayne. N.J.. despite his explanation that he was sober...

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