Dear Editcx:
ca
community .
d to . p
munication be
peop hidl I reDlrete
dadmmiltration.
Abo I wld e to
out patitude to my bro
Jame Cro ho
ISS Parker Street for
10 b ful to
10 f .
, I ould to
my �t.
On Septanber 15, 1975,
c:ed Berrien
County, to life imprilon-
m t foc coed dep
murder, d that my attor-
• Alp Lewis Jr.
It
J
no r re
of comictioo.
the ho
defendant'
dent, can m no
a lkenJed ttomey
I didn't find out AI-
ph Le" licenIe
so eel until February
28, 1980, I took up
on my awn to rite the
Attorney GrieY ce Com-
o '00.
After I
poi ted appe.llawyer.
I haft information
that my awe te COUIIIeI
notified of the
pension of Mph LewiI,
but failed to briDI t
f; t to the a of the
IeJlte court.
I amt a motion to the
te jud of my
cue and brouaht to his
attention that AJphame
Lewis' had
tpeDded he "r�
resented" me at IIIltteDc:ma.
In the motion I
to vacate the 1m'leDce
order me cHlcM_
/'
,_
of •
f ,
10
by
eoua.". lOaDed
t
ina j .
done, p try to contact
the .t peop 10 that I
ime 0 tioo
00 my
o I wid eto
part n of my cue
thepubUc. '
I, Lorenzo Cro m,
convicted in the Circuit
Court f� th County of
Betrien, before Honor­
able Jud i11iam S. White,
on July 11, 1975, to ODe
count char of Aidin& and
Abetting a urder in IeOOnd
degree.
AI you tb cond
part of this article pie
eep one thing in mind
-d that.' I'm ot the
murderer in this cue.
Terry Langford . lOp-
po to . been the
nmrclerer this cue - the
perlOll hem I cbarpd
for Abettiq.
, OIl arm 6, 1975,
TeQY LaDPOId JUde a
.... m·t to
wld
the
cooperate
proeecu attorney in
criminal cun ill tum for a
cbaoce to plead auilty 10
lOCOod depee JDUJd , with
the recommeadatloo that
be receite a term of 20 to
40 yean- 1,
that Terry u.cont im­
plicated me lCCeIIIy to
tbemunter.
Prior to
• LaQgfotd
_ptiODl to
the police the proecut·
attorney, I coo­
atantly barrued by the
Sta Police,
namely Detectftea John
Kanan J Gunder·
IOn, ho eel that I .
state to them that Terry
Langfocd committed
murder.
I ouldn't cooper­
ate with them, they t
to Terry LaDPord and made
deal with him, in ord
to implicate me. Then I .
ed d maigned
on the charge of
de murder and compir·
icy.
Prior to my trial, Terry
Langford - the indiridual
I charged for aidiq
d abitiD& - not yet
been en to trial.
� my. trial, Terry
Langf�d called to the
, lilted a Rea
Ge te Ow and refuIiDd
to testify COJlIiItent
. prior out-of<OUrt .
1ement.
By
Is Benton Hubor city
I g needed reYellUe by
not' traffic tickets?
A suney' eX trUrJC tic-
e statistic county-wide
the question.
Accordina to the Fifth
District Court of Berrien
County, o-thirds of the
income from aD ordinances
or tnfne tickets 10
the county and oue-thUd
to the indiYidual' city
or toWDJbip. If 0 the vi
tion involves any type of
state]a , the city no
income from the tiet.
The f oIl0wi0g are t»-
tiel obt 0 froot the in-
midual city mments
in comb' tion with the
rrlen County Court­
houle reCerriD& to DU.JnO
tim of pn out
by local
I
:JUL V 1 - 7. 1 1
,
er
The queltion that
not been deal with
the Corpua Delicti u to
the p dpal
prano. I *II /OfIItd IIIilIY
of AidI1t8 N Abettbrc II
mlll'der, but lite III' �'IJMl
I *II dt8'jed wldt AidlJw
.. � Ita 1tefW b«II
IlIUft 10 t1Vl 011
Ife
be had a prellllldDlrV
MDinlfina. He bouDd
mer to CiJcult Court, but
be tried.
Circuit Court
be teJecl a p of . not
piIty. DuriDI my trial
be be did
�ot commit the mwd ,
fact he stated 1bat be
didn't kno who had 1dIIed
• Abo it is a my known
fact t · . Laqford
wrote the court
now.
be to
�lIIdeIratkm' that Terry
u not tried .
matter nor
any type of ill' UIlUlaitv
from pr'a.cUUllIll.
pr
couldn't
In IidiD&
it be prcwen that
aider and abettor kIlO •
iDgIy helped � encourged
for alb , (the p 0 cipal) to
t commit a crime. The
priocipal m be estIlblilb­
ed. ,I feel that the com­
munity must be lnade
of what did happen d
hat hu tranlpired in my
Announce, ne
really can't teD yoo hy
the difference, our boys
To of to: are ays oot
Population: 1,942, Police street. But of coone I
Force: 20 total. 0 of would to verify til
tickets 1980: Un- tiItics °th our
aiIab
ftnce.
LorenzoCro
1 2680
The Benton 1Wb«-8t.
JOleph YMCA anoounces
!won
Due
y S
• •
Imming
I
non-mem
a 927·1371 for infOltJDation
12: 45 to 1: 30 p.m. ollday and regiItrat.ion.
thru rmmctaY beginninl
time for open swimmmg
frc:m 2:45 to 3:30 p.m.
ch day. C . 50 cent
for each open
The 'Y' .
1
•
DO ."
1
come the cities receive 1980: SI4,455.
from them:
Qty � IIeIIltoD HU11HJr.
Population: 16,.t81, Police
Force: total 17. No. of
ets .ened 1980: 2$79,
paddng tickets, JDOYiJII
�oIatio not anilab . Income from tickets
bicome receiged ttOOl 1980: S6,221.
total tickets for 1980: To . of . Jo
SI4,247. Population: 9,600, Police
aty of St. Force: 8 total. o. of
Population: 9,614, Police tickets Iened 1980: S681.
Force: total 22. o. of AJ the ow
etllened 1980: 14,702, there' quite a difference
tickets . the income received in
1,183, � YioIatioDa. St. JOieph City Bentoo
Income receiftd &001 HaJbor City, taking . to
total tickets for 1980: co ° eration popuIatioo
SI6,845. and number 0 of tickets
City of : PopuJa- .ened.
tiona: 13,087, Police n
Force: total 24. o. of not a great of revenue
tickets .ened 1980: to the city, Fred Re 0
unav Director of Pub 0 Safety
Income from for too Harbor 0
Ie
t IeeIIl n ° Re
that thete tickets pro­
ee through the finance
department and they ere
held up th for three to
f;