James Owens, from Boston, walked into New Castle police station on a Saturday night to report his girlfriend missing. Her name was Della Nugent. He said they’d gone different ways when they were shopping and she hadn’t shown up where they’d arranged to meet. The police told him she’d been arrested that afternoon for passing bad checks. James, who was found to be carrying fake ID in the name of James O’Conners, was arrested on the same charge.
There is no further record of the case, of James or of Della.
Source: New Castle News, 7 August 1939, “Held On Suspicion”
Small Town Noir 
That’s a sad one! Loved the detailed description of the fight.
Thanks, Jesse, but I think you meant to leave this comment on another post!
The couple that grifts together stays together?
A match made in heaven.
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