evidence of his guilt was uncovered when his girlfriend. testified.
that_a thermometer found at the scene of the crime. was one that..she
had lent to, Redding and which he had dropped while. bending.over the
body. Redding confessed that he had murdered Greenberg in.order..
that he might steal the money which he felt certain the. preduce man
was carrying, but that he had not been able to find it. ‘Tried and
convicted, he was hanged at the Connecticut State Prison on Nov o
BORN BS A Gee
HEADQUARTERS DETECTIVE, July; 1996. “y Cubt Norris "Case of the
Eyewitness Potato", Page 18,
evidence of his guilt was uncovered when his girlfriend. testified
that.a thermometer found at the scene of the crime. was one that..she
had lent to. Redding and which he had dropped while bending.over the
body. Redding confessed that he had murdered Greenberg in order
that he might steal the money which he felt certain the-preduce man
was carrying, but that he had not been able to find it. Tried and
convicted, he was hanged at the Connecticut State Prison on Nov.
al aicibsnUe):
HEADQUARTERS DETECTIVE, July, 1976, “y Cubt Norris "Case of the
Eyewitness Potato", Page 18.
evidence of his guilt was uncovered when his girlfrient testified
that_a thermometer found at the scene of the crime was one that she
had lent to. Redding and which he had dropped while bending.over the
body. Redding confessed that he had murdered Greenberg in order.
that hé might steal the money which he felt certain the. Frees man
was carrying, but that he had i H
convicted, he was hanged at the Connecticut St
te Prison on Nove
1, 1912,
1976. “y Cubt Norris "Ca:
VARTERS DETECTIVE, July,
witness Potato", Page 16.
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REDDING, George, Jre
Redding, a 2l-vear~old white native of New Haven, Conn.s,-had..exhibit-
ed promise as a playwright and short. story writer after he left. High
School, but poor eyesight dtermined that he work at other. jobs..that..
would not be so demanding on his vision and he worked. for. a. while.on
a produce farm owned by a friend's father, When the friend went into
the produce business himself in New Haven, Redding went to work for
him as a clerk and became acquainted with another produce merchant,
Morris Greenberg, who habitually.carried large sums of money, He
then obtained employment as a representative of a correspondence
school but maintained his friends and connections in the produce
business. In Feb., 1912, he needed money ¥AXEK with which to marry
and when he overheard Greenberg remark that he needed some good
apples, Redding told the merchant that he knew where a crop was avail-
able in nearby Hamden and made an appointment to meet him, As they
walked through the woods outside of Hamden, Redding shot Greenberg
four times in the breast and neck, but when he searched the body, he
was unable to find the ha@ped for large sum of money, Greenberg's re-=
mains were discovered two days later, and, after the body was identi-
fied, several persons came forward who testified that they had seen
Redding and Greenberg together on the day of the murder, Ruther
REDDING, George, Jr.
Redding, a 21-year-old white native of New Haven, Com, ey had..exhibit-
ed promise as a playwright and short story writer after he left. High
School, but poor eyesight dtermined that he work at other. jobs..that
would not be so demanding on his vision and he worked for a. while.on
a produce farm owned by a friend's father, When the fr&end went into
the produce business himself in New Haven, Redding went to work for
him as a clerk and became acquainted with another produce merchant,
Morris Greenberg, who habitually. carried large sums of money, He
then obtained employment as a representative of a corre spondence
school but maintained his friends and connections in the produce
business. In Feb., 1912, he needed money KAZEK with which to marry
and when he overheard Greenberg remark that he needed some good
apples, Redding told the merchant that he knew where a crop was avail-|
able in nearby Hamden and made an appointment to meet him, As they
walked through the woods outside of Hamden, Redding shot Greenberg
four times in the breast and neck, but when he searched the body, he
was unable to find the hiped for large sum of money, Greenberg's re-
mains were discovered two days later, and, after the body was identi-
fied, several persons came forward who tesbified that they had seen
Redding and Greenberg together on the day of the murder, Ruther
REDDING, George, Jr.
Redding, a 21-year-old white native of New Haven, Conn. , had-exhibit-
ed promise as a playwright and short. story writer after he left. High
School, but poor eyesight dtermined that he work at other. jovs.that
would not be so demanding on his vision and he worked for a while.on
a produce farm owed by a friend's father. When the fréend went into
the produce business himself in New Haven, Redding went to work for
him as a clerk and became acquainted with another produce merchant,
Morris Greenberg, who habitually carried large suns of money. He
then obtained employnent as a representative of a correspondence
School but maintained his friends and connections in the produce
business, In Feb., 1912, he needed money XEXKK with which to marry
and when he overheard Greenberg renark that he needed sone good
apples, Redding told the merchant that he knew where a crop was avail
able in nearby Handen and made an appointment to meet him, As they
walked through the woods outside of Hamden, Redding shot Greenberg
‘our times in the breast and neck, but when he searched the body, he
was unable to find the haped for large cum of money, Greenberg's re=
mains were discovered two days later, and, after ths body was identi-
fied, several persons came forward who testified that they had see
Redding and Greenberg together on the day of the murder, Ruther
