ADRIAN, Mich., May 27.—(By A.P.)—Kirk Rorick, 23-year-old son of a prominent Morenci, Mich. banker, was found guilty of manslaughter by a jury in circuit court here late Wednesday afternoon. Rorick was accused of killing Page Stockwell, 22, a life-long friend, on July 4, 1925.
Rorick was charged with having struck Stockwell during an argument on a street in Morenci causing the youth to fall to the sidewalk. His head struck the curb and he was rendered unconscious. He never regained consciousness. Rorick claimed self-defense.
Source: Lansing State Journal, May 27, 1926.
Carol Ann Hilton 