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University Daily Kansan
Campus/Area
Thursday, Oct. 10, 1985
Man charged in use of dead son's money
United Press International
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — The father of a teenage boy who was forced to dig his own grave and was then shot is to appear next week in federal court on charges he illegally used his dead son's Social Security benefits.
Federal prosecutors Monday charged Edward L. Hobson Jr. of Overland Park, Kan, with one felony count of falsely obtaining $7,039 in benefits his son, Christen A. Hobson, died after his natural mother died in 1976.
Susanne Hobson, Christen's stepmother, was convicted of first-degree murder and conspiracy charges in the boy's slaying. She is serving a life sentence at the Kansas State Pententiary and recently was denied a request for a new trial.
Sueanne Hobson's son, James Crumm, and one of his friend's, Paul Sorrentino, also are serving
sentences for their role in Christen's slaying.
The money allegedly was taken over a period of almost four years after Christen, 13, was shot after being forced to dig his own grave in Miami County, Kan.
Hobson, who never was charged in his son's death, has been ordered to
appear in U.S. District Court next Thursday before U.S. Magistrate Gerald Rushfelt.
Last summer the regional office of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services found that Christen was continuing to receive monthly payments, ranging from $153 to $189, and that the checks were being directly deposited into a Mission, Kan., bank account, which was set up after the boy died.
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Spark sets fire to flammable gas
A tank of highly flammable gas was accidentally ignited during a welding operation Tuesday afternoon at the Phosphorus Chemical Division of FMC Corporation, Ninth and Maple streets, Douglas County Sheriff's officers said yesterday.
By a Kansan reporter
No one was injured and damages to the equipment and building were estimated at less than $1,000, a sheriff's department spokesman said.
Maj. Dan Morrow, Lawrence Fire Department, said two engines and a ladder truck responded to the alarm
then used a dry chemical fire extinguisher on the flames.
He said firefighters cooled the tank with water and
Roger Threde, general superintendent at the chemical plant, said the accident occurred in a trailer owned by a contract firm, CDI of Kansas City, Kan.
Morrow said the fire caused about $300 in damages to the tank and fittings.
He said the welder was working when he heard a noise coming from a hose that connected his welding torch to the tank of acetylene.
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Investigators have suspect in arson blaze
Arson investigators now have one suspect in an arson fire at a Lawrence apartment building, and charges may be filed by early next month. Douglas County Assistant District Attorney Rick Trapp said yesterday.
Trapp said the Douglas County Arson Squad, which has been investigating the case for a month, turned over its findings in the investigation to the District Attorney on Monday.
Jim Flory, Douglas County District Attorney, said he would review the findings.
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