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Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-10-01 | Page 1 | Condemned Man Fights Officers; Subdued by Gas

Type issue
Date 1926-10-01
Paper Salt Lake Telegram
Language eng
City Salt Lake City
County Salt Lake
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Article Title Condemned Man Fights Officers; Subdued by Gas
Type article
Date 1926-10-01
Paper Salt Lake Telegram
Language eng
City Salt Lake City
County Salt Lake
Page 1
OCR Text CONDEMNED MAN MA fIG FIGHTS HIS OFFICERS GAS Murderer 0 of Three in Butte Makes Last Minute Minute Min Mm- ute Break for Liberty ATTACKS WITH PIPE Tear J apor Sprayed Into Cell Convict Carried JK carried f to Gallows Is H Ha Hanged ged BUTTE Mont Oct 1 AP AP- AP Shouting Viva Mussolini 1 Tony condemned to death death for murder made a minute last last break for liberty here this morning When D. D O. O Robinson entered his cell ceIl shortly before the time set for execution attacked him with a length of pipe which he had concealed in the bed clothing of his cot and used the name of the Italian Italian Ital Ital- ian tan premier as his battle cry Robinson RobInson Rob Rob- inson escaped the blow of the pipe by a avery very ery narrow margin and leaped back back into the main corridor while Deputy Rockefeller shot shot down the lever that closed the door to the side corridor on which cell was loca located ted Shouting and cursing dared the officers to enter the corridor cor cor- threatening death t to Judge Lynch who had sentenced him and to the officers who had him in charge He produced a knife from his clothing made from a jail spoon and beat off the officers by swInging swinging swinging swing swIng- ing his length of pipe through the bars pf gf the corridor door When tear gas was brought into play retreated into his lus cell but the vapor was sprayed into the cell for fifteen minutes before the prisoner was overcome He lie was manacled as ashe he lay on the floor and half-carried half to the gallows b between tween Continued on page 3 CONDEMNED MAN AlAN FIGHTS OFFICERS SUBDUED BY GAS Continued from page 1 two 1 deputy sheriffs There he re revived revived revived re- re sufficiently to curse curs his executioners executioners executioners exe exe- as the trap was sprung He was pronounced pronounced dead dead In six minutes was convicted of the murder murder murder mur mur- der last November of Antona j vero Besides Beside's the slaying of Favero for which was hanged the prisoner also was waR formally accused of killing Joe an and was believed to have killed John Deranja De- De while running amuck with a pistol at Meaderville l Mont November November No No- vember 22 1926 1925 In a dying statement statement statement state state- ment Favero identified as his assailant t. t A few minutes after aCter the slaying of ot Favero at his home who was visiting the Favero famIly family fam fam- ily rushed Into the E street treet and was shot down then fled A Afew Afew Afew few blocks away he met Deranja who also was shot and killed evidence evidence evidence evi evi- dence at the trial and inquest showed The Tho triple murder mUlder left three widows widows widows wid wid- and eighteen orphans
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