Killers die in gas chamber, December 3, 1938

Posted on December 3, 2008 by lmharnisch


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"There’s nothing to it." — Robert Lee Cannon

"So long." — Albert Kessel
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 "That was the most terrible thing I’ve ever seen. I’ve witnessed 52 hangings. I could find nothing humane about it and I never want to watch anything like that again."

–Father George O’Meara, prison chaplain

"Hanging is a damned sight quicker and better."

–San Quentin guard

"These men went easy." 

–Dan Cox, Sacramento County sheriff

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A 59-year-old man gets a day in jail
for carrying a blackjack on his honeymoon with his 14-year-old wife.
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USC meets Notre Dame in the Coliseum.
 

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1 Response to Killers die in gas chamber, December 3, 1938

  1. Jim's avatar Jim says:
    December 4, 2008 at 4:39 pm

    So where is the story about the 1938 USC/Notre Dame Game? You have teased us all week.

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