Category Archives: Caryl Chessman

Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, Feb. 25, 1960

Posted on February 25, 2010 by lmharnisch

On Man's Ingratitude to Man, With 20% Off Sammy is 46 years old, a newsboy, a coffee-addicted graduate of Judge Clifton's drunk court, and — by his own admission — nobody's angel. For 30 of his years … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, Feb. 24, 1960

Posted on February 24, 2010 by lmharnisch

Strange Slaying Case at Last Confessed There should come a time in a reporter's life when there's nothing left to shock him — when he's witnessed enough of the stark drama of human behavior to build up … Continue reading →

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Jarvis Urges Recall of Gov. Brown

Posted on February 24, 2010 by lmharnisch

Vice President Richard Nixon greets admirers in South Bend, Ind., while visiting Notre Dame to receive its Patriotism Award. Caryl Chessman and the Finch trial. A good day for news. And the historic Southern Pacific depot on Alameda burns … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, Feb. 23, 1960

Posted on February 23, 2010 by lmharnisch

Democracy Guards Everyone's Rights A few days before Gov. Brown's reprieve of Caryl Chessman, the Mexico City newspaper Novedades carried the front-page headline: Puede Salvar La Vida de Chessman Un Testigo Deseubierta por … Continue reading →

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Times Calls for Chessman’s Execution

Posted on February 23, 2010 by lmharnisch

The Times calls the gas chamber “a sanitary disposal mechanism that a civilized society is constrained to set up to shield itself from the contamination of criminal psychopaths.” Feb. 23, 1960: The Times runs letters in response to … Continue reading →

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Chessman Won’t Escape Gas Chamber, Prosecutor Says

Posted on February 22, 2010 by lmharnisch

Feb. 22, 1960: Atty. Gen. Stanley Mosk (d. 2001), a future state Supreme Court justice who personally opposed the death penalty, predicts that Caryl Chessman will be executed at the end of his 60-day reprieve.

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Legislators Debate Chessman and Death Penalty

Posted on February 21, 2010 by lmharnisch

Los Angeles Times file photo Feb. 21, 1960: Caryl Chessman, center, after receiving a stay of execution, with attorneys George T. Davis and Rosalie Asher. Feb. 21, 1960: A 60-day stay of execution for Caryl Chessman so the Legislature can … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, Feb. 20, 1960

Posted on February 20, 2010 by lmharnisch

Legal Revenge Not Dead Yet I read Gov. Brown's reasons for giving Caryl Chessman a 60-day reprieve yesterday, but I'm not sure that I believe them. He indicated that he felt the climate in California had changed … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Feb. 19, 1960

Posted on February 19, 2010 by lmharnisch

Prison Sounds As this was written, Caryl Chessman's date with death was still undecided. But as time was running out for him yesterday a man who was once No. 69883 in San Quentin reminiscently recalled the case of … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, Feb. 19, 1960

Posted on February 19, 2010 by lmharnisch

Mash Notes and Comment (Press Release) "More and more cities are using police dogs — for police duty, natch. "Pittsburgh, Houston, St. Louis and Minneapolis are among the cities which have found that a good, … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, Feb. 18, 1960

Posted on February 18, 2010 by lmharnisch

Juveniles Are Not All So Delinquent It's the code of kid gangland that one bad turn deserves another. If a member of one gang is caught out of his territory and worked over, the guys who … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Feb. 11, 1960

Posted on February 11, 2010 by lmharnisch

A Visit From Ptex After an absence of several years, Tex, or as he prefers to spell it, Ptex, dropped in the other day to say hello. He brought with him, as he usually does, a great idea. … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Feb. 8, 1960

Posted on February 8, 2010 by lmharnisch

Economics and Justice Eunice Carlisle happened to be in the courthouse on another matter a few days ago when Dr. R. Bernard Finch told all and she was unavoidably caught in the crush and excitement. She also was appalled … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, Feb. 8, 1960

Posted on February 8, 2010 by lmharnisch

Who Does He Think He Is — Grandpa? Traditionally — or, at least, since the advent of the comic strip — the most maligned member of the American family unit is the mother-in-law. It is ritual in … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Feb. 5, 1960

Posted on February 5, 2010 by lmharnisch

Kindly Artist A woman came into artist Leon Frank's studio and said she admired his work and wanted to buy one of his paintings. He showed her several, ranging in price from $150 to $500. She was hesitant … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, Jan. 30, 1960

Posted on January 30, 2010 by lmharnisch

Mash Notes and Comment (Press Release) "Gigantic 'man-eating clams' with shells of unusual proportion, sometimes reaching four feet in width, are found along the great barrier reefs dotting the Pacific Ocean from Australian waters northward into the Solomon … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, Jan. 27, 1960

Posted on January 27, 2010 by lmharnisch

Case of Go for Broke, Caryl Chessman Says Caryl Chessman's legal fight to beat the gas chamber resumes tomorrow. The 38-year-old senior statesman of San Quentin's Death Row (he's been there 11 1/2 years) returns to … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Jan. 15, 1960

Posted on January 15, 2010 by lmharnisch

Crying Need It has been decreed by someone who watches over us that motorists are better served by readjusting the white lines on many busy streets to create left-turn islands for those brave persons who might wish to … Continue reading →

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Death Row Brawl Over Watching Rose Parade on TV

Posted on January 1, 2010 by lmharnisch

Fifty years after Ezra Meeker and his team of oxen were in the Rose Parade, a float features a team of oxen pulling a covered wagon. A Death Row brawl over watching the Rose Parade. Jan. 2, 1960: After … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, Dec. 14, 1959

Posted on December 14, 2009 by lmharnisch

Hey, it's Christian Brando! Raul Bernal: 'He's a Miracle' Over a taco, I sat down with Java Joe the other day. "It used to be," he was saying, "problems like I got now would throw me. But … Continue reading →

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