not guilty by reason of insanity. He also sought KAXMR& unsuccess-=
fully to prove an alibi for the time of the murder, claiming that he
had been at a fraternal hall near the scene of the crime shooting
dices His conviction was unsuccessfully appealed to the Oregon
Supreme Court and he was asphyxiated at the State Prison on March 6,
19. When he entered the death chamber, he waived the reading of
the death warrant and made no statement,
OREGON JOURNAL, March 5, 19h; March 6, 19h;
hl, PACIFIC (2nd) 303
not guilty by reason of insanity. He also sought KAXMK unsuccess-
fully to prove an alibi for the time of the murder, claiming that he
had been at a fraternal hall near the scene of the crime shooting
dice, His conviction was unsuccessfully appealed to the Oregon
Supreme Court and he was asphyxiated at the State Prison on March 6,
194, When he entered the death chamber, he waived the reading of
the death warrant and made no statement.
OREGON JOURNAL, March 5, 19d; March 6, 19Lhs
Lh PACIFIC (2nd) 303
not guilty by reason of insanity. He also sought K¥X#xUN unsuccess-
fully to prove an alibi for the time of the murder, claiming that he
had been at a fraternal hall near the scene of the crime shooting
dice. His conviction was unsuccessfully appealed to the Oregon
Supreme Court and he was asphyxiated at the State Prison on March 6,
194. When he entered the death chamber, he waived the reading of
the death warrant and made no statement,
OREGON JOURNAL, March 5, 19h; March 6, 19h;
Ul PACIFIC (2nd) 303
inan Joi, Naroh 5, 2%ky Hah 5, 195
CUNNINGHAM, Harvey 5/l Vo 5 ¢4-
Cunningham, alias Howard Cunningham, wam a year-old black man, was
a native of Kansas City, Mo., from which he was sentenced to three
separate terms in the Misshuri Penitentiary following felony convic-
tions in 1926, 1928 and 1938, Following his release after he had
served his last sentence in 19]\2, he moved to Portland, Ores, where
he obtained work as a laborer in a shipyard. Around 1:20 AM, Aug. 29,
192, he was standing on the corner of Weidler Street and Victoria
Avenue when he was approached by 36-year=old Richard Kerr, a white
man, They got into an argument and Cunningham drew a pistol and shot
Kerr who turned and ran, Cunningham fired three more bullets into
his back as he attempted to flee, Cunningham then went to his room-
ing house and was not arrested until 11:5 that evening when he was
taken into custody during the investigation of another crimee At the
police station, he made a confession to the murder of Kerr, saying
that their argument had started after Kerr, a stranger, had asked
him to procure a black woman for Kerr's pleasure, He said that while
th a rr had made a movement as though going for his back
poc eb and + St he had pulled his weapon and fired Fn self-defense,
At bis trial, Cunningham repudiated his confession sayting that it
had been forced from him by intimidation, and pleaded not guilty and
CUNNINGHAM, Harvey Sf if le Vi G44
Cunningham, alias Howard Cunningham, wax a Y-year-old black man, was
a native of Kansas City, Mo., from which he was sentenced to three
separate terms in the Misshuri Penitentiary following felony convic-
tions in 1926, 1928 and 1938, Following his release after he had
served his last sentence in 192, he moved to Portland, Ore., where
he obtained work as a laborer in a shipyard. Around 1:20 AM, Auge 29,
1912, he was standing on the corner of Weidler Street. and Victoria
Avenue when he was approached by 36-year-old Richard Kerr, a white
man, They got into an argument and Cunningham drew a pistol and shot
Kerr who turned and ran, Cunningham fired three more bullets into
his back as he attempted to flee, Cunningham then went to his room-
ing house and was not arrested until 11:5 that evening when he was
taken into custody during the investigation of another crime, At the
police station, he made a confession to the murder of Kerr, saying
that their argument had started after Kerr, a stranger, had asked
him to procure a black woman for Kerr's pleasure. He said that while
g ing for his back
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At kis trial, Cunningham repudiated his confession sayling that it
had been forced from him by intimidation, and pleaded not guilty and
CUNNINGHAM, Harvey We 7 GE
Cunningham, alias Howard Cunningham, xax a #B-year-old black man, was
a native of Kansas City, Mo,, from which he was sentenced to three
separate terms in the Missiuri Penitentiary following felony convic-
tions in 1926, 1928 and 1938, Following his release after he had
served his last sentence in 1912, he moved to Portland, Ore., vhere
he obtained work as a laborer in a shipyard, Around AM, Auge 29,|
1942, he was standing on the corner of Weidler Street and Victoria
Avmiie when he was approached by 36-year-old Richard Kerr, a white
man, They got into an argument and Cunninghan drew a pistol and shot
Kerr who turned and ran, ate fired three more bullets into
his back as he atterpted to flee, Cunningham then went to his room-
ing house and was not arrested until 11:15 that evening when he was
taken into custody during the investigation of another crime, At the
police station, he made a confession to the mirder of Kerr, saying
that their argument had started after Kerr, a stranger, had asked
him to procure a black woman for Kerr's pleasure, He said that while
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