Robert Perry, 1940 July 19

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PERRY, Robert Claude

Perry, a 7l-y@ar-old white man, was convicted of having forced Jack
Anthony, nightwatchman at a Logan Heights Branch Dank in San Diego,
Calif., of leaving his post at gunpoint, taking him to a deserted

area of Balboa Bark and shooting him to death. Perry then returned

~to the bank, admittad himself with Anthony's keys and attempted to

rob bank officials when they arrived the next morning to open the _
bank for business. Police stated that they had evidence to prove

that Perry was the so=called “paper=bag" bandit who had shot and
_killed Joe Marengo, a San Francisco bank watchman in 1937. Perry _

would never RS¥SXXKXEX reveal his actual identity, saying that his

family was an honored and respected one in the History of California—

_and that all of his children were prominent and respected. He

claimed to have made BKAXEWBE a fortune in the “laska gold fields

~—ho- years before his arrest, but subsequently lost it ail. He died

“woman foenbani creas chamber Gmidmiy tos AGO. ee

“THE -SNN-DIEGO- UNION, SANDIEGO, CALIF, July 20,-19)0,-———

PERRY, Robert Claude

Perry, a 7l-y8ar-old white man, was convicted of having forced Jack
Anthony, nightwatchman at a Logan Heights Branch Bank in San Diego,
Calif., of leaving his post at gunpoint, taking him to a deserted
area of Balboa Bark and shooting him to death. Perry then returned
to the bank, admittad himself with Anthony's keys and attempted to
rob bank officials when they arrived the next morning to open the
bank for business. Police stated that they had evidence to prove
that Perry was the so=called "paper=bag" bandit who had shot and
killed Joe Marengo, a San Francisco bank watchman in 1937. Perry
would never ¥8#8XXKXBX reveal his actual identity, saying that his
family was an honored and respected one in the History of California
and that all of his children were prominent and respected. He
claimed to have made BKAXEUBE a fortune in the “laska gold fields

hO-years before his arrest, but subsequently lost it all. He died
in San Quentin's gas chamber on July 19, 190,
THE -SAN-DLEGO-UNLON, SANDIEGO, CALIF ., Juty—205 191,06

PERRY, Robert Claude
Perry, a Tl-y8ar-old white man, was convicted of rere forced Jack
Anthony, nightwatchman at a Logan Heights Branch ! San Diegoy
Galif., of leaving his post at gunpoint, taking hin esvege cea
area of Balboa Bark and shooting him to death. Perry then returned
to the bank, admittkd himself-with -Anthony's-keys-and-attempted to
rob bank officials when they arrived the next morning to open the
bank for business. Police stated that they had evidence to prove
that Perry was the so-called "papar-bag" bandit who-had shot and
killed Joe Marengo, a San Francisco bank watchman in 1937. Perry
would never reveal his actual identity, saying that his
‘amily was an honored and-respected one in the History of California
and that all of his children were prominent and respected. He
QUE a ‘elds

claimed to have fortune in te vis gold
t i He-died

19110.

n
}O-years before hts arrest, but
in San Quentin's gas chamber on July 19,

SHN DIEGO UNION, SANDIEGO; CALIP., July 20; 190.



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Robert Perry executed on 1940-07-19 in California (CA)
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