Lenzey Traylor, OH, 1925 August 7

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was sentenced to die, but he was electrocuted on Aug. 7,
1925.6

See also: ADKXKR ADKINS, Jason

The Portsmouth Daily News, Portsmouth, Ohio.

PRotograph of lraylor in edition of Aug. 7 or Aug. 8

was sentenced to die, but he was electrocuted on Aug. 7,
19256

See also: ADKXXH ADKINS, Jason

The Portsmouth Daily News, Portsmouth, Ohio.

PHotograph of traylor in edition of Aug. 7 or Aug. 8

was sentenced to die, but he was electrocuted on Ang. 7
1925.

See alsot XDKIMB ADKINS, Jason

The Portsmouth Daily News, Portsmouth, Ohio.

PHotograph of ‘raylor in edition of Aug. 7 or Aug. 8

TRAYLOR, Lenzey

‘Traylor, a 20-year-old Portsmouth, Ohio, man and Jason
Adkins planned to robs the New Boston service station
owned by Edward B. Funk on the night of Oct. 21, 192).
The car, driven by Adkins, was parked a couple of blocks
from. the station and Traylor, wearing a mask, entered

as Funk was.counting the day's receipts. He held a gun
and ordered Funk to "Stick 'em up." Funk raised one hand
and lowered the other under the counter and H&A Traylor
fired twice, mortally wounding the station owner, Adkins

was captured first and he implicated Traylor who not only
confessed but turned State®s Evidence in the Adkins trial

wich was held first. For this reason, an effort was madg
for a commutation of Traylor's sentence when he, tod,

TRAYLOR, Lenzey

“Traylor, a 20-year-old Portsmouth, Ohio, man and Jason
Adkins planned to robs the New Boston service station
owned by Edward B. Funk on the night of Oct. 21, 192h.
The car, driven by Adkins, was parked a couple of blocks
from the station and Traylor, wearing a mask, entered
as Funk was ,counting the day's receipts. He held a gun
and ordered Funk to "Stick 'em up." Funk raised one hand
and lowered the other under the counter and EK Traylor
fired twice, mortally wounding the station owner, Adkins
was captured first and he implicated Traylor who not only
confessed but turned State's Evidence in the Adkins trial
wich was held first. For this reason, an effort was madq
for a commutation of Traylor's sentence when he, too,

TRAYLOR, Lenzey

Traylor, a 20-year-old Portsmouth, Ohio, man and Jason
dicins planned to robs the New Boston service station
owned by Edward B. Funk on the night of Oct. 21, 192).
The car, driven by Adkins, was parked a couple of blocks
from the station and Traylor, wearing a mask, entered
as Funk was counting the day's receipts, He held a gun
and ordered Funk to "Stick 'em up." Funk raised one hand
and lowered the other under the counter and Eh Traylor
fired twice, mortally wounding the station owner, Adkins
was captured first and he implics ated Traylor who no:
confessed but turned Statells Evidence in the

ch was held first. For this reason, an stfort yan mad
for a commutation of Traylor's sentence when he,



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