chair Friday night. John Thomas, a 3h-year-old
Da yt burglar, whose
atto ped him“as 'the loneliest man I
have ecer © don ee Mene his death calmly. He
entered the de chambez shortly before 8 pm,
accompan 2 \, iS GOWsp lain Rev. K,
F. Wall. MENLO aie om ny was pronounced dead, He
repeared the 23rd Psalm twice with the chaplain
before his death and said the Lord's Brayer while
guards were strapping him in the chair. Thomas,
serving a term for burglary at Dayton, went ber-~
gserk after he broke out of the prison hospital &
fatally stabbed a a0 Samuel P, Ches&ir, 5, &
Walter W. Zimmer - .He wounded a third suard
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chair Friday night. John Thomas, a 3)-year-old
Da yt on. burglar, whose
atto Xe aS as 'the Lloneliest man I
have ecer oot his death calmly. He
entered the deat chamber shortly before 8 pm,
accompanig a A@plain Rev. K.
FP, Wall. At.S:11 pm he was pronounced dead, He
repeared the 23rd Psalm twice with the chaplain
before his death and said the Lord's Prayer while
guards were strapping him in the chair. Thomas,
servines a term for burglary at Dayton, went ber-
serk after he broke out of the prison poset vas &
fatally stabbed eae Samuel P, Chessir, 5h, &
Walter W.. Zimmer He wounded a third guard
before being nena Oe sy DISPATCH, Columbus, Oe
2-5-199.
Friday night. John Thomas, a 3)-
G rglar, whose
Wthe loneliest man I
death calmly, He
Bplein Rev.
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salm twice with the chaplain
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THOMAS, John
Sheyear-old black man, electrocuted Ohio State Prison on
2e-1919, Was serving a prison sentence for burglar
from Dayton when he went berserk and broke out of prison
hospital, fatally stabbing Guards Samuel P] Chessir, 58,
and Walter W. Zimmer, 68, Also wounded a third guard He
fore being captured, Déscribed by his attorney as "the
lonliest man I've ever known," he went to death calmly,
Governor refused to commute on recommendation of Board
of Pardons and tarole, Evidently not appealed, No dates
given in newspaper account so I must obtain as I need
more, COLUMBUS DISPATCH, Columbus, Ohio 2); and Q—5 e199
"A cgonviet who stabbed two Ohio Penitentiary
Tue deg be death last April died in the electrid
THOMAS, John x
3l-year-old black man, electrocuted Ohio State Prison on
2alj-19)9, Was serving a prison sentence for burglary
from Dayton when he went berserk and broke out of prison
“hospital, fase ly stabbing Guards Samuel Pl Chessir, 58,
and Walter “. Zimmer, 68, Also wounded a third guard be-
fore being captured. Déscribed by his attorney as "the
lonliest man I've ever known," he went to death calmly,
Governor refused to commute on recommendation of Board
of Pardons and farole, Evi dently not appealed, No dates
given in newspaper account so I mst obtain as I need
more, COLUMBUS DISPATCH, Columbus, Ohio 2-l) and 2-5-19)9
"A convict who stabbed two Ohio Penitentiary
TERA WG me death last April died in the electrid
aes on
Guards Samuel P] Checeiz 8,
Also wounded a third guard be-
captured, Déscribed by his atto:
man I've ever avg he went
Columbus, Oko dol and 2-5-1919
tabbed two Ohio P.
Tuardsqto death lest Apri
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