Chester Probaski, OH, 1933 November 24

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| See also: CHANDLER, Merrill E,

The Mansfield Daily News, Mansfield, Ohio |

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| See also: CHANDLER, Merrill E,

The Mansfield Daily News, Mansfield, Ohio

See also: CHANDLER, Merrill E,

The Mansfield Daily News, Mansfield, Ohio

PROBASKE, Chester... ....... LARGE-CARD -

Probaski, a BK 25-year-old native of Cleveland, Ohio; was
serving a sentence in the Mansfield Reformatory when, on _
Oct, 2,-1932,y he participated in an attempted bréak masters

minded by a fellow prisoner, Merrill E, Chandler. Chandler
killed a guard, l2-year-old Frank B, Hanger, in order to

-obtain-the-keys-to-the-ceLls-in the correction unit. In-

spite of the fact that Chandler claimed that Probaski had

no prior knowledge of the attempted escape, Probaski was
found guilty of-murder without a-recommendation for mercy

and he was electrocuted a long with Chandler on Nov. 21,

1933. He went to his death calmly, said "Goodbye, fellows"
_to_the_assembled.witnesses and died with the prayer: "Lord

remember me" on his lips.

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PROBASKE, Chester... : LARGE-CARD -

Probaski, a BK 25-year-old native of Cleveland, Ohio; was
serving a sentence in the Mansfield Reformatory when, on
Oct.» 25-1932, he participated in an attempted bréak masters|
minded by a fellow prisoner, Merrill E, Chandler. Chandley|
killed a guard, 2-year-old Frank B, Hanger, in order to
obtain -the-keys-to-the-cells in the correction unit. In
spite of the fact that Chandler claimed that Probaski had
no prior knowledge of the attempted escape » Probaski was
| found-guilty of-murder- without a-recommendation for mercy
and he was electrocuted a long with Chandler on Nov. 2),

1933. He went to his death calmly, said "Goodbye, fellows"
|to_the_assembled.witnesses_and—died-with the prayer? "Lord,
remember me" on his lips.

PROPASKI, Chester: LARGE CARD

Probaski, a 2Sayear-ola native of Cleveland, Ohio} was
serving a sentence in the Mansfield Reformatory when

Oct, 25-1932, he participated in an-attempted vreake master.
minded by a fellow prisoner, Merrill E, Chandler.

Killed a guard, l2-year-old Frank 3,

no prior knowledge of the attempted escape, Probaski was
found_guilty-of-murderwithout-a-recommendation for mercy
and he was electrocuted a long with Chandler on Nov. 21
1933. He went to ss death calmly, said pees sey
| to the assembled witnesses. and isd with tho oetee

remember me" on his ae

sah ated ota cao

Feambar mon bie ines



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