Arthur Perry, 1939 August 24

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Perry, a Mitkkm 22-year-old steel construction company employee and

his 20-year-old wife, Phennie, lived in Jamaica, Queen's Coe, Ne Yo
There had never been any serious trouble between the Perrys, but on
the night of June 1, 1937, after the left a Bingo game ad a movie
theater, he took her and their baby girl for a walk and bludgeoned

her to death with a piece of concrete. When her body was found the
next morning, the little girl was lying beside it unharmed. Clues
were abundant indicating that the crime had been committed by a neigh~
bor of the Perry's but they had obviously been planted in an effort

to frame him. The neighbor was able to provide an iron-clad alibi

and even though Perry denied having attended the Bingo game with his
wife, witnesses stated that they had seen him leuve the theatre with
them. A note which he showed to officers and claimed had been written
by the neighbor in which he propositioned Phinney Perry and threatened
to kill her if she ever told her husband was definitely proved to have
been written by Perry. After his arrest, an undercover detective

laced in his cell claimed that Perry had confessed to him that he had
killed his wife though he stated tha he did not know whxt he had Be

gone SO Convicted and sentenced to death, Perry was electrocuted at
ng Sitig Prison on August 2, 1939.

PERRY, Arthur

Perry, a witkke 22-year-old steel construction company employee and

his 20-year-old wife, Phennie, lived in Jamaica, Queen's Cos, Ne Yo
There had never been any serious trouble between the Perrys, but on
the night of June 1, 1937, after the left a Bingo game ad a movie
theater, he took her and their baby girl for a walk and bludgeoned

her to death with a piece of concrete. When her body was found the
next morning, the little girl was lying beside it unharmed. Clues
were abundant indicating that the crime had been committed by a neigh-~
bor of the Perry's but they had obviously been planted in an effort

to frame him. The neighbor was able to provide an iron-clad alibi

and even though Perry denied having attended the Bingo game with his
wife, witnesses stated that they had seen him leuve the theatre with
then. A note which he showed to officers and claimed had been written
by the neighbor in which he propositioned Phinney Perry and threatened
to kill her if she ever told her husband was definitely proved to have
been written by Perry. After his arrest, an undercover detective

Laced a his cell claimed that Per: yas had arameee ce to him a SE he had
lled his wife though he stated t] d not know whg he had
ane soe. Voanatad and sentenced to seth: Perry was electrocuted at

Siig Prison on August 2h, 19396

PERRY, Arthur

Perry, a wktks 22-year-old steel construction company employee and
his 20-year-old wife, Phennie, lived in Jamaica, Queen's Co., N. Ye
There had never been any serious trouble between the cere, but on
the night of June 1, 1937, after the left a Bingo game novi
fbieatdcy hel book er ace tes = baby gird ton a walk aiid Giagecaed

her to death with a piece of concrete. When her body was found the
next morning, the little girl was lying beside it unharmed, Clues

were abundant indicating that the crime had been committed by a neigh-
bor of the Perry's but they had obviously been planted in an effort

to frame him. The neighbor was able to provide an iron-clad alibi

and even though Perry denied having attended the Bingo game with his
wife, witnesses stated that they had seen him leuve the theatre with
them. A note which he showed to officers and claimed had been written
by the neighbor in which he propositioned Phinney Perry and threatened
to kill her if she ever told her husband was definitely proved to have
been written by Perry. After his arrest, an undercover detective
Eified nfs'wice though he stated tev he ala'nee ksnow wip he’ had’?
dene go cted and sentenced to death, Perry was electrocuted at
Sig Prison on August 2h, 1939.

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