Supreme Court, Prior to the date set for their executions, the
Governor granted Gould a stay of execution in view of the fact that
he had twice been an inmate of a State hospital for dementia prae- _
cox and had been rleased for the last time only two months prior to
the murder and after he was ruled insane, his sentence was .commuted
and he was returned to a hospital, Paciga was hanged at San Quentin
Prison on June 30, 1933,
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Supreme Court, Prior to the date set for their executions, the
Governor granted Gould a stay of execution in view of the fact that
he had twice been an inmate of a State hospital for dementia prae-
cox and had been rleased for the last time only two months prior to
the murder and after he was ruled insane, his sentence was .commuted
and he was returned to a hospital, Paciga was hanged at San Quentin
Prison on June 30, 1933,
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preme Court.
nd after he was ruled insane, his
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he was returned to a hospital, Paciga was han;
son on June 30, 1933,
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PACIGA, Frank J,
Paciga, a 29-year-old white man, eas employed as a door-to-door shirt
Salesman in Los Angeles, Calif,, where he met Harry Fuller Gould, em-=
ployed by the same firm, at the Midnight Mission where both were
staying. Gould, a homosexual, was invited by William E, Fuller, a
keyear=old window dresser, to move into his home and he did so ’
maintaining a homosexual relationship with his host, He and Paciga
laid plans to rob Fuller on his pay day and on the evening of April
30, 1931, when Fuller returned home, he was knocked unconscious by
Paciga and then bound hand and foot with towels, A gag was ghrust
far back in his mouth and tied firmly into place, Paciga and Gould
then split the contents of Fuller's wallets and each went his separate
waye Fuller, unable to free himself, suffocated from the gag and
his body was found the next day. Gould was arrested two days later in
San Diego and made a complete, Paciga was not taken into custody un-
til May 13 when he also was arrested in Mobile, Ala., and upon his
return to California, he also made a confession, Both men maintained
that they had meant only to kx rob Fuller and not to kill him and at
their trial Paciga pleaded not guilty while Gould pleaded not guilty
—gnd-not-suilty-by—reason-of—insanity, Both -were-convicted-and sen=——
tenced to die and their convictions were affirmed by the Cakifornia
PACIGA, Frank J,
Paciga, a 29-year-old white man, eas employed as a door-to-door shirt
salesman in Los Angeles, Calif,, where he met Harry Fuller Gould, em=
ployed by the same firm, at the Midnight Mission where both were
staying. Gould, a homosexual, was invited by William E, Fuller, a
lkeyear=old window dresser, to move into his home and he did so ’
maintaining a homosexual relationship with his host, He and Paciga
laid plans to rob Fuller on his pay day and on the evening of April
30, 1931, when Fuller returned home, he was knocked unconscious by
Paciga and then bound hand and foot with towels, A gag was ghrust
far back in his mouth and tied firmly into place, Paciga and Gould
then split the contents of Fuller's wallets and each went his separate
waye Fuller, unable to free himself, suffocated from the gag and
his body was found the next day. Gould was arrested two days later in
San Diego and made a complete, Paciga was not taken into custody un=
til May 13 when he also was arrested in Mobile, Ala,, and upon his
return to California, he also made a confession, Both men maintained
that they had meant only to kx rob Fuller and not to kill him and at
their trial Paciga pleaded not guilty while Gould pleaded not guilty
-—and-not-guilty—by—reason—-of—insanity,—-Both-were-convicted-and-sen=—
tenced to die and their convictions were affirmed by the Gakifornia
PACIGA, Frank J,
Paciga, a 29-year-old white man, was employed as a door-to=door shirt
salesman in Los Angeles, (alif,, where he met Harry Fuller Gould, em=
ployed by the same firm, at the Midnight Mission where both were
staying. Gould, a homosexual, was invited by William E, Fuller, a
I-year-old window dresser, to move into his home and he did so ,
naintaining a homosexual relationship with his host, He and Paciga
laid plans to rob Fuller on his pay day and on the evening of April
30, 1931, when Fuller returned home, he was knocked unconscious by
Paciga and then bound hand and foot with towels, A gag was thrust
far back in his mouth and tied firmly into place, Paciga and Gould
then split the contents of Fuller's wallets and each went his separatd
ways Fuller, unable to free himself,
his body was found the next day. Gould was arrested two days later in|
San Diego and made a complete, Paciga was not taken into custody un-
til May 13 when he also was arrested in Mobile, Ala,, and upon his
return to California, he also made a confession, Both men maintained
that they had meant only to kt rob Fuller and not to kill him and at
their trial Paciga pleaded not guilty while Gould pleaded not guilty
and-not-guilty by reason of insanity, Both were convicted-a’
tenced to die and their convictions were affirmed by the Cakifornia
suffocated from the gag and
