fession of the murder also admitting that he had committed over 200
armed robberies, At his trial he was convicted and, as there was no
appeal, hewas electrocuted at the Ohio State Prison on Nov, 8, 195,
INSIDE DETECTIVE, June, 195, "Revenge for Sergeant Tony" by John S,
Thorp, page 31,
fession of the mrder also admitting that he had committed over 200
ar robberies, At his trial he was convicted and, as there was no
appeal, hewas electrocuted at the Ohio State Prison on Nov, 8, 1915,
INSIDE DETECTIVE, June, 195, "Revenge for Sergeant Tony" by John S
Thorp, page 31,
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CARTER, Frank D,
Carter, .a 22-year-old white man, was a resident of Middletown, BVe LH
192 he had committed a number of armed robberies in various business
establishments in Hamilton County, Ohio, and, at the urging of uneasy
merchants, the police staked out a number of places where they felt
the unknown bandit would strike, On the night of July 8, 1912, he
entered a drug store located on the corner of Courtland and Franklin
Avenues in Norwaod and, at the point of a pistol, demanded and re-
ceived the contents of the cash register, When he demanded more money,
the owner told him that the remainder was in a back room where Police
Sergeant Anthony H, Overburg was staked out, As they entered the
room, Overburg placed his gun at Carter's side and disarmed him, They
were walking out of the front door when Carter unexpectedly whirled
and snatched Overburg's weapon from him, In the struggle that follow-
ed, Overburg was shot three times and fatally wounded, Carter managed
oo escape and even though the police followed up every possible lead,
he remained at large until January, 199, when, following a tip re-
ceived from a former girl friend he was taken into custody at the
peas eee Naval Base | Cn cag 20, hipped had enlisted in the Navy whi 6
n ‘be § ed overseas at the time of his
arr eae pa ane ater oehe searched his ane in Middletown, they found
Overbure's pistol which Carter had saved and he made a complete con-
| CARTER, Frank D.
Carter, a 2a@-year-old white man, was a resident of Middletown, Ky. In
19):2 he had committed a number of armed robberies in various business
establishments in Hamilton County, Ohio, and, at the urging of uneasy
merchants, the police staked out a number of places where they felt
the unknown bandit would strike, On the night of July 8, 1912, he
entered a drug store located on the corner of Courtland and Franklin
Avenues in Norwaod and, at the point of a pistol, demanded and re-
ceived the contents of the cash register. when he demanded more money,
the owner told him that the remainder was in a back room where Police
Sergeant Anthony H, Overburg was staked out, As they entered the
room, Overburg placed his gun at Carter's side and disarmed him. They
were walking out of the front door when Carter unexpectedly whirled
and snatched Overburg's weapon from him, In the struggle that follow-
ed, Overburg was shot three times and fatally wounded. Carter managed
to escape and even though the police followed up every possible lead,
he remained at large until January, 199, when, following a tip re-
ceived from a former girl friend he was taken into custody at the
Great Lakes Naval Base in, Chicago, He had enlisted in the Navy while
eas at the time of his
sits ing to be shir overs
Bede Va shoe ficure coanched Bis fone in Middletown, they found
Overburg's pistol which Carter had saved and he made a complete con-
CARTER, Frank D,
Garter, a 22-year-old white man, was a resident of Middletown, Ky. In
192 he had committed a number of armed robberies in various business
establishments in Hamilton County, Ohio, and, at the urging of uneasy
merchants, the police staked out a number of places where they felt
the unknown bandit would strike, On the night of July 8, 1912, he
entered a drug store located on the corner of Courtland and Franklin
Avenues in Norwaod and, at the point of a pistol, demanded and re~
ceived the contents of the cash register, vhen he demanded more money,
the owner told him that the remainder was in a back room where Police
Sergeant Anthony H, Overburg was staked out, As they entered the
room, Overburg placed his gun at Carter's side and disarmed him, They
were walking out of the front door when Carter unexpectedly whirled
and snatched Overburg's weapon from him, In the struggle that follow-
ed, Overburg was shot three times and fatally wounded, Carter managed
to escape and even though the police followed up every possible lead,
he renained at large until January, 19l§, when, following a tip re~
ceived from a former girl friend he was taken into custody at the
Great Lakes Naval Base in Chicago, He had enlisted in the Navy while
a,austting, and HAP BESPEEAD, co Ee FREE MESSPZE ORs, “they Powe
Overburg's pistol which Carter had saved and he made a complete con=
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