MOTT, Fred
Mott, a 36-year-old white resident of San Francisco, Calif., was a
narcotics dealer who had three prior felony convictions, ,. In 1930
he became convinced that Jay Douglas thomas, a radio salesman employed
in a shop located at 1251 Market St, had informed on his activities to
the police and he went there and, in the course of an argument, shot
and killed Thomas, He was pursued by the manager of the store until
a policeman could be found and he was then arrested and charged with
the murder, At his trial he maintained that he had shot Thomas only
after Thomas had reached his hand under the counter and he was afraid
that Thomas qas going for a weapon, The store manager, who witnessed
the murder, testified that Thomas did not have a pistol and that one
had never been Kept in the shop and Mott was convicted and sentenced
to die, His conviction was upheld by the California Supreme Court
and when the Governor declined to intervene he was hanged at Folsom
Prison on July 17, 1931. His last words were: "Be sure that the
rope don't break and be sure you get it on right,"
ne ANGELES TIMES, Los Angeles, Calif,, July 16 and July 18, 1931,
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MOTT, Fred
Mott, a 36-year-old white resident of San Francisco, Calif., was a
narcotics dealer who had three prior felony convictions, . In 1930
he became convinced that Jay Douglas Thomas, a radio salesman employed
in a shop located at 1251 Market St. had informed on his activities to
the police and he went there and, in the course of an argument, shot
and killed Thomas, He was pursued by the manager of the store until
a policeman could be found and he was then arrested and charged with
the murder, At his trial he maintained that he had shot Thomas only
after Thomas had reached his hand under the counter and he was afraid
that Thomas qas going for a weapon, The store manager, who witnessed
the murder, testified that Thomas did not have a pistol and that one
had never been kept in the shop and Mott was convicted and sentenced
to die, His conviction was upheld by the California Supreme Court
and when the Governor declined to intervene he was hanged at Folsom
Prison on July 17, 1931. His last words were: "Be sure that the
rope don't break and be sure you get it on right,"
108 ANGELES TIMES, Los Angeles, Calif,, July 16 and July 18, 1931,
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MOTT, Fred
Mott, a 36-year-old white resident of San Francisco, Calif,
narcotics dealer who had three prior felony convictions,
he became convinced that Jay Douglas Thomas, a radio salesman employed
in a shop located at 1251 Market St. had informed on his activities to
the police and he went there and, in the course of an argument, shot
and killed Thomas, He was pursued by the manager of the store until
a policeman could be found and he was then-arrested and charged with
the murder, At his trial he maintained that he had shot Thomas only
after Thomas had reached his hand under the counter and he was afraid
that Thomas qas going for a weapon, The store manager, who witnessed
the murder, testified that Thomas did not have a pistol and that one
had never been kept in the shop and Mott was convicted and sentenced
to die. conviction was upheld by the California Supreme Court
and when the overnor declined to intervene he was hanged at Folsom
Prison on July 17, 1931, His last words were: "Be sure that the
rope don't break and be sure you get it on right,"
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Los Angeles, Calif,, July 16 and July 18, 1931,
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