admitted the earlier slaying of Mrs. Crumply. They two men were
granted severances for their trials and Aguilar was convicted first
and sentenced to die, He did not appeal the conviction though an
unsuccessful effort was made by his family and other members of the
Mexican community to obtain executive clemency. Aguilar shoed no
sign of remorse and displayed no emotion when, his aged mother collap-
sed before his cell in her last interview xk with him, On August 13,
1937, he calmly wen t to his death in the gas chamber in.the Colorado
State Prison, Evidently attempting to prolong his life as long as
possible, he held his breath for one full minute before inhaling the
fumes, Miss Drain's father and her uncle, a.Colorado Highway Patrol-
man were among the witnesses, another of whom, A. S, Hamilton of
Pubelo, dropped dead of a heart attack in the death chamber as Aguilar
was dying.
PUEBLO CHIEFTAN, Pueblo, Colorado, August 13, 1937; August ll, 1937
‘TRUE POLICE CASES, January, 195) "Tracking Down the Bedroom Killers"
by George Vedder Jones, page 10
See also: ARRIDY, Joseph
SEV x da LU |
admitted the earlier slaying of Mrs. Crumply. They two men were
granted severances for their trials and Aguilar was convicted first
and sentenced to die, He did not appeal the conviction though an
unsuccessful effort was made by his family and other members of the
Mexican community to obtain executive clemency. Agyilar shoed no
sign of remorse and displayed no emotion when. his aged mother collap-
sed before his cell in her last interview zim with him, On August 13,
1937, he calmly wen t to his death in the gas chamber in, the Colorado
State Prison, Evidently attempting to prolong his life as long as
possible, he held his breath for one full minute before inhaling the
fumes. Miss Drain's father and her uncle, a.Colorado Highway Patrol-
man were among the witnesses, another of whom, A. S, Hamilton of
Pubelo, dropped dead of a heart attack in the death chamber as Aguilar
was dying.
PUEBLO CHIEFTAN, Pueblo, Colorado, August 13, 1937; August ll, 1937
“PRUE POLICE CASES, January, 195) "Tracking Down the Bedroom Killers"
by George Vedder Jones, page 10
See also: ARRIDY, Joseph :
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admitted the earlier slaying of Mrs, Crumply, They two men were
granted severances for their trials and Aguilar was convicted first
and sentenced to die, He did not appeal the conviction though an
1937, he calmly wen t to his death in the gas chamber in the Colorado
State Prison, Evidently attempting to prolong his life as long as
possible, he held his breath for one full minute before inhaling the
fumes. Miss Drain's father and her uncle, a Colorado Highway Patrol-
man were among the witnesses, another of whom, A, S, Hamilton of
Pubelo, dropped dead of a heart attack in the death chamber as Aguilar}
was dying.
PUEBLO CHIEFTAN, Pueblo, Colorado, August 13, 19375 August ll, 1937
TRUE POLICE CASES, January, 195) "Tracking Down the Bedroom Killers"
by George Vedder Jones, page
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Aguilar, a 33year-old MexicaneAmerican who was.married and the fath-
er of two small children, was employed as a laborer by the WPA in
Pueblo, Chhorado, Early in August, 1936, he broke into the Pueblo
home where elderly Mrs, Sally Crumpley lived with her niece, Mrs. |
Lillie McMurtee and when the women caught him, he bludgeoned both,
killing Mrs, Crumply and rendering Mrs, McMurtee unconscious and in
a critical condition, Two weeks later, on the night of August 15,
he and a 20-year-old mental defective who had escaped from a State
lospital, Joseph Arridy, broke into the home of his WPA foreman,
Riley Drain, at 1536 Stone Avenue, after Mr, and Mrs, Drain had gone:
out for the evening. They went into the bedroom where the two Drain
daughters, 15-year-old Dorothy and 12-year-old Barbara slept, and
bludgeoned both with a hatchet after which they took turns raping the
older girl, When Mr, and Mrs, Drain returned home early the next
morning, they found Dorothy deati and Barbara in a critical condition,
Aguilar was arrested on suspicions but he denied any knowledge of the
crime, Arridy, who had fled Pueblo immediately following the rape-
murder, was taken into custody in a freight car in Cheyenne, Wo., and
he promptly confessed the murder, naming Aguilar as his accomplice
and the man who had actually weilded the hatchet. THEXHWOXMEAXHEXKE
When confronted with Arridy's confession, Aguilar also confessed and
AGUILAR, Frank oe BUS MGS3D
Aguilar, a 33-year-old Mexican-American who Was.’married and the fath-
er of two small children, was employed as a laborer by the WPA in
Pueblo, Chhorado, Early in August, 1936, he broke into the Pueblo
home where elderly Mrs, Sally Crumpley lived with her niece, Mrs.
Lillie McMurtee and when the women caught him, he bludgeoned both,
killing Mrs, Crumply and rendering Mrs, McMurtee unconscious and in
a critical condition, Two weeks later, on the night of August 15,
he and a 20-year-old mental defective who had escaped from a State
lospital, Joseph Arridy, broke into the home of his WPA foreman,
Riley Drain, at 1536 Stone Avenue, after Mr. and Mrs, Drain had gone
out for the evening. They went into the bedroom where the two Drain
daughters, 15-year-old Dorothy and 12-year-old Barbara slept, and
bludgeoned both with a hatchet after which they took turns raping the
older girl, When Mr. and Mrs, Drain returned home early the next
morning, they found Dorothy deat and Barbara ina critical condition,
Aguilar was arrested on suspicions but he denied any knowledge of the
crime, Arridy, who had fled Pueblo immediately following the rape-
murder, was taken into custody in a freight car in Cheyenne, Woes and
he promptly confessed the murder, naming Aguilar as his accom lice
and the man who had actually weilded the hatchet. JHMEXHHAXDEAXHEKE
When confronted with Arridy's confession, Aguilar also confessed and
AGUILAR, Frank
Aguilar, a 33-year-old mamith @ 2UUT3 Leics and the fath-
er of two small children, was employed as a laborer by the WPA in
Pueblo, Cahorado, Early in August, 1936, he broke into the Pueblo
home where elderly Mrs, Sally ley Lived with her niece, Mrs.
Lillie MclMurtee and when the women caught him, he bludgeoned both,
killing Mrs, Crumply and rendering Mrs, McMurtee unconscious and in
a critical condition, Two weeks later, on the night of August 15,
he and a 20-year-old mental defective who had escaped from a State
Hospital, Joseph Arridy, broke into the home of his VPA foreman,
Riley Drain, at 1536 Stone Aveme, after Mr, and Mrs, Drain had gone
They went into the bedroom where the two Drain
out for the evening.
daughters, 15-year-old Dorothy and 12-year-old Barbara slept, and
bludgeoned both with a hatchet after which they took turns anne the
older girl, When Mr, and Mrs, Drain returned home early t!
morning, they found Dorothy deat and Barbara in a eres Ses,
Aguilar was arrested on suspicion but he denied any knowledge of the
crime, Arridy, who had fled Pueblo inmediately following the rape-
mrder, vas taken into custody in a freight. car eyenne, Wyo. and
he promptly confessed the mrder, naming Aguilar as his accémiice
and the man who had actually weilded the hatehete ACR
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