“HUDSON, William and O'NEILL, Robert
Hudson, 25-years-old and O'Neill, 2l-years-old, were both white resi-
dents of Los Angeles, Calif, On Dec, 22, 1930, they robbed a malt
shop located at 876 South Vermont Ave,, and when they left the premi-
ses they were pursued by the owner who knocked Hudson to the ground
and continued in pursuit of O'Neill, Perman C, Calderwood, a bailiff
in the municipal court, alighted from a street car and when Hudson
agreed to surrender he holstered his pistol, Hudson then drew a
knife and fatally stabbed Calderwood, The storeowner had overtaken
and collared O'Neill and he shot him in the back so that, both he and
O'Neill could escape, They then went to a dance where both were
arrested, At their trial, Hudson, who refused to reveal his true
name because he said that he did not wish to embarrass his family,
was positively identified as the man who had stabbed Calderwood but
both were convicted and sentenced to die, There was no appeal and
they were hanged at Folsom Prison on October 2, 1931,
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Los Angeles, Calif,, May 7, 1931; May 9, 1931;
and October 3, 1931
EUDSON, William and O'NEILL, Robert
Hudson, 25-years-old and O'Neill, 2l-years-old, were both white resi-
dents of Los Angeles, Calif, On Dec, 22, 1930, they robbed a malt
shop located at 876 South Vermont Ave,, and when they left the premi-
ses they were pursued by the owner who knocked Hudson to the ground
and continued in pursuit of O'Neill. Perman ( Calderwood, a bailiff
in the municipal court, alighted from a street car and when Hudson
agreed to surrender he holstered his pistol, Hudson then drew a
knife an@ fatally stabbed Calderwood, The storeowner had overtaken
and collared O'Neill and he shot him in the back so that, both he and
O'Neill could escape, They then went to a dance where both were
arrested, At their trial, Hudson, who refused to reveal his true
name because he said that he did not wish to embarrass his family,
was positively identified as the man who had stabbed Calderwood but
both were convicted and sentenced to die, There was no appeal and
they were hanged at Folsom Prison on October 2, 1931,
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Los Angeles, Calif,, May 7, 1931; May 9, 1931s
and October 3, 1931
| HUDSON, William and O'NEILL, Robert
Hudson, 25-yeare-old and O'Neill, 2l-years-old, were both white resi-
dents of Los Angeles, Calif, On Dec, 22, 1930, they robbed a malt
ae located at 876 South Vermont Ave,, and when they left the premi-
s they were pursued by the owner who knocked Hudson to the ground
Bal Satara on pursuit of O'Neill, Perman C, Calderwood, a bailiff
in the municipal court, alighted from a street car and when Hudson
agreed to surrender he holstered his pistol, Hudson then drew a
knife an@ fatally stabbed Calderwood, The storeowner had overtaken
and collared O'Neill and he shot him in the back so that, both he and
O'Neill could escape, They then went to a dance where both were
arrested, At their trial, Hudson, who refused to reveal his true
name because he said that he did not wish to embarrass his fami
was positively identified as the man who had stabbed Calderwood but
both were convicted and sentenced to die. There was no appeal and
they were hanged at Folsom Prison on October 2, 1931,
LOS ANGELES ES
and October 3, 1931
Los Angeles, Calif,, May 7, 19315 May 9, 19313
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