Wilson Knott, MD, 1941 January 10

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KNOTT, Wilson

Wadte, 33, hanged Maryland (Anne Arundel County)
1/10/1941... CRIME DETECTIVE, July, 1941, p30
MARYLAND BOOK AND MAGAZINE BACERPTS. Plasterer
sent to prison in 1931 for burglary while 23,
Original sentence of 15 years reduced by judge
to 10 years, Escaped 5 mos, later and recap-
tured in Georgia, After return Suspected of
Killing fellow convict Frank 4llers, Escaped
again.in.1933. Captured a few days later and
paroled, 1938. Convicted of rape (several white
females victims), «lso mudered Frank Scheihing,
date of a girl he proposed to rape,

KNOTT, Wilson

Wadte, 53, hanged Maryland (Anne Arundel County)
1/10/1941... GRIME DETECTIVE, July, 1941, p30
MARYLAND BOOK AND MAGAZINE EXCERPTS. Plasterer
Sent to prison in 1931 for burglary while 23,
Original sentence of 15 years reduced by judge
to 10 years. Escaped 5 mos, later and recap-
tured in Georgia. After return suspected of
killing fellow convict Frank 4llers, Escaped
again. in. 1933. Captured a few days later anda
paroled, 1938, Convicted of rape (several white
females victims), slso mudered Frank Scheihing,
date of a girl he Proposed to rape,

KNOTT, Wilson

Whate, 55, hanged Maryland (Anne Arundel County)
1/10/1941, CRIME DETECTIVE, July, 1941, Pp.

MARYLAND BOOK AND MAGAZINE EXCERPTS.
sent to prison in 1931 for burglary while 23,
Original sentence of 15 years reduced by judge

to 10 years, Escaped 5 mos. later and recap-
tured in Georgia, after return suspected of
killing fellow convict Frank allers, Escaped
Captured a few days later and
Convicted of rape (several white
females victims), #1lso musered Frank scheihing,
date of a girl he proposed to rape,

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