Andrew Davy, 1921 September 20

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my revenge," His conviction and death sentence were not appealed
and on September 20, 1921, he was electrocuted at the Ohio State
Prison, Shortly before his execution he expressed remosse for the
first time, saying that he was sorry that he had killed his wife and
he then went to the chair with his lips firmly set in a grim determi-
nation to face his death bravely,

COLUMBUS DISPATG!, Columbus, Ohio, August 20, 1920; August 21, 1920;
September 20, 1921

my revenge,"" His conviction and death sentence were not appealed
and on September 20, 1921, he was electrocuted at the Ohio State
Prison, Shortly before his execution he expressed remosge for the
first time, saying that he was sorry that he had killed his wife and
he then went to the chair with his lips firmly set in a grim determi-
nation to face his death bravely,

COLUMBUS DISPATGI, Columbus, Ohio, August 20, 1920; August 21, 1920;
September 20, 1921

my revenge." His conviction and death sentence were not appealed
and on September 20, 1921, he was electrocuted at the Ohio State
Prison, Shortly before his execution he expressed remosse for the
first time, saying that he was sorry that he had killed his wife and
he then went to the chair with his lips firmly set in a grim determi-
nation to face his death bravely,

COLUMBUS DISPATGI, Columbus, Ohie, August 20, 1920; August 21, 19205
September 20, 1921

DAVY, Andrew (‘Andy')

Davy, a 37-year-old white man, and his wife, Grace Evans Davy, lived
together at 268 South Fifth St., Columbus, Ohio, until April, 1920,
when, because of his constant mistreatment of her, she moved into
the home of their two grown sons at 250 East Beck St. Davy repeat~
edly tried to persuade her to return to his home and on several
occasions made threats against her unless she did so, Around seven
o'clock on the evening of August 19, 1920, he was standing in front
of her house talking with a friend HH&XHXXKGXKH to whom he stated
that someone would soon be killed if he and his wife could not
effect a reconciliation, It began raining and Mrs, Davy, who was

in the house alone, admitted him inside for shelter, A few minutes
later, she ran screaming from the house with him in pursuit carrying
a knife in one hand and a board in the other, He knocked her into a
flower bed and then stabbed and slashed her 25 times after which he
used the board to bludgeon her over the head and kicked her in the
facee A neighbor who attemted to come to her rescue was chased
off before Davy departed, Mrs. Davy died enrout

and when told that she was dead, tony ene was area eaaithenae
resistance shortly after the murder, said "I'm glad of it, I've got

DAVY, Andrew ("Andy")

Davy, a 37-year-old white man, and his wife, Grace Evans Davy, lived
together at 268 South Fifth St., Columbus, Ohio, until April, 1920,
when, because of his constant mistreatment of her, she moved into
the home of their two grown sons at 250 East Beck St. Davy repeat~
edly tried to persuade her to return to his home and on several
occasions made threats against her unless she did so, Around seven
o'clock on the evening of August 19, 1920, he was standing in front
of her house talking with a friend #HMXHAXXAKM to whom he stated
that someone would soon be killed if he and his wife could not
effect a reconciliation, It began raining and Mrs, Davy, who was

in the house alone, admitted him inside for shelter. A few minutes
later, she ran screaming from the house with him in pursuit carrying
a knife in one hand and a board in the other, He knocked her into a
flower bed and then stabbed and slashed her 25 times after which he
used the board to bludgeon her over the head and kicked her in the
face. A neighbor who attemted to come to her rescue was chased
off before Davy departed. Mrs. Davy died enroute to the hospital
and when told that she was dead, Davy,who was arrested without
resistance shortly after the mrder, said "I'm glad of it. I've got

DAVY, Andrew ("Andy")

Davy, a 37-year-old white man, and his wife, Grace Evans Davy, lived
together at 268 South Firth St,, Columbus, Ohio, until April, 1920,
when, because of his constant mistreatment of her, she moved into
the home of their two grown sons at 250 East Beck St, Davy repeat-
edly tried to persuade her to return to his home and on several
occasions made threats against her unless she did so, Around seven
ofclock on the evening of August 19, 1920, he was standing in front
of her house talking with a friend MAMXKEXKAM to whom he stated
that someone would soon be killed if he and his wife could not
effect a reconciliation, It began raining and Mrs, Davy, who was
in the house alone, admitted him inside for shelter, A few minutes
later, she ran screaming from the house with him in pursuit carrying
a knife in one hand and a board in the other, He knocked her into a
flower bed and then stabbed and slashed her 25 times after which he
used the board to bludgeon her over the head and kicked her in the
faces A neighbor who attempted to come to her rescue was chased
off before Davy departed, Mrs, Davy died enrout.

and when told that she was Head, Davy,who was arrested wittont
resistance shortly after the mrder, said "I'm glad of it, I've got

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