vtar Jat ry ard at Lexineton +] ith such _
elicited from the officials, » Whitney
at the crowd From the sT1Gue"s and both men shool 1k. hands. with
the priests, O'Brien's lips moved_in prayer. were- tied
and the noose place around his neck, , They
1903.
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ii BIRMINGHAM NEWS, Birmingham, Alabama July 2);
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Affirmed: O'Brien: ae "Su 6663; Whitney: a7 SW 257 = both
Kentucky, Book and Magazine Excerpts,
4 \
gham, A
Affirmed: O'Brien: 7) SW 666; Whitney: 7). SW 257 = both
Kentucky, Book and Magazine Excerpts. 4
Affirmed: O'Brien: 7 SW 666; Whitney: 7), SW 257 - both
Kentucky, Book and Magazine Excerp
O'BRIEN, Claude and |
O'Brien, an 18-yea
1 19-year-old native o
neat Or Oct. Li/ Ley
one entered the house
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Earl July 2th, 1903
LS, Jenn,,- and. Whitney,
f Nashville, were in Rexington, Kr,,-on. the.
he V gehen +3 ¥ Side Cy ple ol he ne a 3 any © % od, 'y
Around 233 the. morning
of Memphis
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902. 30 on She »
of A, Be Chinn, a wealthy merchant and ita
y made their way to the bedroom and nanded
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at gun point Mies Chinn turn over his mopmy to them, Mrs, Chinn
was awakened and. started screaming. The noise alerted Asa Chinn
who had just ey. d
his pistol.
O'Brien and
from a dance and ran to his parent's
Whitney opened fire as did Chinn
room with
and one
bullet passed through the body of the peers Chinn who was sitting
on the side of his bed. Young Chinn 1 so wounded and continued
firing as the bandits fled with one of nis bullets wounding Whitney
in the knee, Mr, Chinn left his bed to assist his son in the hall
and fell dead in the’ doorway, 0! Brien and Whitney were capbured
a few days later and, because of the intensity of the feeling in
lexington, were carried to oS ef hh Louisville for safekeeping.
At their trial, they ware both convictaéd and sentenced to hang.
Both accepted religion
5 NN Tea PENA U a ie PAID LSE LR TM I No, PURINES pe AON fa 0
before their execution and they walked
O'Brien, an 18
a pu ysai ald r
sien of Oct. 1I/]
they entered
ea yet
Pade
LOaer
at gun ae
was awakened sa A cette se ae
from a dance and ran to his parent's room with
fire as did Chinn and one
who had j
his pistol.
bullet passe
on the side of
ie ing as the
the poe
te sic
Claude and W
on one: Bidets ive
the house of A, Be Ching
| Whitney a
elder Chinn who 1%
Young Chan” was also wounded and continu
its ; fled with one of
Mr, Chinn left his bed to as
O'Brien and
s intensity of
jal in Louisvil
his
later and, because of
8 mene to een Mrs. Chi inn
The nois
alerted Asa Chinn
S sitting
bullets wounding Whitn:
his son an the
Thitr
and sentenced to hang.
execution and they walked to
July 2hth, 1903
xington,
uorni.ng
ded
wound:
ware both convic:
