Jonas Ebersole, 1922 July 17

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death, he was electrocuted at the Pannsylvania State Prison on
July 17,.1922

letter dated November 19, 1975, from Mr. W. W. Whisker, BedBord,
Pa., who obtained the information from the BEDFORD GAZETTE, Nov.
11, 1921 and January 20, 1922

death, he was electrocuted at the Pannsylvania State Prison on
July 17,.1922.

Tetter dated November 19, 1975, from Mr. W. W. Whisker, Bedford;
Pa., who obtained the information from the BEDFORD GAZETTE, Nove
11, 1921 and January 20, 1922

death, he was electrocuted at the Pannsylvania State Prison on
July 175.1922.

letter dated November 19, 1975, from Mr. W, W. Whisker, Bedford;

Pa., who obtained the information from the BEDFORD GAZETTE, Nov.
11, 1921 and January 20, 1922

HBERSOLE, Jonas

Ebersole, a 33-year-old white farm laborer in Bedford Co., Pass was
separated from his wife who had returned to the home of her parents
on their farm. Ebersole had a particular dislike of her 12-year-
old half-brother, Harry K, Brandt who had accused him of stealing
coal and other malpractices and had, on a number of offcasions, been
heard to utter threats against the lad. On the evening of Nov. 6;
1921, young Brandt was sent out by his parents to drive the cows
home from the field. He met Ebersole who knocked him unconscious
by striking him in the forehead with a club, As he was taking what
he thought was a dead body to an abandoned well, Brandt revived and
he choked him unconscious. The boy AEKX#8AXAXEKEXA revived a third
time and Ebersole then strangled him to death with a cord which he
left about his throat before throwing the corpse into the well and
thinky camaflouging it. The body was discovered the next day and
Ebersole was immediately suspected. He was taken into custody on

the neighboring ferm where he
his trial, he Falated the detaie ee COR eee eaecm aeneda ib

i he crime though he maintained
that he had not meant to kill Brandt. Convicted and sentenced to

HBERSOLE, Jonas

Hbersole, a 33-year-old white farm laborer in Bedford Co., Pas, was
separated from his wife who had returned to the home of her parents
on their farm. Ebersole had a particular dislike of her 12-year-
old half-brother, Harry K, BBandt who had accused him of stealing
coal and other malpractices and had, on a number of ofcasions, been
heard to utter threats against the lad. On the evening of Nov. 6,
1921, young Brandt was sent out by his parents to drive the cows
home from the field. He met Ebersole who knocked him unconscious
by striking him in the forehead with a club. As he was taking what
he thought was a dead body to an abandoned well, Brandt revived and
he choked him unconscious. The boy AEKXHSAXAXXKEXM revived a third
time and Ebersole then strangled him to death with a cord which he
left about his throat before throwing the corpse into the well and
thinky camaflouging it. The body was discovered the next day and
Ebersole was immediately suspected. He was taken into custody on

the neighboring farm where h
ae perehe He bh Spoil rule erase ais worked and confessed. At

he crime though he maintained
that he had not meant to kill Brandt. Convicted and sentenced to

EBERSOLE, Jonas

Ebersole, a 33-year-old white fam laborer in Bedford Co., Pas, was
separated fron his wife who had returned to the hone of her parents
on their fam, Bbersole had a particular dislike of her 12-year-
old half-brother, Harry K, Bgandt who had accused hin of stealing
coal. and other malpractices and had, on a mmber of ofcasions, been
hoard to utter threats against the lad. On the evening of Nov. 6,
1921, young Branit was sont out by his parents te drive the cows
hom the field, He met Ebersole who knocked hin unconscious
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he thought was a dead body to an abandoned well, Brandt revived and
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e and Bbersole then strangled hin to death with a cord which he
left about his throat before throwing the corpse into the well and
thinly camaflouging it. The body was discovered the next day and
Sbersole was immediately auepeoted, Ha vas taken into custody on
the pofghboring fom vhere he REECE sor
iS eR ha "Sadao ths ates worked and Though he maintained

coerced and sentenced to

that he a not meant to kill Brandt,

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