tody at Hot Springs that night. Both were tried, convicted and sen-
teneed to die, In spite of the loss of his leg, Connell was deter-
mined to escape from the death row and he and Sullivan teamed up with
a third condemend murderer, John Eulos Sullivan, no relation to Joe
Sullivan, in attempting to escape. They first used hacksaw blades
smuggled in to them in a can of Prince Albert tobacco to saw through
the bars tn the cell and dropped into the prison yard where they un=
successfully sought to scale the prison wall, They then attempted to
dig out but their tunnelt was discovered, Connell and John Sullivan
then fashioned a revolver out of wood that was so realistic appearing
that they used it to disarm a guard and escape on Feb, 1, 192k. They
remained at large fithout food for four days before they were located
at Redfield, Ina shootout with the officers, Connell and John Ee
Sullivan were both killed and Joe Sullivan surrendered, Returned to
the Prison, he was electrocuted there on April 18, 192). He went to
his death calmly, with no show of nervousness and his last words were
tHe prayer: “Jesus, Mary and Joseph, have mercy," which he repeated
over time and again until the current was applied,
LIDTEE ROCK GAZEPTE, April 18, 192) (*hoto, page 1); April 19, 192h;
July 25, 19233 July 26, 1923.
tody at Hot Springs that night. Both were tried, convicted and sen-
tenced to die, In spite of the loss of his leg, Connell was deter=
mined to escape from the death row and he and Sullivan teamed up with
a third condemend murderer, John Eulos Sullivan, no relation to Joe
Sullivan, in attempting to escape. They first used hacksaw blades
smuggled in to them in a can of Prince Albert tobacco to saw through
the bars tn the cell and dropped into the prison yard where they un-
successfully sought to scale the prison wall. They then attempted to
dig out but their tunnelt was discovered, Connell and John Sullivan
then fashioned a revolver out of wood that was so realistic appearing
that they used it to disarm a guard and escape on Feb. 1, 192k. They
remained at large fiithout food for four days before they were located
at Redfield, In a shootout with the officers, Connell and John E,
Sullivan were both killed and Joe Sullivan surrendered. Returned to
the Prison, he was electrocuted there on April 18, 192), He went to
his death calmly, with no show of nervousness and his last words were
tHe prayer: “Jesus, Mary and Joseph, have mercy," which he repeated
over time and again until the current was applied.
LITTLE ROCK GAZETTE, April 18, 192h (hoto, page 1); April 19, 192h5
July 25, 1923; July 26, 1923. ‘
tody at Hot Springs that night. Both were tried, convicted and sen-
tenced to die, In spite of the loss of his leg, Connell was deter-
mined to escape from the death row and he and Sullivan teamed up with
a third condemend murderer, John Eulos Sullivan, no relation to Joe
Sullivan, in attempting to escape. They first used hacksaw blades
smggled in to them in a can of Prince Albert tobacco to saw through
the bars tn the cell and dropped into the prison yard where they un=
successfully sought to scale the prison wall. They then attempted to
dig out but their tunnel& was discovered, Connell and John Sullivan
then fashioned a revolver out of wood that was so realistic appearing
that they used tt to disarm a guard and escape on Feb, 1, 192. They
remained at large @ithout food for four days before they were located
at Redfield, In a shootout with the officers, Connell and John E,
Sullivan were both killed and Joe Sullivan surrendered, Returned to
the Prison, he was electrocuted there on April 18, 192l1, He went to
his death calmly, with no show of nervousness and his last words were
tHe prayer: "Jesus, Mary and Joseph, have mercy," which he repeated
over time and again until the current was applied.
TEPELE ROCK GAZEPTE, April 18, 192h (Fhoto, page 1); April 19, 192hs
July 25, 1923; July 26, 1923. %
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Sullivan, alias Joe Shaw, was a 33-year-old white native of Kansas
City, Mo,, who had served sentences in the Federal Prisons at Lansing,
Kansas, and Fort Leavenworth for post office robbery. He was arrested
for robbing the Pawhuska, Okla., bank but released when the witnesses
failed to identify him, While in jail there, he met Emory Connell who
was also under arrest and the two became fast friends, with Sullivan
marrying the sister of Connell's wife shortly after their release,
For six weeks, they committed a number of robberies and burglaries
throughout the State of Arkansas until the morning of July 2, 1923,
when they went to the home of a black fence at 1005 Chester St.,
Little Rock, for the purpose of MHHWX selling an expensive diamond
ring that they had stolen in a burglary. One of the fence'’s neighbors
infuriated because of a series of parties that he had been having,
telephoned the Little Rock Police Station and reported that semething
suspicious was occurring at his house and Detective Sgts, Luther C,
Hay and George W. Moore went out to investigate, When they entered
the house, Connell, the only man who was armed, opened fire and killed
Moore instantly and inflicted a wound on Hay from which he died two
days later, Connell was himself shot in the leg and it was ultimately
necessary for it to be amputated, Sullivan assisted him in fleeing
from the house and shortly afterwards they split up. Sullivan was
arrested at Sheridag shortly afterwards and Connell was taken into cus-
SULLIVAN, Joseph
Sullivan, alias Joe Shaw, aas a 33-year-old white native of Kansas
City, Mo., who had served sentences in the Federal Prisons at Lansing,
Kansas, and Fort Leavenworth for post office robbery. He was arrested
for robbing the Pawhuska, Okla., bank but released when the witnesses
failed to identify him, While in jail there, he met Emory Connell who
was also under arrest and the two became fast friends, with Sullivan
marrying the sister of Connell's wife shortly after their release,
For six weeks, they committed a number of robberies and burglaries
throughout the State of Arkansas until the morning of July 2h, 1923,
when they went to the home of a black fence at 1005 Chester St.,
Little Rock, for the purpose of MAWMX selling an expensive diamond
ring that they had stolen in a burglary. One of the fence's neighbors
infuriated because of a series of parties that he had been having,
telephoned the Little Rock Police Station and reported that semething
suspicious was occurring at his house and Detective Sgts, Luther C,
Hay and George W. Moore went out to investigate, When they entered
the house, Connell, the only man who was armed, opened fire and killed
Moore instantly and inflicted a wound on Hay from which he died two
days later, Connell was himself shot in the leg and it was ultimately
necessary for it to be amputated, Sullivan assisted him in fleecing
from the house and shortly afterwards they split up. Sullivan was
arrested at Sheriday shortly afterwards and Connell was taken into cus
SULLIVAN, Joseph
Sullivan, alias Joe Shaw, was a 33-year-old white native of Kansas
City, Mo., who had served sentences in the Federal Prisons at Lensing,|
Kensas, and Fort Leavenworth for past office robbery. He was arrested
for robbing the Pawhuska, Okla., bank but released when the witnesses
failed to identify him, While in jail there, he met Emory Connell who|
was also under arrest and the two became fast friends, with Sullivan
marrying the sister of Connell's wife shortly after their release,
For six weeks, they conmitted a number of robberies and burglaries
throughout the State of Arkansas until the morning of July 21, 1923,
when they went to the home of a black fence at 1005 Chester St.,
Little Rock, for the purpose of #A#NX selling an expensive diamond
Yr: hey had stolen in a burglary, One of the fence's neighbors|
infuriated because of a series of parties that he had been having,
telephoned the Little Rock Bolice Station and reported that semething
suspicious was occurring at his house and Detective Sgts, Luther Cy
Hay and George W. Moore went out to investigate, When they entered
the house, Connell, the only man who was armed, opened fire and killed
Moore instantly and inflicted a wound on Hay from which he died t
later, Connell was himself shot in the leg and it was ultinately
days
pecessary, for it to be anputate in in fleeing
from the house and shortly afterwards they “sullivan. was
Recast eaiey Sheriday shorsly afterwards and Connell was taken into cus
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