VISALIA DAILY TIMES, Visalia, California, Feb. 2, 1935
",eene stepped on the trap at 10:00:20 a.m., and was pronounced dead
at 10:12:10 a.m, The condemned man, after eating a light breakfast,
walked calmly to the gallows room, He had nothing to say as Warden
Court Smith marched him to his death, nor did he leave any message.
The murder grew out of the brother's disapproval of a love affair be-
tween the woman, with whom he was living, and another man, The sister
waf fatally stabbedses.es." CGIRONICLE, San Frané¢isco, CA, Feb. 2,
1935 (2/56)
VISALIA DAILY TIMES, Visalia, California, Feb. 2, 1935
",.eHe stepped on the trap at 10:00:20 a.m., and was pronounced dead
at 10:12:10 a.m, The condemned man, after eating a light breakfast,
walked calmly to the gallows room, He had nothing to say as Warden
Court Smith marched him to his death, nor did he leave any message.
The murder grew out of the brother's disapproval of a love affair be-
tween the woman, with whom he was living, and another man, The sister
waf Aatally stabbedses.es." CHRONICLE, San Francisco, CA, Feb. 2,
1935 (2h/5.)
VISALIA DAILY TIMGS, V:
",.eHe stepped on the trap at 10:00:20 a.m, and was pronounced dead
at 10:12:10 a.m, The condemned man, after eating a light breakfast,
walked calmly to the gallows room, He had nothing to say as Yarden
Court Smith marched him to his death, nor did he leave any message.
The murder grew out of the brother's disapproval of a love affair be-
tween the woman, with whom he was living, and another man, The sistey
waf fatally stabbed.s..+," CHRONICLE, San Francisco, CA, Feb. 2,
1935 (2h/54)
lia, Califo
| BIEBER, Harold P,
entire
Bieber, a lil-year-old native of IJ Llinois 3 and his/family had moved
to Tulare ore ay Calif. He had long suspected that his sister, ren a
Lena Blair, was having an affair with a neighbor of whom Bieber did
not approve and he warned her repeatedly to have nothing to dowith
the man in question. Even though Mrs, Blair denied that as Was
seeing the man, Bieber was suspicious and he watched the man's cabin,
On the night of Nov. 18, 193), he saw his sister enter the cabin
which was not far from ae home of their parents. — ‘Bleber went to ~
_._thedoor_and_the-man_assured him that his sister was not there,
After the man left the cabin, Biewer entered and found his sister
: ene ntum h a night gown, Enraged, he stabbed her to déath., The
-man-heard her screams_and XH alerted the police and Bieter was.
promptly taken into custody. He made little effort to save his
own life and pleaded guilty at a trial held a week after the killing.
__ Sentenced. to die, he did not. H&sspx appeal for executive clemency
until shortly before the date set for execution when he finally asked
“that his Life be spared because his surviving sisters wanted to ~~
__spare their mother of the shame of having a son hanged. Clemency
was denied and Bieber was hanged at I'olsom Prison « on 1 Febe dy (19356
BIEBER, Harold P.
entire
Bieber, a ll-year-old native of Illinois, and his/family had moved
to Tulare Co., Calif. He had long suspected that his sister, Mrs,
Lena Blair, was having an affair with a neighbor of whom Bieber did
not approve and he warned her repeatedly to have nothing to dowith
the man in question. Even though Mrs, Blair denied that she pe :
seeing the man, Bieber was suspicious and he watched the man's cabin,
On the night of Nov. 18, 193), he saw his sister enter the calbin
which was not far from say home of their parents. Bieber went to
the door_and the man assured him that his sister was not there.
After the man left the cabin, Biewer entered and found his sister
clad only in a night gown. Enraged, he stabbed her to déath. The |
man-heard her screams and XM alerted the police and Bieber wa
promptly taken into custody. He made little effort to save his
own life and pleaded guilty at a trial held a week after the killing.
Sentenced to die, he did not BERS$X appeal for executive clemency. |
until shortly before the date set for execution when he finally asked
‘that his life be spared because his surviving sisters wanted to ~
spare their mother of the shame of having a_son hanged.
was denied and Bieber was hanged at Folsom Prison on Feb. 1, 1935.
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