Albert Ellis, OK, 1933 May 5

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Warden Brown, Hllis took full blame for the Weber robbery,
saying he had 'talked' Oscar Brandon into assisting him.
Brandan is serving a 99-yedresentence ee" CHRONICLE,

Houston, Texas 5/5/1933 (16/1, )

Warden Brown, Ellis took full blame for the Weber robbery,
saying he had 'talked' Oscar Brandon into assisting him.
Brandan is serving a 99-yedr-sentence ee" CHRONICLE,
Houston, Texas 5/5/1933 (16/1, )

1 blame for the ‘eber robbery,
saying he i! Oscar Brandon into assisting him,

Brandan is s 9
Houston, Tex: S/s/93

~year-senténce, «4" CHRONICLE,

ELLIS, Albert
25-year-old white man, electrocuted Oklahoma State Prison,
Carter County, on May 5, 1933, "Ardmore, Okla., Sept. 234
1932 = A death séritence faced Albert Ellis, young tenant
farmer, today for the robbery of the family of John Weber,
Fort Worth, Tex,, bond broker, near here on the night of
August 28. A district court jury, after deliberating 10
hours, returned a verdict last night convicting Ellis of
robbery with firearms and condemning him to die in the
st,te's electric chair," TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, La.|
Septe 2, 1932 (8/7). Affirmed 19 PACIFIC -2nd= 972,
"...was comoosed....shook hands with Warden Sam Brown and
other prison officials. Ellis, who had spent yesterday in
prayer, continued ti pray after the death mask was placed
over his faces.serequired only one shock (was third of three
to be executed on this day)...In a note which he life with

ELLIS, Albert

25-year-old white man, electrocuted Oklahoma State Prison,
Carter County, on May 5, 1933, "Ardmore, Okla.e, Sept. 23,
1932 - 4 death séritence faced Albert Ellis, young tenant
farmer, today for the robbery of the family of John Weber,
Fort Worth, Tex., bond broker, near here on the night of
August 28. A district court jury, after deliberating 10
hours, returned a verdict last night convicting Ellis of
robbery with firearms and condemning him to die in the
st,te's electric chair." TIMRS-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, La.
Sept. 2h, 1932 (8/7). Affirmed 19 PACIFIC -2nd- 972.
",..was composed,...shook hands with Warden Sam Brown and
other prison officials, Ellis, who had spent yesterday in
prayer, continued ti pray after the death mask was placed
over his faceeesrequired only one shock (was third of threg
to be executed on this day)..».In a note which he life with

ELLIS, Albert
28ayear-old white man, electrocuted Oklahoma State Prison,

Carter County, on May 5, 1933, "Ardmore, Okla., Sept. 23,|
1932 ~ A death sétitence faced Albert Ellis, young tenant
farmer, today for the robbéry of the family of John Weber,
Fort Worth, Tex., bond broker, near here on the night of

August 28. A district court jury, after deliberating 10

hours, returned a verdict last night convicting Ellis of

“PICAYUNE, New Orleans, La.

Affirmed 19 PACIFIC -2nd= 972,

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