HOWELL, Dick...
Howell, -a 8-year-old Canton, Ohio, white man had served time in the
penitentiary. On the evening of Nov. 29, 1919, white sitting in an
automobile #ith former Canton City Detective Anthony Skotnicky in
front of Skotnicky's home, he shot and fatally wounded the Reckarekincax
former lawman. Prior to his death in a Canton hispital on De@, 3,
Skotnicky positively stated that Howell was the man who had shot him
and a warrant was issued for his arrest. He was not captured until
May, 1920, when he was taken into custody at Irvine, Ky. Howell
steadfastly refused to divulge the details of his motive or the shoot~
ing of Skotnicky. He did not deny that he had fired the bullet that
killed the former detective, but he maintained that the shooting was
accidental. Convicted and sentenced to death, he hoped for a commta-~
tion of his sentence until the very last and, when it was refused, he
went to his death in the electric chair at the Ohio State Prison
on June 2, 1921, His last words, spoken just as the black mask was
lowered over his face, were: "Well, how many more minutes have we?"
CANTON EVENING REPOSITORY, Canton, Ohio, June 2, 1921. Photograph
in this issue of paper,
HOWELL, Dick
Howell, ~-a 48-year-old Canton, Ohio, white man had served time in the
penitentiary. On the evening of Nov. 29, 1919, white sitting in an
automobile. With former Canton City Detective Anthony Skotnicky in
front of Skotnicky's home, he shot and fatally wounded the Rmkmertxaxs
former lawman. Prior to his death in a Canton hibspital on Def&, 3,
Skotnicky positively stated that Howell was the man who had shot him
and a warrant was issued for his arrest. He was not captured until
Mayy 1920, when he was taken into custody at Irvine, Ky. Howell
steadfastly refused to divulge the details of his motive or the shoot~
ing of Skotnicky. He did not deny that he had fired the bullet that
killed the former detective, but he maintained that the shooting was
accidental. Convicted and sentenced to death, he hoped for a commta-~
tion of his sentence until the very last and, when it was refused, he
went to his death in the electric chair at the Ohio State Prison
on June 2, 1921, His last words, spoken just as the black mask was
lowered over his face, were: "Well, how many more minutes have we?"
CANTON EVENING REPOSITORY, Canton, Ohio, June 2, 1921. Photograph
in this issue of paper.
HOWELL, Dick
Howel1,-a 48-year-old Canton, Ohio, white man had served time in the
penitentiary. On the evening of Nov. 29, 1919, white sitting in an
automobile #ith former Canton City Detective Anthony Skotnicky in
front of Skotnicky's home, he shot and fatally wounded the
former lawman, Prior to his death in a Canton hispital on Def, 3,
‘Skotnicky positively EE Od Peeek can Hig ceetia ERIEE
and a warrant was issued for his arrest, He was not captured until
May, 1920, when he was taken into custody at Irvine, Ky, Howell
steadfastly refused to divulge the details of his motive or the shoot-|
ing of Skotnicky. He did not deny that he had fired the bullet that
killed the former detective, but he maintained that the shooting was
accidental. Convicted and sentenced to death, he hoped for a commta-
tion of his sentence until the very last and, when it was refused, he
went to his death in the electric chair at the Ohio State Prison
on June 2, 1921, His last words, spoken just as the black mask was
lowered over his face, were: “Well, how many more minutes have we?"
CANTON EVENING REFOSETORY, Canton, Ohio, June 2, 19214 Photograph
in this issue of paper.
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