machen 4166 SWed« 2g Anderson 166 SW -2— 30) PENNEY: 166 SW -2- 18.
shot. Anderson and Penney grabbed the money and left Marion Miley
dead.and Mrs.. Miley fatally wounded. She managed to crawl several
hundred yards to the nearest neighbor's house and an alarm was issued,
She died three days later after having put up a.jocmum tremendous
fight for her life. Baxter was suspected from the beginning because
it was evident that the murderers had an inside accomplice, and when
it was learned that he had been talking to Penney and that Anderson,
who had reported Ris car stolen, was Penney's friend, the latter two
also became suspects, Penney was arrested in Texas on October 8
wriving Anderson's supposedly stolen car and, after a brief interro~
ation, he confessed and gave the details of the plot. He turned
tate&Ss evidence and testified against both Anderson and Baxter who
were convicted and sentenced to die. Penney hoped that by his coop-
erative attitude he would be spared the death penalty, but he, too,
was convicted withoat a recommendation to mercy and all three were
electrocuted at the Kentucky State Prison on Feb. 26, 1943. One of
Penney's last statements was the remark: "I have never believed in
capital punishment,"
TRUE DETECTIVE, Nove, 19693; DETECTIVE CASES, Sept. 1963 TRUE POLICE
CASES, August, 197B. age Sh.
paxter's166 Si=2= 2h Anderson 166 SW -2= 303 PENNEY: 166 SW -2- 18,
shot. --Anderson and Penney grabbed the money and left Marion Miley
dead .and Mrs. Miley fatally wounded. She managed to crawl several.
hundred yards to the nearest neighbor's house and an alarm was issued,
She died three days later after having put up a.inwm tremendous
fight for her life. Baxter was suspected from the beginning because
it was evident that the murderers had an inside accomplice, and when
it was learned that he had been talking to Penney and that Anderson,
who had reported Ris car stolen, was Penney's friend, the latter two
also became suspects. Penney was arrested in Texas on October 8
ariving Anderson's supposedly stolen car and, after a brief interro~
gation, he confessed and gave the details of the plot. He turned
State&Ss evidence and testified against both Anderson and Baxter who
were convicted and sentenced to die. Penney hoped that by his coop-
erative attitude he would be spared the death penalty, but he, too,
was convicted withoat a recommendation to mercy and all three were
electrocuted at the Kentucky State Prison on Feb. 26, 1913. One of
Penney's last statements was the remark: "I have never believed in
capital punishment, "'
TRUE DETECTIVE, Nove, 19693 DETECTIVE CASES, Sept. 196l3 TRUE POLICE
CASES, August, 197B. age Sh.
axters166 SwW=2= 2hy Anderson 166 SW -2= 303 PENNEY: 166 SW -2- 18,
shot. Anderson and Penney grabbed the money and left Marion Miley
dead and Mrs, Miley fatally wounded, She managed to crawl several
hundred yards to the nearest neighbor's house and an alarm was issued
She died three days later after having put up a imam tremendous
fight for her life. Baxter was suspected from the beginning because
it was evident that the mrderers had an inside accomplice, and when
it was learned that he had been talking to Penney and that Anderson,
who had reported Bis car stolen, was Penney's friend, the latter two
also became suspects. Penney was arrested in Texas on October 8
uriving Anderson's supposedly stolen car and, after a brief interro-
capital punishment,"
TRUE DETECTIVE, Nove, 19693; DETECTIVE CASES, Sept, 196); TRUE POLICE
CASES, August, 197B.” age Sli. f
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ANDERSON, Robert, BAXTER, Raymond (Skeeter) and PENNEY, Thomas.
Bamuter, a Lexington, Kye, White man, was the greenskeeper at the Lex-~
ington Country Club. He was afiaikg aware of the fact that the re-
ceipts..of the club from the weekend were kept in the apartment of
the manager, Mrs. Hlsa Miley, who lived there with her daughter,
26-year-old Marion Miley, a nationally famous lady golfer. He per-~
suaded Pemey, a paroled convict from Lexington who had served two
terms in the penitentiary and Anderson, a prison budgty of Penney's
who was then runnihg a Louisville nightclub that the two lone women
would not be able to protect themselves and that a Sunday night
robbery would mit net them all a considerable sum of money. The
plot was carefully laid, with Baxter spending the night at his parents
home to establish an alibi and Anderson reporting his car stolen the
day before the robbery. On the night of Sept. 27, 191, Anderson and
Penngy entered the Caub using a key that Penney had provided and de~
fused the lights and cut the telephone wires before going to the
manager's quarters. When they forced open a door, Mrs. Miley and
Marion were awakened and started screaming. They attacked the two
bandits and put up sheh a brave show of resistance that both were
ANDERSON, Robert, BAXTER, Raymond (Skeeter) and PENNEY, Thomas.
Baster, a Lexington, Ky., white man, was the greenskeeper at the Lex-
ington Country Club. He was affaig aware of the fact that the re-
ceipts..of the club from the weekend were kept in the apartment of
the manager, Mrs. Elsa Miley, who lived there with her daughter,
26-year-old Marion Miley, 2 nationally famous lady golfer. He per~
suaded Penney, a paroled convict from Lexington who had served two
terms in the penitentiary and Anderson, a prison budgty of Penney's
who was then runnihg a Louisville nightclub that the two lone women
would not be able to protect themselves and that a Sunday night
robbery would mk net them all a considerable sum of money. The
plot was carefully laid, with Baxter spending the night at his parent:
home to establish an alibi and Anderson reporting his car stolen the
day before the robbery. On the night of Sept. 27, 191, Anderson and
Penngy entered the .Ciub using a key that Penney had provided and de-~
fused the lights and cut the telephone wires before going to the
manager's quarters. When they forced open a door, Mrs, Miley and
Marion were awakened and started screaming, They attacked the two
bandits and put up sheh a brave show of resistarice that both were
ANDERSON, Robert, BAXTER, Raymond (Skeeter) and PENNEY, Thomas
Baxter, a Lexington, Ky., white man, was the greenskeeper at the Lex-
ington Country Club. He was xffaig aware of the fact that the re-
ceipts of the club from the weekend were kept in the apartment of
the manager, Mrs, Elsa Miley, who lived there with her daughter,
26-year-old Marion Miley, a nationally famous lady golfer.
tems in the penitentiary and anderson, a prison budjty of Penney's
who was then runnihg a Louisville nightclub that the two lone women
would not be able to protect themselves and that a Sunday night
robbery would xia net them all a considerable sum of money.
plot was carefully laid, with Baxter spending the night at his parents
home to establish an suman Anderson reporting his car stolen the
‘ob| On the night of Sept. 27, 191, Anderson and
Penngy entered the Caub using a key that Penney had provided and de-
fused the lights and cut the telephone wires before ache to the
manager's quarters. When they forced open a doors Mes.
Marion were awakened and started tore: picaskecgtreites
bandits and put up sheh a brave show of Pe that both were
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