ANDREWS, Herschel
Andrews, a 35-yeareold white man, lived in a rooming house located at
412 N, 12th Stes Champaign, Il], He had a minor difficulty with an
elderly and inoffensive resident of Champaign named Thomas Tate and
gave the old man a severe beating. Some time jater, On Dec. 2, 1926
he walked over the north Side of Champaign boasting wf that he would |
kill someone the next day. On Christmas day, he stomped into a cafe
located at 70) N. lth St. and endeavored to pick a quarrel with a
Slumbering man and told several people that, if they would get him
awake, he would kill him, Tate then walked into the cafe and, with-
out warning, Andrews attacked him with a knife and slit his throat,
Andrews was arrested Several hours later in his rooming house and,
as his rage had Subsided, he offered no resistance, He was granted a
repr@eve from his original date of execution So that the Supreme Court
of Illinois could review his case, His attorneys then obtained BRE
final respite of one week ands on Dec, 23, 1927) he was hanged from a
gallows constructed behind a stockade South of the jail in Urbana,
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vided by the Urbana library,
ANDREWS, Herschel
Andrews, a 35-year-old whit
12 N, 12th St., Champaign,
elderly and inoffensive resi
gave the old man a severe be
he walked over the north sid
kill someone the next day.
located at 70) N. kth St. an
Slumbering man and told seve
awake, he would kill him, 7
out warning, Andrews attacke
Andrews was arrested several
as his rage had subsided, he
repréeve from his original d
of Illinois could review his
final respite of one week a:
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man, lived in a rooming house located at
Tll. He had a minor difficulty with an
dent of Champaign named Thomas Tate and
ating. Some time later, On Dec, aly 1926,
e@ of Champaign boasting mf that he would
On Christmas day, he stomped into a cafe
d endeavored to pick a quarrel with a
ral people that, if they would get him
ate then walked into the cafe and, with-
d him with a knife and slit his throat,
hours later in his rooming house and,
offered no resistance, He was granted a
ate of execution so that the Supreme Court
case. His attorneys then obtained BKK
he was hanged from a
Stockade south of the jail in Urbana,
om the Urbana COURIER, Urbana, Ill, Pro-
ANDREWS, Herschel
Andrews, a 35-
122 Ne 12th St,
awake, he would kill him,
out warning,
His attorneys th:
andy on Dec. 23, 1927, he was hanged from a
@ stockade south of the jail in Urbana.
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vided by the Urbana Library,
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