CANTON EVENING REPOSITORY » CANTON, OHIO
11-21-19063 11-22-1906 311~-23-1906311-30-1908; 123-190 63 12-!1-1906
and 6=28-1907. Photo in last issue
CANTON EVENING REPOSITORY, CANTON, OHIO
11-21-1906; 11-22-1906 311-23 ~1906 31130-19063 12-3-190 63 12-11-1906
and 6-28-1907. Photo in last issue
CANTON EVENING REPOSITORY, CANTON, OHIO
11-21-1906; 11-22-1906 31-23-1906 $11-30-1906; 12-3-190 63 12-11-1906
and 6-28-1907. Photo in
__ CORNELIUS, James W. ioe aces
| Cornelius, a 36-year-old native of Wayne Co., Ohio, resided in Canton
for 16 years with his wife Anna and was employed as a contractor.
Around 1902, he commenced drinking excessively and his reputation as
good and conscientiousk workman detrio&ted. In August, 1906, his wife
filed for a divorce and three weeks later, on Sept. 17,1906, he went
to his home and, when refused admittance, broke EMEXHSSEX¥S through
the door. He got a window weight from the basement and when his wife
refused to call off the divorce, he bludgeoned her to death in the
presence of her 20-year-old daughter by a previous marriage. After
| Anna was dead, Cornelius calmly went to a neighborhood store and pur=
chased some cigars, informing the proprietress that he had—just killed
his wife. He then went to the poliite station and turned himself in,
Cornelius! defense was one of dementia brought on by excessive drink-
ing with a complete lack of premeditation. However, numerous wit«
nesses testified that he was not drunk at the time of the crime and
he was convicted and sentenced to be executed. After a majority of
of six physicians who interviewed him stated that-he was sane, he was
electrocuted on June 28, 1907,
CORNELIUS, James W.
Cornelius, a 36-year-old native of Wayne Co., Ohio, resided in Canton
for 16 years with his wife Anna and was employed as a contractor.
Around 1902, he commenced drinking excessively and his reputation as
good and conscientiousk workman detriod’ted. In August, 1906, his wif
filed for a divorce and three weeks later, on Sept. 17, 1906, he went
to his home and, when refused admittance, broke ZKEXHSSEXMS through
the door, He got a window weight from the basement and when his wife
refused to call off the divorce, he bludgeoned-her to death in the
presence of her 20-year-old daughter by a previous marriage. After
Anna was dead, Cornelius calmly went to a neighborhood store and pur-
chased some cigars, informing the proprietress that-he hadjust killed
his wife. He then went to the polite station and turned himself in.
Cornelius' defense was one of dementia brought on by excessive drink-
ing with a complete lack of premeditation. However, numerous wit=
nesses testified that he was not drunk at the time of the crime and
he was convicted and sentenced to be executed . After a majority of
of six physicians who interviewed him stated that-he was sane, he was
electrocuted on June 28, 1907.
CORNELIUS, James W, =
Cornelius, a 36-year-old native of Wayne Co., Ohio, resided in Canton
for 16 years with his wife Anna and was employed as a contractor.
Around 1902, he commenced drinking excessively and his reputation as
good and conscientiousk workman detriosied. In August, 1906, his wife
filed for a divorce and three weeks later, on Sept. 17, 1906, he =e
to his home and, when refused admittance, broke throu
the door, He got a window weight from the basement and when his nic
refused to call off the divorce, he bludgeoned her to death in the
presence of her 20-year-old daughter by a previous marriage. After
Anna was dead, Cornelius calmly went to a neighborhood store and pur-
chased some cigars, informing the proprietress that he had just killed
his wife. He then went to the polite station and turned himself in,
Cornelius' defense was one of dementia brought on by eeeostva r=
ing with a complete lack of premeditation, However, mmerous wit
nesses testified that he was not drunk at the time of the crime and
he was convicted and sentenced to be executed. After a majority of
of six physicians who interviewed him stated that he was sane, he was
electrocuted on June 28, 1907.
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