unleased bitter tirade against Governor for refusing
to commute, saying: "Gentlemen, I am here to make a
speech, I didn't get a fiar trial, I am dying right
here in this chair - what I owe to the State of Ohio,
The State of Ohio has.a Clemency Board. I have heard
it recommend clemency for me. I can't see why one man
, June 2h and
py turned me down against four, Is that justice, I ask
‘1 you? They might as well not have a clemency board, I
fi hope God may never forgive him," Last, words, as he was
t being strapped in, were "Don't choke me before you kill
Fig me." Was unsteady and, while walking across prison
1% vard, had said: "Sure, I am nervous. This would make
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unleased bitter tirade against Governor for refusing
to commute, saying: "Gentlemen, I am here to make a
speech, I didn't get a fiar trial, I am dying right
here in this chair - what I owe to the State of Ohio,
The State of Ohio has.a Clemency Board. I have heard
it recommend clemency for mee I can't see why one man
turned me down against four, Is that justice, I ask
you? They might as well not have a clemency board, I
hope God may never forgive him," Last, words, as he was
being strapped in, were "Don't choke me before you kill
me." Was unsteady andy while walking across prison
yard, had said: "Sure, I am nervous, This would make
«anybody jittery. I deserve a better break than this,"
They were captured in Chicago in preceding Summer after
_series of robberies there. CLT OL RAY th
See also: EBERLE, Donald, nlO=B&M under Eberle
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CLEVELAND PLAIN-DEALER
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unleased bitter tirade against Governor for refusing
to commte, saying: "Gentlemen, I am here to make a
speech, I didn't get a fiar trial, I am dying right
here in this chair - what I owe to the State of Ohio,
The State of Ohio has a Clemency Board, I have heard
it recommend clemency for me. I can't see why one man
turned me down against four, Is that justice, I ask
you? They might as well not have a clenency board, I
hope God may never forgive him," Last. words, as he was|
being strapped in, were "Don't choke me before you kill|
ne." ‘as unsteady and, while walking across prison
yard, had said: "Sure, I am nervous, This would make
anybody jittery, I deserve a better break than this,"
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series of robberies theres... i
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PLEYER, John : LARGE CARD
White, born June 23, 190f, Chicago gunman, electrocute
Ohio State Prison (Cuyahoga) on Auge 5, 1936. Was
accomplice of Donald Eberle, executed on June 23, for
murder of Albert Wesosky, 19, butcher boy in holdup
of father's butbher shop in Cleveland on August ll,
1935» Wesosky killed by Hberle, Pleyer shot and
. wounded Wesdsky's li-year-old father, Joseph Wesoskyy
in a tussle, Their, 20-year#old female accomplice,
Helen Harmon, who aided escape in taxi and removed a |
bullet from wound in Eberle's chest also tried for
first degree murder, convicted of manslaughter and sen-
tenced to l-to-20 yearse Received three stay of exe-
cutions, last on jist birthday, June 23, when Eberle
executed. Eberle's last words were a plea for his
life. The holdup had netted them only $2. Pleyer
PLEYER. John ; LARGE CARD
White, born June 23, 1906, Chicago gunman, electrocuted
Ohio State Prison (Cuyahoga) on Auge 5, 19366 Was
accomplice of Donald Eberle, executed on June 23, for
murder of Albert Wesosky, 19, butcher boy in holdup
of father's buthher shop in Cleveland on August ll,
1935. Wesosky killed by Eberle, Pleyer shot and
wounded Wesdosky's li-year-old father, Joseph Wesosky,
in a tussle, Their, 20-year-old female accomplice,
Helen Harmon, who aided escape in taxi and removed a
bullet from wound in Eberle!'s chest also tried for
first degree murder, convicted of manslaughter and sen-|
tenced to leto-20 years. Received three stay of exe-
cutions, last on ist birthday, June 23, when Eberle
executed. Eberle's last words were a plea for his
life, The holdup had netted them only $2h, Pleyer
PLEYER, LARGE CARD
whit e, ee is 23, 1908, Chicago gunnan, electrocuted
Ohio State Prison (Cuyahoga) on Auge 5, 19364 Was
accomplice of Donald Eberle, executed on June 23, for
murder of Albert Wesosky, 19, butcher boy in holdup
of father's butbher shop in Cleveland on August 11,
1935. Wesosky killed by Eberle, Pleyer shot and
wounded Wesosky's lilj-year-old father, Joseph \iesosky,
in a tussle, Their, 20-year-old female accomplice,
Helen Harmon, who aided escape in taxi and removed a
bullet from wound in Eberle!s chest also tried for
first degree murder, convicted of manslaughter and sen-
tenced to l-to-20 years. Received three stay of exe-
cuvdons, Last on jist birthday, June 23, when Eberle
ated. Berie’s last words were a phea for his
lite, The holdup had netted then only $2. Pleyer
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