Preston Mcbride, 1951 April 6

papermen who were among the 2B witnksses present were: "Fellows, pray
for me,"

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papermen who were among the 28 witnksses present were: "Fellows, pray
for me,"

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papermen who were among the 28 nbsses present were: "Fellows, pray

for me,"

McBRIDE, Preston *,

McBride, a 25-year-old white native of HlDorado, Kans., was first
arrested at the age of 16 on a charge of joy-riding. From ¥H&*K then
on, his criminal record was composed of offenses growing more serious
with practically every arrest: disturbing hhe peace, impersonating an
officer, grand larceny, vagrancy, parole violation, grand Larceny,
theft of money from an employer, embezalement, embezzlement, embezzle-
ment and finally murder. He had been paroled from the Kansas State
Prison on four separate occasions, the last being on Feb, 3, 1950,

On Feb. 15, 1950, he hailed a cab driven by Hutchinson taxi driver
John Watkins, Near Partridge he shot and killed Watkins and then
drove the cab and body to the outskirts of Wichita, He was taken
into custody the rext day hiding in the basement of a Wibhita home,
AL first MERRLAE McBride told a rambling story in which he tried to
tle the killing in with a large interstate dope #EERE ring, but he

later admitted that this was a farce and said that he had killed
and. stealing the cab,

Watkins for the sole purpose of robbing him

Tried, convicted and sentenced to death, he was hanged at the Kansas
State Prison on April 6, 1951, His last words, spoken to the news-

McBRIDE, Preston i,

McBride, a 25-year-old white native of ElDorado, Kans., was first
arrested at the age of 16 on a charge of joy-riding. From EHa#H then
on, his criminal record was composed of offenses growing more serious
with practically every arrest: disturbing hhe peace, impersonating an
officer, grand larceny, vagrancy, parole violation, grand larceny,
theft of money from an employer, embezalement, embezzlement, embezzle-|
ment and finally murder, He had been paroled from the Kansas State
Prison on four separate occasions, the last being on Feb. 3, 1950,

On Feb. 15, 1950, he hailed a cab driven by Hutchinson taxi driver
John Watkins. Near Partridge he shot and killed Watkins and then
drove the cab and body to the outskirts of Wichita, He was taken
into custody the rext day hiding in the basement of a Wibhita home.
Af first MEREXAKE McBride told a rambling story in which he tried to
bie the killing in with a large interstate dope FERRE ring, but he
later admitted that this was a farce and

t said that he had killed
Watkins for the sole purpose of robbing him and. stealing the cab,
Tried, convicted and sentenced to death, he was hanged at the Kansas
State Prison on April 6, 1951. His last words » Spoken to the news-

McBRIDE, Proston

McBride, a 25-year-old white native of Elorado, Kans., was first
arrested at the age of 16 on a charge of joy-riding, From XMS then
on, his criminal record was composed of offenses growing more serious
with practically every arrest: disturbing hhe peace, impersonating an
officer, grand larceny, vagrancy, parole violation, grand larceny,
theft of money from an employer, embezalenent, embezzlement, anbezzle-|
ment and finally mrder, He had been paroled from the Kans’s State
‘ison on four separate occasions, the last being on Feb. 3, 1950.
On Feb, » 13, 1950, he hatlled a cab driven by Hutchinson taxi driver
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death, he was hanged St the Sahsas
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