and Manuel, who had returned to Chandler, was taken into custody there,
He too confessed and the brothers were granted a severence for their —
trials, Both were convicted without recommendations to mercy and sen-
tenced to die, Their cases were appealed to the Ari,ona Supreme Court
and one of the contentions was that after they were ariginally s enten-
ced to hang the people, by Constitutional ‘mmendment, changed the mode
of Capital Punishment to asphyxiation, The Supreme Court BMX affirmed
both convictions and ruled that, inasmuch as the law had been changed
by Constitutional ammendment and not legislative enactment, they were
to be asphyxiated, Accordingly, on July 6, 193i, they were put to
death in the gas chamber at the Arizona State Prison,
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Los Angeles, California, May 17, 1933
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fore, Manuel tried to save life of Fernando by claiming that he alone
was involved in murder, but was unsuccessful, Manual pronounced dead at
Sell am and Fernando at 5:12. TIMES-DICAYUNE, New Orleans, ba,, 7-7-' 3)
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and Manuel, who had returned to Chandler, was taken into custody there.
He too confessed and the brothers were granted a severence for their
trials, Both were convicted without recommendations to mercy and sen-
tenced to die, Their cases were appealed to the Arizona Supreme Court
and one of the contentions was that after they were ariginally s enten-
ced to hang the people, by Constitutional ‘*mmendment, changed the mode
of Capital Punishment to asphyxiation, The Supreme Court HK affirmed
both convictions and ruled that, inasmuch as the law had been changed
by Constitutional ammendment and not legislative enactment, they were
to be asphyxiated, Accordingly, on July 6, 193, they were put to
death in the gas chamber at the Arizona State Prison,
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Los Angeles, California, May 17, 1933
32- PACIFIC (2nd)-18, 25
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and Manuel, who had returned to Chandler, was taken into custody theres|
He too confessed and the brothers were granted a severence for their
trials. Both were convicted without recommendations to mercy and sen-
ced to hang the people, by Constitutional ‘mendment, changed the mode
of Capital Punishment to asphyxiation, The Supreme Court #iK affirmed
both convictions and ruled that, inasmuch as the law had been changed
by Constitutional anmendment. and not legislative enactment, they were
to be asphyxiated, Accordingly, on July 6, 193l, they were put to
degth in the gas chamber at the Arizona State Frison,
10S ANGELES TIMES, Los Angeles, California, May 17, 1933
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HERNANDEZ, Fred and Manuel July 6th, 1934
Fred, 18-yearsecold, and Manuel, 17-years-old, were brothers who resi-
ded with their mother dour miles east of Casa Grande, Pinal Co,, Arize
On Saturday, Jan, 21, 1933, they left the house for the purpose of
going hunting for rabbits, They were walking along the Casa Grande-
Tucson highway when they noticed Charles P, Washburn, a 65-year-old
prospector from Needles, Calif,, sitting by a fire outside a tent and
they concocted a plan to rob him, From a trash dump, Fred picked up
an abandoned tire tool and approached tashburn from the rear while
Manuel appeared from the front and engaged Washburn in conversation,
As the two were talking, Fred hit him on the head, rendering him uncon-
scious and they then dragged the body 170 yards where Manuel shot him
in the head, They stole $35 and buried the corpse in an abandoned
well, covering it with dirt and brush, They attempted to steal Wash-
burn's automobile also and drove it a short distance before it became
mired inthe mud and they abandoned it. Before returning home they
threw the rifle in a mesquite bush and then, after bidding their mother
pocebye they went to Chandler where they remained until Wednesday be-
ore returning home, Washburn's body was found the day after his
murder and when the rifle was found in the mesquite bush, Fred Hernan-
dez was arrested at his mother's house. He made a complete con! ession
HERNANDEZ, Fred and Manuel July 6th, 1934
Fred, 18-years-old, and Manuel, 17-years-old, were brothers who resi-
ded with their mother four miles east of Casa Grande, Pinal Co,, Arize
On Saturday, Jan, 21, 1933, they left the house for the purpose of
going hunting for rabbits. They were walking along the Casa Grande-
Tucson highway when they noticed Charles P, Washburn, a 65-year-old
prospector from Needles, Calif,, sitting by a fire outside a tent and
they concocted a plan to rob him, From a trash dump, Fred picked up
an abandoned tire tool and approached Washburn from the rear while
Manuel appeared from the front and engaged Washburn in conversation,
As the two were talking, Fred hit him on the head, renderéng him uncon-
scious and they then dragged the body 170 yards where Manuel shot him
in the head. They stole $35 and buried the corpse in an abandoned
well, covering it with dirt and brush, They attempted to steal Wash=
burn's automobile also and drove it a short distance before it became
mired inthe mud and they abandoned it. Before returning home they
threw the rifle in a mesquite bush and then, after bidding their mother
phot Ae they went to Chandler where they remained until Wednesday be-
ore returning home, Washburn's body was found the day after his
murder and when the rifle was found in the mesquite bush, Fred Hernan-
dez was arrested at his mother's housee He made a complete con’ ession
HERNANDEZ, Fred and Manuel duly 6th, 1934
i, and Manuel, 17-y d, were brothers who resi-
ao with their mither Zour miles east of Casa Grande, Pinal Co,, Arize
On Saturday, Jan, 21, 1933, they left the house for the purpose of
going hunting for rabbits, They were walking along the Casa Grande-
Tucson highway when they noticed Charles P, Washburn, a 65-year-old
prospector from Needles, Calif,, sitting by a fire outside a tent and
they concocted a plan to rob him, From a trash dump, Fred picked up
an abandoned tire tool and approached ‘ishburn from the rear while
Manuel appeared from the front and engaged Washburn in conversation,
‘As the two were talking, Fred hit him on the head, rendering him uncon-|
scious and they then dragged the body 170 yards where Manuel shot him
in the head, They stole $35 and buried the corpse in an abandoned
well, covering it with dirt and brush, They attempted to steal Wash~
burn's automobile also and drove it a short distance before 2 ees
mired inthe md and they abandoned it. Before returning hom
threw the rifle in a mesquite bush and then, after bidding diss sei
oodbye they went. to Chandler where they remained until Wednesday be-
‘ore returning home, Washburn's body was found the day after his
murder and when the rifle was found in the mesquite bush, Fred Hernan-
dez was arrested at his mother's house, He made a complete con’ ession
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