both guilty and sane and sentenced to be hanged.
carried out a 1t San “uentin on April 16, 1937.
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“HARTY Fred
Hart, a 13-year-old resident of Yan "ernardino, Calif., and his
BSMASKALASSXRX common-law wife Elizabeth had lived together for
four years and all during that time had an understanding that if
either should leave the other for someone else, the one who was de=
serted would:kill the other and then commit suicide. In 1936, Eliza-
beth went Hast on a visit, and when she returned, she went to the
_home that they had shared together with another man, “dward 0, Mar-
tin, who she introduced as her husband, exblaining that they had
been married in Las Vegas and were going to live in Indio where Mar-
_tin_had obtained employment, One week later, on July 17, 1936, Hart
went to the Indio bungalow where the Martins were living and talked
with Mrs, Martin. They went into the kitchen for her to prepare a
snack for Hart, and when she climbed up ona kitchen chair, he shot.
her at such close range that it set her dress REXEE on fire. He
put the flames out with his hand as she lay on the floor writhing
iin agony. He did not have the nerve to kill himself, so he turned
himself in. When she died two days later, he was charged with mur-
der and asked that he be hanged as quickly as possible, His attor=
neys pleaded him not guilty by reason off insanity, but he was found
HARTY Fred NM al in
Hart, a l3-year-old resident of San "ernardino, Calif., and his
ERMASHAIAKSIGX common-law wife Elizabeth had lived together for
four years and all during that time had an understanding that if
_either should leave the other for someone else, the one who was de-
serted would.:kill the other and then commit suicide. In 1936, Bliza-
beth went East on a visit, and when she returned, she went to the
home that they had shared together with another man, “dward0, Mar-
tin, who she introduced as her husband, explaining that they had
been married in Las Vegas and were going to live in Indio where Mar-
tin_had_ obtained employment. One week later, on July 17, 1936, Hart
went to the Indio bungalow where the Martins were living and talked
with Mrs. Martin. They went into the kitchen for her to prepare a
snack for Hart, and when she climbed up ona kitchen chair, he shot
her at such close range that it set her dress REXKE on fire. He
put the flames out with his hand as she lay on the floor writhing
in agony. He did not have the nerve to kill himself, so he turned
himself in. When she died two days later, he was charged with mur-
der and asked that he be hanged as quickly as possible. His attor=
neys pleaded him not guilty by reason off insanity, but he was found
HART. Fred
ar-old resident of San “ernardino, Calif., and his
common-law wife Elizabeth had lived together for
four years and all during that time il an understanding that if
either should leave the other for someone else, the one who was de~
serted would:kill the other and then c ea de. In 1936, Bliza-
eth went East on a visit, and when she returned, she went to the
home that they had shared together with another man,
tin, who she introduced as her hr
married in Las ¥
Hart, a 13y
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ack for Hart, and when she climbed up
her at such close range that it set her
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When she di days later, he was charge h mur=
der and asked ickly as possible. His-atbor=
neys pleaded him not guilty by reason off i ty, but he was f
