Archie Cody, 1926 April 16

sentence of death on several grounds, one of which was that Goodman
“had no authority to arrest him in Malheur County without a warrant
signed by a magistrate XHK& from that County, The conviction was
atfirmed by the Oregon Supreme Court and Cody was hanged at the
Oregon State Prison on April 16, 1926, .

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sentence of death on several grounds, one of which was that Goodman
had no authority to arrest him in Malheur County without a warrant —
gned by a magistrate XHK& from that County, The conviction was
atfirmed by the Oregon Supreme Court and Cody was hanged at the
Oregon State Prison on April 16, 1926,

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sentence of death on several grounds, one of Goodman
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signed by a magistrate AW¥4 from that County, The conviction was
affirmed by the Oregon Supreme Court and Cody was hanged at the
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CODY, Archie Yt - Year - oloh.

Cody, alias Fred Yerdlow, was agwhite man who worked on a farm in
WauX Malheur County, Ore, On August 2h, 192), he and a fellow worker
stopped overnight at thehome of a rancher in Harney County and the
next morning purchased two geldings for which Cody gave a check
signed with his alias on a bank in Nevada, The rancher had his bank
in Burns to wire the bank in Nevada and was notified that the check
was worthless, He had a warrant issued for Cody's arrest and. Austin
Goodman, the Sheriff of MAX Harney County, was notified that the
warrant had been issued by telephone though he did not have it in
his possession. On August 27 he went to the farm where Mody worked
and told him that he was under arrest, Cody asked to see the
warrant and Goodman explained that he had been notified by telephone
of its issuance. Cody appeared to assent to accompany theSheriff
but asked that he be allowed to get his saddle and bridte, The
Sheriff assented to the request and when he reached his horse, Cody
drew his rifle and shot the Sheriff who was hit in the leg with the

bullett severing an Ae from which he bled to death in a short
while. he did tire one shot at Cody who fled on horseback and uss

Captured by a posse the next day. He appealed his conviction and

CODY, Archie yf yi es freas= obol.

Cody, alias Fred Yerdlow, was agwhite man who worked on a farm in
MauK Malheur County, Ore, On August 2h, 192, he and a fellow worker
stopped overnight at thehome of a rancher in Harney County and the
next morning purchased two geldings for which Cody gave a check
signed with his alias on a bank in Nevada. The rancher had his bank
in Burns to wire the bank in Nevada and was notified that the check
was worthless, He had a warrant issued for Cody's arrest and. Austin
Goodman, the Sheriff of MXX Harney County, was notified that the
warrant had been issued by telephone though he did not have it in
his possession. On August 27 he went to the farm where Mody worked
and told him that he was under arrest, Cody asked to see the
warrant and Goodman explained that he had been notified by telephone
of its issuance. Cody appeared to assent to accompany theSheriff
but asked that he be allowed to get his saddle and bride, The
Sheriff assented to the request and when he reached his horse, Cody
drew his rifle and shot the Sheriff who was hit in the leg with the

bullett severing an ey, from which 1¢ bled to death in a short
while. He did fire one shot at ody wno fled on horssback and was

Captured by a posse the next day. He appealed his conviction and

CODY, Archie Y-Gear> ole ZL.
Cody, alias Fred Yerdlow, was aquhite man who worked on a farm in
MAX Malheur County, Ore, On August 2h, 192h, he and a fellow wrker
stopped overnight at thehome of a rancher in Harney County and the
ext morning purchased two geldings for which Cody gave a check
signed with his alias on a bank in Nevada, The rancher had his bank
in Burns to wire the bank in Nevada and was notified that the check
was worthless, He had a warrant issued for Cody's arrest and. Austin
Goodman, the Sheriff of MAX Harney County, was notified that the
warrant had been issued by telephone though he did not have it in
his possession, On August 27 he went to the farm where Body worked
and told him that he was under arrest, Cody asked to see the

warrant and Goodman explained that he had been notified by telephone
of its issuance. Cody appeared to assent to accompany theSheriff
but asked that he be allowed to get his saddle and bridke, The
Sheriff assented to the request and when he reached his horse, Cody
drew his rifle and shot the Sheriff who was hit in e leg with the
whites’ Re“ela*Gaae antery fron ubich be Bled to death in a, short

ptured ty a posse the next day, He appealed his conviction and

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