Edward Gayman, Roy Hamilton, 1935 August 30

any involvement until the next day. Both men were tried in New
Madrid on a change of venue, convicted and sentenced to hang.

were executed at New Madrid on Aug. 30, 1935.

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Madrid on a change of venue, convicted and sentenced to hang. ‘They
were executed at New Madrid on Auge 30, 1935.

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ny involvement until the next day. Both men were tried in i

Madrid on a change of v convicted entenced to hang,
were execut 5

GAYMAN, Edward and HAMILTON, Roy 5,

- Gayman (alias Dave “day)- and Hamilton were both pet seamen PEO Sa
dents of New Madrid, Mo. On M&&% the night of “ec. 2h, 17333 they ©
entered the Poplar Bluffs, Mo., drug store where a clerk, Arthur
Cashion, was alone behind the counter. Both Gayman-and Hamilton —
grew pistols and ordered Cashion to put his hands UpPe Instead, the
clerk drew his pistol from under the counter and shot Gayman in the —
~-gide. Before he could fire at H&MIRSRE the other robber, Hamilton —
shot him twice. Though seriously wounded, he managed to drag him-
self to the door in time to note the getaway car and to call the
polices Before he-died, Cashion was-able—to-give-descriptions—of—
_/ both men and relay the fact that he had shot one of them. The
Sheriff of New Madrid County heard a report that two men were hiding
——in-a-shack-on-a-farm,—and-acting—on-a-hunch—that _they_might—be-the—
two Poplar Bluffs robbers, he surrounded the place. After a gun-
‘fight in which Hamilton was wounded in the hand, the lawmen crashed ©
—the-shack-and—took-both-men—into-eustedy—on-Jan, 3, 193). Gayman, —
___whose side wound had received no medical attention, was in serious

condition and he was taken to a hospital while Hamilton was lodged —
in -jaidl.—Gayman confessed almost—immediately, but Hamii-ton denied —~

_GAYMAN, Edward and HAMILTON, Roy E.

Gayman (alias Dave “ddy)—and Hamilton were both ei -vear-old resi-—.
dents of New Madrid, Mo. On W&&% the night of “ec. 2, 1933, they ©
entered the Poplar Bluffs, Mo., drug store where a clerk, Arthur
Cashion, was alone behind the counter. Both Gayman-and Hamilton
_ drew pistols and ordered Cashion to put his hands up. Instead, the
- clerk drew his pistol from under the counter and shot Gayman in the
side. Before he could fire at H&MTIRSRY the other robber, Hamilton
_ shot him twice. Though seriously wounded, he managed to drag him-
‘self to the door in time to note the getaway car and to call the
police, —Before he-died, Cashion-was-able—to-give-deseriptions—of
/ both men and relay the fact that he had shot one of them. ‘The
Sheriff of New Madrid County heard a report that two men were se fi
——in-a-shack-on-a-farm,—and—acting-on-a-hunch-that—they-might—be—the-—
two Poplar Bluffs robbers » he surrounded the place. After a gun-
fight in which Hamilton was wounded in the hand, the lawmen crashed
~the- shack-and-took -both-men-into-custedyon- Jan, 3, -193l,. Gayman,
whose side wound had received no medical attention, was in serious
condition and he was taken to a hospital while Hamilton was lodged >
in-jai1.— Gayman confessed almost immediately, but Hamilton denied

CAYMAN, Edward and HAMILTON, Roy

Gayman (alias Dave “ddy) and Hamilton were both \ Bi-year-old resi.-
dents of New Madrid, Mo. On MS&% the night of “ec. 2h, 1933, they
entered the Poplar Bluffs, Mo., drug store where a clerk, Arthur
Cashion, was alone behind the counter. Both Gayman_and Hamilton
drew pistols and ordered Cashion to put his hands up. Instead, the
clerk drew his pistol fron under the counter and shot Gayman in the
side. Before he could fire at MGKUESKS the other robber, Hamilton
shot him twice. Though seriously wounded, he managed to drag hin-
self to the door in time to note the getaway car and to call the
police. Before-he died, Cashion was able to give descriptions of
both men and relay the fact that he had shot one of them. ‘The
Sheriff of New Madrid County heard a report that two men were hiding
in-a-shack on-a-farmy—and-acting-on-a-hunch that they mightbe—the
two Poplar Bluffs robbers, he surrounded the place. After a gun-
fight in which Hamilton was wounded in the hand, the lawmen crash
‘the shack-and-took-both-men-into custody on Jan. 3, 193k. Gayman,
whose side wound had received no medical attention, was in se: a
a: n and he was taken to a hospital while Hamilton was
in jai a Gayman confessed almost immediately, but Hamilton denied

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