and convicted of the murder. He was hanged at the Wyoming Sta te
P rison on Oct. 20 , 1916,
The Natfona County Tribune , Aug. 21, 1913.
The Casper Record, Oxt. 2h, 1916.
and convicted of the murder. He was hanged at the Wyoming Sta te
P rison on Oct. 20 , 1916.
The Natfona County Tribune , Aug. 21, 1913.
The Casper Record, Oxt. 2h, 1916.
and convicted of the murder, He was hanged at the Wyoming Sta
P rison on Octe 20 , 1916.
The Nat¥ona County Tribune , Aug. 21, 1913.
The’ Casper Record, Oxt. 2h, 1916.
WHITE, Oscar W.
ier
White, a Negro, was employed by the Burlington Railroad as a track—
layer at the Powder River, Wyo., station as was Anderson Coffee,
also another Negro. Both men were considered expert crap shooters
and on the night of Aug. 12, 1913, they had been drinking and shoot«=
ing craps. Coffee left the game BWKIRKE owing White fifteen cents
and went to sleep in a boxcar that: was used as a bunk house, Shor tly
afterwards, White woke him up and demanded payment of the money.
Coffee paid him and then complained that White genrally gave back
the money that he had won to the other Negroes but never to him and
this cuaséd an argument in the course of which White pulled his
knife and challenged Coffee to came outside and fight which Coffee
refused to do. White went outside and waited and when Coffee fi-
na lly did come out, White chased him with the knife. Coffee fled
into anotherboxear and 8% crawled into another berth where White
discovered him. White then slashed him repea tedly, severdng several
artaries and slit his B&XZ abdomen open. White then went to another
workman, told him to have the company send any wages BKRESAXEXS owed
to him to his wife in kansas City and escaped. He was subsequently
captured and returned to Natrona County, Wyoe, where hewas tried
WHITE, Oscar W. OL A cad
White, a Negro, was employed. by the Burlington Railroad as a track—
layer at the Powder River, Wyo., station as was Anderson Coffee 2
also another Negro. Both men were considered expert crap shooters
and.on the night of Aug. 12, 1913, they had been drinking and shoot=
ing craps. Coffee left the game BWKAHG owing White fifteen cents
and went to sleep in a boxcar that: was used as a bunk house, Shortly
afterwards, White woke him up and demanded payment of the money.
Coffee paid him and then complained that White genrally gave back
the money that he had won to the other Negroes but never to him and
this cuasgéd an argument in the course of which White pulled his
knife and challenged Coffee to come outside and fight which Coffee
refused to do. White went outside and waited and when Coffee fi-
na lly did come out, White chased him with the knife, Coffee fled
into anotherboxcar and BBE crawled into another berth where White
discovered him. White then slashed him repea tedly, severdng several]
artaries and slit his KEXM abdomen open. White then went to another
workman, told him to have the company send any wages BRESEXES owed
to him to his wife in kansas City and escaped. He was subsequently
captured and returned to Natrona County, Wyoe, where hewas tried
WHITE, Oscar W.
White, a Negro, was employed by the Burlington Railroad asa track—
layer at the Powder River, Wyo., station as was Anderson Coffee,
also another Negro, Both men were considered expert crap shooters
and on the night of Aug. 12, 1913, they had been drinking and shoot-
ing craps. Coffee left the game
ch White pulled his
nd challenged Coffee to cane outside and fight which Coffee
refused to do, White went outside and waited and when Coffee fi-
na lly did come out, White chased him with the knife. Coffee fled
into anotherboxcar and SMH crawled into another berth where White
discovered him. White then slashed him repea tedly, severang severa
artaries and slit his KAXM abdomen open, White then went to another
workman, told him to have the com; end any wages BHKEWXES owed
to his wife in Lansas City and escaped. “He was subsequently
captured and returned to Natrona County, Wyo.) where hewas tried
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