Joe Anderson, 1939 March 10

fired and though he admitted masterminding the robbery, he claimed
that Dickershn had actually killed their victim. in his confession,

son was the killer, Anderson also confessed that he had shot and
~—kitted a Gary;-ind.; taxt-driver;—dohn Gotie;—-who-he-had-hired-to——— .
drive him away from the scene of an unsuccessful holdup there and he |
said that he had killed a Detroit motorist after accepting a "hit"
contract, Anderson, his wife, Pickerson andJdohnson were aii-—convic=—
ted of the robbery-murder and sentenced to death. Mrs, Anderson was
saved by a new trial and Johnson's sentence was commted to life im-

son followed him th the chair two months later, an

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fired and though he admitted masterminding the robbery, he claimed
hat Dickersbn had actually killed their victim. In his confession,
ickerson admitted taking part in the robbery, but swore that Ander-
son was the killer. Anderson also confessed that he had shot and

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drive him away from the scene of an unsuccessful holdup there and he _
said that he had killed a Detroit motorist after accepting a "hit"

contract. Anderson, his wife; Di-ckerson-and-vohnson were att-—convic~
ted_of the robbery-murder and sentenced to death, Mrs, Anderson was

saved by a new trial and Johnson's sentence was commted to life im-

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son followed him th the chair two months later.

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ANDERSON, Joe

Anderson, a white tubercular gambler with a lengthy criminal record
that included arrests and convictions for crimes such as larcen}x
and violation of the Dyer and Mann Acts, and his wife, Imcille, re-
turned to his native Arkansas in 1938. Anderson persuaded a Hot
Springs butcher, Fred "Pug" Dickerson, to join him in a kidnap-=
robbery caper which he planned. A friend, Bill Johnson, fingered
the victim, Bldon Cooley, a young exefutive for a Hot Springs gro-
cery chain, S&8X8E% whose responsibilities including picking up the
day's receipts from the chain's stores. On the afternoon.of Sept.
8, 1938, when Cooley returned to his car after his last collection,
he found Anderson and Dickerson waiting for him with drawn pistols.
With Anderson in the back seat holding a,pistol. at Cooley's head,
Dickerson drove into rural Garland County and when they reaced a
gulch in a deserted area, they forced Cooley to walk up it and strip
naked. Apparently they originally planned to leave him there with-
out his clothes as they made a getaway but at the last moment they
became afraid that he might ultimately identify them and one of them
shot him in the head. They abandoned Cooley's car near Johnson's
home and they were taken into custody there’ the next day. Anderson
was carrying the gun from which the bullets that killed Cooley were

ANDERSON, Joe

Anderson, a white tubercular gambler with a lengthy criminal record
that included arrests and convictions for crimes such as larceny
and violation of the Dyer and Mann Acts, and his wife, Inucille, re-
turned to his native Arkansas in 1938. Anderson persuaded a Hot
Springs butcher, Fred "Pug" Dickerson, to join him in a kidnap-
robbery caper undich he planned, Af riend, Bill Johnson, fingered
the victd im, Bldon Cooley, a young exeéutive for a Hot Springs gro-
cery chain, S88X8F whose responsibilities including pi cking up the

day ts receipts from the chain's stores. On the afternoon.of Sept.
8, 1938, when Cooley returned iy his car after his last collection,
he found Anderson and Dickerson waiting for him with drawn pistols,

With Anderson in the back seat Prediine a,pistol at Cooley's head,
Dickerson drove into rural Garland County and when they reaced a
gulch in a deserted area, they forced Cooley to walk up it and strip
naked, Apparently they originally planned to leave him there with-
out his clothes as they made a getaway but at the last moment they
became afraid that he might ultimately identity them and one of them
shot him in the head, They abandoned Cooley's car near Johnson's

home and they were taken into custody there the next day. Anderson
was carrying the gun from which the bullets that killed Cooley were

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