fired, This differed from the physical evidence which showed that
Krall had bem shot in the back and also from the testimony of the
female employeestwho had witnessed the murder, and McGuire was convicte
and sentenced to be hanged, Rotosky, captured im April, 1937, was
subsequently sentenced to life imrisonment for his mrt in the holdup
murder, McGuire's conviction was automatically appealed to the Supres-|
me Court of California which reviewed the case and affirmed-the con=
viction, and on Dec, 3, 1937, he was hanged at Folsom Prison, His
last hours were spent in reading detective magazines and listening to
the radio and we went to his death calmly, standing on the gallows
"pale, stern and silent." He was pronounced dead 12 minutes after
the trap fell and, as no relatives came forward to claim his remains,
he was buried in the prison cemetery.
SACRAMENTO BEE, Sacramento, Calif., Dece 3, 19370
70 PACIFIC (2nd) 632
fired, This differed from the physical evidence which showed that
Krall had bem shot in the back and also from the testimony of the
female employeeswho had witnessed the murder, and Mctuire was convicted
and sentenced to be hanged, Rotosky, captured in April, 1937, was
subsequently sentenced to life imprisonment for his mrt in the holdup
murder, McGuire's conviction was automatically appealed to the Supres|
me Court of California which reviewed the case and affirmed: the con=
viction, and on Dec, 3, 1937, he was hanged at Folsom Prison, His
last hours were spent in reading detective magazines and listening to
the radio and ae went to his death calmly, standing on the gallows
"pale, stern and silent," He was pronounced dead 12 minutes after
the trap fell and, as no relatives came forward to claim his remains,
he was buried in the prison cemeterye
SACRAMENTO BFE, Sacramento, Calif., Dec. 3, 1937
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70 PACIFIC (2nd) 632
fired, This differed from the physical evidence which showed that
Krall had ben shot in the back and also from the testimony of the
female employeesiwho had witnessed the murder, and MGuire was convictd
and sentenced to be hanged, Rotosky, captured in April, 1937, was
dto life imp ment, for his part in the holdud
murder. Mobuirets conviction was automatically appealed to the Supre
ne Court of California which reviewed the case and affirmed the con=
viction, and on Dec, 3, 1937, he was hanged at Folsom Prison,
last hours were spent in reading detective magazines and listening to
the radio and fe went to his death calmly, standing on the gallows
‘pale, stern and silent." He was pronounced dead 12 minutes after
the trap fell and, as no relatives came forward to claim his remains,
he was buried in the prison cemetery.
SACRAMENTO BEE, Sacramento, Calif,, Dec. 3, 1937
70 PACIFIC (2nd) 632
seep ecm ne es 3
McGUIRE, Charles
McGuire, a 29-year-old white man, was an itinerant handyman, On Dec,
20, 1936, he was in Sacramento, Calif., and had in his possession a
. pistol which he was subsequently to admit he had stolen for use in
a holdup, He and a companion, George Rotosky, had been drinking and
decided to KSMMAKXXEKM rob the combination bakery .and candy shop owned
by Max Krall, an elderly man, and located 4XXX at 1720 L Street, They
entered the shop through a storage room and went to the cash register
where a female employee was standing, After they ordered her, at the
point of the pisol which McGuire was carrying to hand over the money,
Krall entered through a rear room, As ordered, he raised his hands
but then he turned and ran behind a counter, Mcfuire followed, shoot-
ing twice and infligting fatal wounds. He and Rotosky escaped and
separated, The next day, McGuire boarded an eastbound freight train
where he bragged to a fellow traveler of having killed a man in Sac-
ramento, The man notified authorities at Colfax and when the train
reached Gold Run, an officer boarded it and took McGnire into custodye
When he was returned to Sacramento, he made a full confession, naming
Rotosky as his accomplice, At his trial, he maintained that the gun
had discharged accidentally as Krall struggbéd with him for possession
and said that the two men were facing each other when both shots were
McGUIRE, Charles
McGuire, a 29-year-old white man, was an itinerant handyman, On Dec,
20, 1936, he was in Sacramento, Calif., and had in his possession a
. pistol which he was subsequently to admit he had stolen for use in
a holdup, He and a companion, George Rotosky, had been drinking and
decided to KAWMAKYXEH rob the combination bakery and candy shop owned
by Max Krall, an elderly man, and located AXXX at 1720 L Street, They]
entered the shop through a storage room and went to the cash register
where a female employee was standing, After they ordered her, at the
point of the pisol which McGuire was carrying to hand over the money,
Krall enttred through a rear room, As ordered, he raised his hands
but then he turned and ran behind a counter. McBuire followed, shoot-
ing twice and inflicting fatal wounds. He and Rotosky escaped and
separated. The next day, McGuire boarded an eastbound freight train
where he bragged to a fellow traveler of having killed a man in Sac-
ramento, The man notified authorities at Colfax and when the train
reached Gold Run, an officer boarded it and took McGuire into custody.
When he was returned to Sacramento, he made a full confession, naming
Rotosky as his accomplice. At his trial, he maintained that the gun
had discharged accidentally as Krall struggbbd with him for possession
and said that the two men were facing each other when both shots were
McGUIRE, Charles
MoGuire, a 29-year-old white man, was an itinerant handyman, On Dec.
20, 1936, he was in Sacramento, (alif., and had in his possession a
pistol which he was subsequently to admit he had stolen for use in
a holdup, He and a companion, George Rotosky, had been drinking and
decided to X#MMHGK¥XIH rob the combination bakery and candy shop owned
Krall, an elderly man, and located aXXX at 1720 L Street. They}
entered the shop through a storage room and went to the cash register
where a female employee was standing, After they ordered her, at the
point of the pisol which McGuire was carrying to hand over the money,
Krall enttred through a rear room, As ordered, he raised his hands
but then he turned and ran behind a counter, Mcfuire followed, shoot-|
ing twice and inflicting fatel wounds, He and Rotosky escaped and
separated, The next day, McGuire boarded an eastbound freight train
where he bragged to a fellow traveler of having killed a man in Sac-
ramento, The man notified authorities at Colfax and when the train
reached Gold Run, an officer boarded it and took McOmire into custody,|
When he was returned to Sacramento, he made a full confession, naming
Rotesky as his accomplice, At his trial, he maintained that the gun
had discharged accidentally as Krall struggbtd with him for possession]
and said that the two men were facing each other when both shots were
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