William Kelly, 1934 June 22

out..of. control and the house burned to the ground. Browningt
was. found by the hog-pen, unconscious but still alive, but he died
before they reached the hospital. Suspicion pointed. to Frady and
when-he was taken into custody and questioned, he confessed but
named-Kelly, who had by that time left Colorado, as his accomplices
and the man who had actually struck the fata 1 blow, Kelly was no
captured until Christmas night when he was taken into custody at
. Jamestown, Ky., and returned to Colorado where both he and Prady
were convicted and sentenced to death. Because of a complete
lack of funds, Kelly became the first man in Colorado whose death
sentence was not appealed to the State Supreme Court and, on
June 22, 193, he became the first person to be.
executed by lethal gas at the Colorado State Prsion, Frady had
the funds for an appeal amd he succ@éeded in escaping the death
penaltye Kelly maintained throughout his trial and until his exe-
cution that Frady and not he had actually killed Browning, though

he admitted that he was so drunk at the time that he could not re-
He all of the details,

: INDEPENDENT, Delt
ea 2D ay sags 10=20 & 11-17-1933 & 6~29~193))

out..of. control and the house burned to the ground. Browningt

was. found by the hog-pen, unconscious but still alive, but he died
before they reached the hospital. Suspicion pointed to Frady and
when-he was taken into custody and questioned, he confessed but
named-Kelly, who had by that time left Colorado, as his accomplicex|
and the man who had actually struck the fata 1 blow. Kelly was no
captured until Christmas night when he was taken into custody at
. Jamestown, Ky. and returned to Colorado where both he and Frady
were convicted and sentenced to death. Because of a complete

lack of funds, Kelly became the first man in Colorado whose death
Sentence was not appealed to the State Supreme Court and, on

June 22, 193, he became the first person to be

executed by lethal gas at the Colorado State Prsion, Frady had
the funds for an appeal amd he succ@eded in escaping the death
penalty. Kelly maintained throughout his trial and until his exe~
cution that Frady and not he had actually killed Browning, though
he admitted that he was so drunk at the time that he could not re~

member all of the details,
DELTA

INDEPENDENT
A hobeatheed— Corto FE Gol 10-20 § 11-17-1933 & 629-195)

ntrol and the house burned to the ground, Browningt
oan ty ae hog-pen, unconscious but still alive, but he died
before they reached the hospital.

‘ted that he was so drunk at the time that he could not re-
ao all of the details,

DELTA tynepenpey
ZNOSPENDENT, 1 Delta, Gollos, 10-20 § 11-17-1933 & 629-193

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KSLLY., Willian Cody

Kelly, a 30-year-old white native of +1linois, was an itinerant
farm laborer. In October, 1933,. he was in Delta, Colo., where he
and his wife, Eva, met Lloyd Frady on Oct. 1. On October 16, they
went to Frady's cabin and the three of them borrowed an automobile
and went for a ride after consuming two bottles of whiskey. Shortly
after 8 o'clock, they went to the ranch of 53-year-old Russell
Browning located three miles north of Browning and summoned Brown~
ing from his house, They told the rancher that they were from Ne-
braska and wanted to purchase some hogs, Browning led them out to
his hog pen to show him what he had for sale and when they reached
it, they bludgeoned him XESEEXSER unconscious with a 1),"" iron pipe
and tied his hands and feet with barbed wire, They then entered
the house and struck matches to use for light in ransacking it.
When they saw that they were running out of matches ,ammt they set
fire to some paper to contime their search, The flames from the

aper got out_of centrol and they left wi j
Er anything else of value, water, Hetenbors anccoan a viemes:

from the house, but by the time that they had arrived, the fire was

KELLY, William Cody

Kelly, a 30-year-old white native of 4Ilinois, was an itinerant
farm laborer. In October, 1933,.he was in Delta, Colo., where he
and his wife, Eva, met Lloyd Frady on Oct. 1h. On October 16, they
went to Frady's cabin and the three of them borrowed an automobile
and went for a ride after consuming two bottles of whiskey. Shortly
after 8 o'clock, they went to the ranch of 53-year-old Russell
Browning located three miles north of Browning and summoned Brown-
ing from his house. They told the rancher that they were from Ne-
braska and wanted to purchase some hogs. Browning led them out to
his hog pen to show him what he had for sale and when they reached
it, they bludgeoned him RXSSBEXSEK unconscious with a 1)" iron pipe
and tied his hands and feet with barbed wire. They then entered
the house and struck matches to use for light in ransacking it.
When they saw that they were running out of matches smaat they set
fire to some paper to contime their search, The flames from the
aper got out, i indi
brat thtng ese SP Vettes “atey, Wait withons Lending any, money
fron the house, but by the time that théy had arrived, the fire was

KELLY, William Cody

Kelly, a 30-year-old white native of 411inois, was an itinerant
farm laborer. In October, 1933, he was in Delta, Colo., where he
and his wife, Eva, met Lloyd Frady on Oct. 1. On October 16, they
went to Frady's cabin and the three of then borrowed an automobile
and went for a ride after consuming two bottles of whiskey. Shortly
after 8 o'clock, they went to the ranch of 53-year-old Russell
Browning located three miles north of Browning and summoned Brown-
ing from his house, They told the rancher that they were from Ne-
braska and wanted to purchase some hogs. Browning led then out to
his hog pen to show him what he had for sale ani when they reached
it, they blud, with a 1)" iron pipe
They then entered

im
and tied his hands and feet with barbed wire.
the house and struck matches to use for light in ransacking it.

when they saw that they Were running out of matches am they set
fire to Some paper to contime their search, The fianes fran the
aper got out, of centrol and they 1

Beret bgt es 3s Vato s Ley, sigtechout finding any money
fran the house, but by the time that they had arrived, the fire was

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