Ira Kelly, TX, 1934 January 18

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KELLY, Ira

Worksheet ~ WIETGER KG GQIKe TEX -— NwWU
38-year-old white man, orectnce weaait rae State Prison
(Harris County) on January 18, 193), for the rape of a
12-year-old girl. See worksheet - Texas notwritten upe
Affirmed on appeal 63 SOUTHWESTERN -2nd- 102) - See,

"EXECUTE REXKSNXXX TEXAN - Huntsville, Tx.e, Jan. 18, 193\<
Ira Kelly was electrocuted at the penitentiary early today
as authorities carried out a sentence imposed on the 38-
year~old Seabrok man for attacking a small girl, All he ha
to say as he went calmly to his fate was a muttered prayer
that ‘the Tord have mercy on my soul.' While the law was
closing Kelly s case, another convict, who also faced death
in the electric chair, was exuting over the commutation of
his death sentence to one of life imprisonment." (CTARION~

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KELLY, Ira

Worksheet - Wengen Xe KX TEX — NWU
38-year-old white man, oipatintara Texas State Prison
(Harris County) on January 18, 193), for the rape of a
12-year-old girl. See worksheet - Texas notwritten up.
Affirmed on appeal 63 SOUTHWESTERN -~2nd- 102) = See,

"EXECUTE KRXKSNXXX TEXAN - Huntsville, Txe, Jane 18, 193h<
Ira Kelly was electrocuted at the penitentiary early today
as authorities carried out a sentence imposed on the 38-

year-old Seabrok man for attacking a small girl, All he ha
to say as he went calmly to his fate was a muttered prayer
that 'the Tord have mercy on my soul.' While the law was
closing Kelly's case, another convict, who also faced death
in the electric chair, was exuting over the commutation of
his death sentence to one of life imprisonment." CTARION~

fed per, Jachdon, ths, (\AGAGELCESE

KELLY, Tra
Worksheet - engEnyn. k TEX -, Nw
SBoyear-old wite man, el artrocieed Meee cute Pree
(Harris County) on January 18, 193h, for the rape of a
lg-year-old girl. See worksheet ~ Texas notwritten up.
Affirmed on appeal 63 SOUTHWESTERN -2nd- 102) - See,

"EXECUTE KEXKSNWOXG TEXAN - Huntsville, Tx., Jan. 18, 193-

UTE
Ira Kelly was electrocuted at the penitentiary early today
as authorities carried out a sentence imposed on the 38-

year-old Seabrok man for attacking a small girl, All he ha
to say as he went calmly to his fate was a muttered prayer
that ‘the Lord have mercy on my soul.' ‘While the law was
closing Kelly's case, another convict, who also faced death,
in the electric chair, was exuting over the commutation of
his death sentence to one of life imprisonment." {TARION=
edger, Jachdon, ths (19-1924 CGSE

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