/at Hot Springse Both confessed with Connell admitting he
/was trigger man, Both sentenced to die, From death row, |
}with another condemed' murderer, John Eulos Sullivan, made
2 abortive attempts to escape, once by sawing way into yarc
and attempting to scale wall and the other by tunnelling _
way out, Then on Feb, 1 succeeded in escapiithg by using a
wooden pistol to disarm guard and force him to release,
Went four days without food before being surrounded at
Kedfield on Feb. )} where Joe Sullivan captured and John
Sullivan and Connell killéd in gun battle, Prior to death
Sullivan told all concerning escape attempts. Said he had
been arrested for murder of Patrolman John Lund at Sapulpa
but released when proved alibi and named Connell as that
killer, Went to death calmly with no sigm of nervousnesse
Last words: "Jesus, Mary and Joseph, have mercy," repeated
over and over until current applied, ARKANSAS GAZETTE,
18-192), (Photo, page 1); -19-192h.
| at Hot Springs, Both confessed with Connell admitting he |
| was trigger man, Both sentenced to die, From death row,
| with another condemmed’ murderer, John Eulos Sullivan, made |
| 2 abortive attempts to escape, once by sawing way into yard
and attempting to scale wall and the other by tunnelling
way out, Then on Feb, 1 succeeded in escapiithg by using a
wooden pistol to disarm guard and force him to release,
Went four days without food before being surrounded at
Redfield on Feb. ) where Joe Sullivan captured and John
Sullivan and Connell killéd in gun battle, Prior to death
Sullivan told all concerning escape attempts. Said he had
been arrested for murder of Patrolman John Lund at Sapulpa
but released when proved alibi and named Connell as that
killer, Went to death calmly with no sigm of nervousnesse
Last words: "Jesus, Mary and Joseph, have mercy," repeated
over and over until current applied, ARKANSAS GAZETTE,
18-192), (Photo, page 1); l-19-192h.
B86 Bo! ‘Connell! ting he
was trigger man, oth sentenced to die, From death Tow,
with another condemed murderer, John Bulos Sullivan, made
2 abortive attempts to escape, once by sawing way into yar
and attempting to scale wall and the other by tunnelling
way out, Then on Feb, 1 succeeded in escapiitg by using a
wooden pistol to disarm guard and force him to release,
Went four days without food before being surrounded at
Kedfield on Feb, }, where Joe Sullivan captured and John
Sullivan and Connell killéd in gun battle,
Sullivan told all concerning escape attempts.
boon arrested for murder of Patrolman John Land at Sapulpa
but released when proved alibi and named Connell as
killer, Went to ‘death calmly with no sign of nervousness.
Last words: psoas: Mary and Joseph, have mercy," repeated
over and over until current applied, ARKANSAS GAZETTE,
[e8-192h (Photo, page 1); 19-1926
/BULLIVAN, Joe 4AK~ BK /AbegEy large card
| 3heyeare-old white,’ electrocuted Ark, State Prison ]-18-192),
/Native of Kansas City, Mo, Arrested for robbery of Pawhus-«
kay Okla., bank but released when witnesses fadled to iden-
tify. While in jail there, met Emory Connell (Bowers says
| Connell was executed but he is wrong) and married Connell's
)wife's sister, Six weeks later, on morning of July 2h,
1923, theyarrived in Little Rock, Ark., in stolen car and
went to house at 1005 Chester St. where they were pawning
a stolen diamond ring to negro fence when Detective Sgts.
Luther C, Hay and George We Moore arrived in answer to a
telephone call from woman who said somehhing iklegal going
on there, When officers entered, Connell, the only one who
was armed, drew pistol and shot both, killing, In return
fire, Connell wounded in leg which had to be amputateds
Sullivan helped from house to car and escaped. Captured
SULLIVAN, Joe ARLK~ BK (AbegEy large card
3h-year-old white, electrocuted Ark, State Prison 18-192
Native of Kansas City, Mo, Arrested for robbery of Pawhus
kay Okla,, bank but released when witnesses faaled to iden-
tify. While in jail there, met Emory Connell (Bowers says
| Connell was executed but he is wrong) and married Connell's
wife's sister. Six weeks later, on morning of July 2h,
1923, theyarrived in Little Rock, Ark., in stolen car and
went to house at 1005 Chester Ste where they were pawning
a stolen diamond ‘ring to negro fence when Detective Sgts.
Luther C. Hay and George We Moore arrived in answer to a
telephone call from woman who said somehhing iklegal going
on there, When officers entered, Connell, the only one who|
was armed, drew pistol and shot both, killing. In return
fire, Connell wounded in leg which had to be amputatede
Sullivan helped from house to car and escaped. Captured
SULLIVAN, Joe 44K~ Bk /AbpEylaree card
3l-year-old white, electrocuted Ark, State Prison l,-18-192I
Native of Kansas City, Mo,
While in jail there, met Emory Connell (Bowers says
Connell was executed but he is wrong) and married Connell's|
wifé's sister, Six weeks later, on morning of July 2h,
1923, theyarrived in Little Rock, Ark., in stolen car and
went to house at 1005 Chester St, where they were pawning
a stolen diamond ‘ring to negro fence when Detective Sgts,
luther C, Hay and George W. Moore arrived in answer to a
telephone call from woman who said somebhing iklegal going
on there, When officers entered, Connell, the only one who}
was armed, drew pistol and shot both, killing, In return
fire, Connell wounded in leg which had to be amputated.
Sullivan helped from house to car and escaped. Captured
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