to Cleveland, Ohio, with his wife and th ee
and recuperated, He was arrested on Au a he had the bullet removed
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sharing with his wife. At his trial, he
: 3 attempted to prove. a ibi
but it did not hold up and he was convicted and eo: to nan
173 Ne & 155
"Chicago, 12-12-1930-William Lenhardt, Cleveland gunman, whos testimony
two days ago helped save his aged mother from a prison sentence on
charges of conspiracy, was electrocuted today at the Cook County Jail
at 12:1) AM for the slaying of a North Side restaurant owner. lenhar-
dt's life was taken less than 30 hours after his mother, Mrs, Julia
Glovka of Cleveland was acouitted of attempting to engineer his free~
dom through a jailbreak, He had testified in court that she knew noth-
ing of his plans to escape, An attempt by the slayer's wife to visit
him for a last goodbye was unsuccessful because she arrived at the
county jail after regular visiting hours," TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleang
Las, 12-12-1930 (1-5)
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to Cleveland, Ohio, with his wife and th
ere he had
and recuperated, He was arrested on August presi clic uatie oe iaibade
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173 Ne & 155
"Chicago, 12=12-1930-William Lenhardt, Cleveland gunman, whos testimony
two days ago helped save his aged mother from a prison sentence on
charges of conspiracy, was electrocuted today at the Cook County Jail
at 12:1) AM for the slaying of a North Side restaurant owner. lLenhar-
dt's life was taken less than 30 hours after his mother, Mrs, Julia
Glovka of Cleveland was acquitted of attempting to engineer his free~
dom through a jailbreak, He had testified in court that she knew noth-
ing of his plans to escape, An attempt by the slayer's wife to visit
him for a last goodbye was unsuccessful ‘because she arrived at the
county jail after regular visiting hours," TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleang
La,y 12-12-1930 (1-5)
WORKSHEET - ILLINOIS = NWU = BOUND.
to Cleveland, Ohio, with his wife and there he had the
and recuperated. lie was arrested on August hiat wo howe ee
173 Ne B. 155
"Chicago, 12=12-1930-William Lenhardt, Cleveland gunman, whos testimony
two days ago helped save his aged mother froma prison sentence on
charges of conspiracy, was electrocuted today at the Cook County Jail
at 12:1h AM for the slaying of a North Side restaurant owner, Lenhar-
at's life was taken less than 30 hours after his mother, Mrs, Julia
Glovka of Cleveland was acquitted of attempting to engineer his free~
dom through a jailbreak, He had testified in court that she knew noth-
ing of his plans to escape, An attempt by the slayer's wife to visit
him for a last goodbye was unsuccessful “because she arrived at the
county jail after regular visiting hours," TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orlean
Lay, 12-12-1930 (1-5)
‘WORKSHEET - ILLINOIS = NWU - BOUND,
LENHARDT, William Zs thn rn P27, 1750
Lenhardt, a white veteran of World War I, lived in Chicago, Il1., with
his common-law wife. Around 2:15 on the afternoon of June 20, 1929,
he entered the restaurant owned and operated by Milton Valasopoulos
and tocated at 803 West 7hth Street. He drew a pistol and attmpted
to rob the restaurant owner and Valasopoulos, in resisting, grappled
with him for possession of the weapon, The chef and a customer came
to his rescue, but Lenhardt managed to shoot him, inflicting a wound
from which Valasopoulos died two days later. lLenhardt broke free
and ran from the restaurant, commandeering an AYBEAMSXEX automobile
and forcing the driver to drive several blocks north where he made the
man leave the automobile and took the wheel himself, Around l o'clock
on the same afternoon, he entered a drug store located at 5726 Elston
Avenue and robbed the owner, He explained to him that he had killed
aman earlier in the afternoon who resisted a robbery attempt and the
druggest offerem no resistance, When Lenhardt left, he ran outside
and fired several shots at the automobile before calling police and
giving a description of the car and driver, Shortly afterwards, Len-
hardt was forced to a stop by motorcycle patrolman Clarence Falk who
he shot without warning, As Lenhardt sped off, Falk fired at the
car and one of the bullets struck Lenhardt in the shoulder. He weht
LENHARDT, William wa 211730
Lenhardt, a white veteran of World War I, lived in Chicago, Tll., with
his common-law wife. Around 2:15 on the afternoon of June 20, 1929,
he entered the restaurant owned and operated by Milton Valasopoulos
and docated at 803 West 7hth Street, He drew a pistol and attmpted
to rob the rastaurant owner and Valasopoulos, in resisting, grappled
with him for possession of the weapon, The chef and a customer came
to his rescue, but Lenhardt managed to shoot him, inflicting a wound
from which Valasopoulos died two days later. Lenhardt broke free
and ran from the restaurant, commandeering an AXSEMMSXEX automobile
and forcing the driver to drive several blocks north where he made the
man leave the automobile and took the wheel himself, Around l o'clock
on the same afternoon, he entered a drug store located at 5726 Hlston
Avenue and robbed the owner, He explained to him that he had killed
aman earlier in the afternoon who resisted a robbery attempt and the
druggest offered no resistance, When Lenhardt left, he ran outside
and fired several shots at the automobile before calling police and
giving a description of the car and driver, Shortly afterwards, Len-
hardt was forced to a stop by motorcycle patrolman Clarence Falk who
he shot without warning. As Lenhardt sped off, Falk fired-at the
car and one of the bullets struck Lenhardt in the shoulder. He weht
LENHARDT, William
He drew a pistol and attmpted
to rob the restaurant owner and Valasopoulos, in resisting, grappled
with him for possession of the weapon, The chef and a customer came
to his rescue, but Lenhardt managed to shoot him, inflicting a wound
fron which Valasopoulos died two days later. Lenhardt broke free
and ran from the 5 an automobile
and forcing the driver to drive several blocks north where he made the
man leave ‘the automobile and took the wheel himself, Around h o'clock
on the same afternoon, he entered a drug store located at 5726 Elston
Avenue and robbed the owner, He explained to him that he had killed
aman earlier in the afternoon who resisted a robbery attempt and the
Gruggest offered no resistance, When lenhardt left, he ran outside
and fired several shots at the automobile before calling police and
i 4 nd driver, Shortly afterwards, Len-
to a stop by motorcycle patrolman Clarence Falk who
i As Ienhardt sped off, Falk fired at the
struck Lenhardt in the shoulder, He weht
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