OTTEY, Irwin B,
Ottey, a 33-year-old white expert marksman, was a military policeman
until 1933 when he married and his wife, Oreanne, insisted that he
resigned. He then became a deputy constable in Monterey, Calif,
He and his wife separated shortly after their marriage and on the
night of Oct. 31, 193), they met in a Chinese restaurant in Monterey
ostensbily to selebrate Oreanne!s birthday, They got into an argue
ment and Ottey shot her four times with one bullet penetrating her
heart. He then tumed the weapon on himself in a Suicide attempt
but was only Slightly wounded. At his trial he pleaded not guilty by
reason of insanity and claimed that she was shot accidentally when
she struggled with him for the weapon after he had drawn it with the
gun as he claimed, Convicted and Sentenced to die, he was hanged at
San Quentin on July 10, 1936,
SALINAS INDEX~JOURNAL, Salinas, Calif., July 9, 1936 (Photo in this
issue); and July 10, 1936
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OTTEY, Irwin B,
Ottey, a 33-year-old white expert marksman, was a military policeman
until 1933 when he married and his wife, Oreanne, insisted that he
resigned. He then became a deputy constable in Monterey, Calif,
He and his wife Separated shortly after their marriage and on the
night of Oct, BL, 193)5 they met in a Chinese restaurant in Monterey
ostensbily to selebrate Oreanne!s birthday, They got into an argu-
ment and Ottey shot her four times with one bullet penstrating her
heart. He then turned the weapon on himself in a Suicide attempt
but was only slightly wounded, At his trial he pleaded not guilty by
reason of insanity and claimed that she was shot accidentally when
SALINAS INDEX-JOURNAL, Salinas » Calif., July 9, 1936 (Photo in this
issue); and July 10, 1936
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OTTEY, Irwin B,
‘med, Convicted
San Quentin on July 10, 1936,
SALINAS INDEX-JOURNAL, Salinas Galif., July 9, 1936 (Photo in this
issue); and July 10, 1936
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