GARRISON, Frank Min joie Vie
Garrison, a Coos So., Ores, white man, was accused of having killed
Roy Perkins at #astside, near Marshfield, oni@epte 1, 1912. Garr.
son originally confessed the crime and his confession, ithdich he had
subsequently repudiated, was the basis for his conviction at his
first trial, Befause this repudiated confession had been used, the
Supreme Court of Oregon ordered a new trial and he was convicted for
the second time and sentenced to hang. Garrison confinued to main-
ta in his innocence and the day before his execution issued a lengthy
statement in which he claimed that he had been convicted on perjured
testimony and through the connivance of a ring of Soos County pali-~
ticians and lawmen who were protect&ng the white slavery and illicit
whiskey racket in the county and he even went so far as to name one
of the lawmen who had traced the crime to him as the actual murderer
of eee Most people , according to the local press at the time,
felt that Yarrison was insane and dangerous and that his accusations
were prompted by a desire for revenge. He was hanged at the Oregon
State Prison on Dec, 13, 1912.
BSF COOS BAY TIMES, Coos Bay, Cree, 12-13-1912 and 12-1)-1912 .
CARRISON, Frank La, fo ) Vig
Garrison, a Coos Co., Ores, white man, was accused of having killed
Roy Perkins at #astside, near Marshfield, on Sept. 1, 1912. Garri-
son originally confessed the crime and his confession, which he had
subsequently repudiated, was the basis for his conviction at his
first trial. Befause this repudiated confession had been used, the
Supreme Court of Oregon ordered a new trial and he was convicted for
the second time and sentenced to hang. Garrison confinued to main-
ta in his innocence and the day before his execution issued a lengthy
statement in which he claimed that he had been convicted on perjured
testimony and through the connivance of a ring of Coos County pali-~
ticians and lawmen who were protectkng the white slavery and illicit
whiskey racket in the county and he even went so far as to name one
of the lawmen who had traced the crime to him as the actual murderer
of Perkins, Most people, according to the local press at the time,
felt that Garrison was insane and dangerous and that his accusations
were prompted by a desire for revenge. He was hanged at the Oregon
State Prison on Dec. 13, 1912.
¥8E COOS BAY TIMES, Coos Bay, Crees 12-13-1912 and 12-L)-1912 .
GARRISON,
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2 Coog Gory Cress white man, was accusod of having Idle
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t Sastside, near Marshfic
son originally confessed the crime and his confess
the second tine/and eshtanoad to hangs (Ca
ta in his innocence and the day before his execution issued a leng
EL tenene, in which he claimed that he had been convicted on perjured
estinony and through the connivance of a ring of Coos County pali~
and lawmen who were protecténg the white y and illicit
whiskey racket 49 the county and he even went so far as Bang ee
of the lawmen who had traced the crime to hin as +
Porkins, Most people, according to er local press at the time,
felt that Carrison was insane and dangerous and that his accusations
yore pranpted by a desire for revenge. le was hangod at the Oregon
tate Prison on Dec, 13, 1912.
BSE COOS BAY TIMES, Coos Ba
y) Ores, 12-13-1912 and 12-1i-1912 .
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