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_ They, in turn, notified the Tass td hid out. the store Pe hee it
had closed. A veteran detective , Bemmie Cravat, and another officer
were inshde the store while two other officers waited outside, Late
that night, Fairris and Price returned to. the store with the book
keeper who they had surprised and forced to accompany them when she
reached her home, After they entered the store and the lady knelt
to open the safe, the officers made their move, Fairris and Cravatt
got into a tussle and when Fairris broke away, he “shot Cravatt three
times, Cravatt managed to get off one shot which struck the bandit
in the side. Price was shot in the leg and captured there but Fai-
rris managed to escape, He was abandoned by his girl-friend who
was driving their stolen car in Shawnee, Okla., because of his wound
and he was arrested there. Skinner was taken into custody at the
bookeeperss home where he was holding the market manager and the
lady's husband as hostages. Skinner and Price pleaded guilty and
received life sentences, Fairris who actually fired the fatal shot
was convicted and sentenced to death, Prior to his execution, Price
attempted to save his life by claiming that he had fired the shot
_that killed Cravatt. Fairris was electrocuted on Jan. 18, 1956. His
last words, spoken to the executioner were: "Take it easy, Big Boy,
_,._Those straps are tight, I don't want to get hurt." 3
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had closed. A veteran detective, Bennie Cravat, and another officer
were inside the store while two, other officers waited outside, Late
that night, Fairris and Price returned to.the store with the book
keeper who they had surprised and forced to accompany them when she
reached her home. After they entered the store and the lady knelt
to open the safe, the officers made their move, fFairris and Cravatt
got into a tussle and when Fairris broke away, he “shot Cravatt three
times, Cravatt managed to get off one shot which struck the bandit
in the side. Price was shot in the leg and captured there but Fai-
rris managed to escape, He was abandoned by his girl-friend who
was driving their stolen car in Shawnee, Okla., because of his wound
and he was arrested there. Skinner was taken into custody at the
bookeepergs home where he was holding the market manager and the
lady's husband as hostages. Skinner and Price pleaded guilty and
received life sentences, Fairris who actually fired the fatal shot
was convicted and sentenced to death, Prior to his exeomtion, Price
attempted to save his life by claiming that he had fired the shot
that killed Cravatt. — Fairris was electrocuted on Jan. 18, 1956. His
last words, spoken to the executioner were: "Take it easy, Big Boys
Those straps are tight..I don't want to get hurt."
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had closed, A veteran detective, Bernie Cravat, and another officer
were inside the store while two other officers waited outside, Late
that night, Fairris and Price returned to.the store with the book
Keeper who they had surprised and forced to accompany them when she
reached her hone, After they entered the store and the lady knelt
to open the safe, the officers made their move, fFairris and Cravatt
got into a tussle and when Fairris broke away, he shot Cravatt three
times, Cravatt managed to get off one shot which struck the bandit
in the side. Price was shot in the leg and captured there but Fai-
ris nanaged to escape, He was abandoned by hia girlfriend who
was driving their stolen car in Shawnee, Okla., because of his wound
ind ho Waa arrested thera. Sicinnar vasrteken into custody. at the
bookeeperss home where he was holding the market manager and the
lady's husband as hostages. Skinner and Price pleaded guilty and
received life sentences, Fairris who aes fired the fatal shot
was convicted and sentenced to death, Prior to his exeontion, fs
attempted to save his life by claiming that he had fired the
that killed Cravatt, Fairris was electrocuted on Jan, 18, 1956,
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Fairris » a white man born on Jan. 2, 193, was from a family filled
whth criminals. An uncle, Roy Hamilton, had been electrocuted in
Texas, and at the time of Fairris' own exectthion, his mother was
serving a prison sentence there for the murder of her husband,
Raised in far from privileged circumstances, Fairris committed his
first burglary at the age of fourteen and from that time until his
death supported himself by criminal activities except while he was
in prison, In early July, 1954, hews released from the Kansas
State Prison where he had been serving a term for burglary. He
contacted a former inmate who was ROKXHEXH£ working at an Oklahoma
City, Okla. super market and obtained details on the operations of
the store including information as to who had the combination to
the safe. On the evening of July 16, 195), Fairris and two friends,
Raymond Price and James Edward Skinner, forced the Assistant manager
to leave with them at gunpoint. planning to return after the store
had closed and rob the safe, The manager convinced them that he
did.not know the combination to the safe and they went to the home
of the lady book keepgpr to await her arrival, A’ customer had no-~
the manager leaving with the two men and had notified the ownerse
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Fairia; a white man born on Jan, 2% 193h.5 was from a family filled
with criminals, An uncle, Roy Hamilton, had been electrocuted in
Texas, and at the time of Fairris' own exectiion, his mother was
serving a prison sentence there for the murder of her husband.
Raised in far from privileged circumstances, Fairris committed his
first burglary at the age of fourteen and from that time until his
death supported himself by criminal activities except while he was
in prison, In early July, 1954, hews released from the Kansas
State Prison where he had been serving a term for burglary. He
contacted a former inmate who was RSKEXKEXHE working at an Oklahoma
City, Okla. super market and obtained details on the operations of
the store including information as to who had the combination to
the safe. On the evening of July 16, 195), Fairris and two friends,
Raymond Price and James Edward Skinner, forced the assistant manager
to leave with them at gunpoint. planning to return after the store
had closed and rob the safe. The manager convinced them that he
did.not know the combination to the safe and they went to the home
of the lady book keeper to await her arrival. A customer had no
the manager leaving with the two men and had notified the owners.
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Fairris, a white tee born on Jan. 2, 193), was from a family filled
whth criminals, An uncle, Roy Hamilton, had been electrocuted in
Texas, and at the time of Fairris' own exectihion, his mother was
serving a prison sentence there for the murder of her husband.
death supported himself by criminal activities except while he was
in prison, In early July, 1954, hews released fron the Kansas
State Prison where he had been serving a term for burglary. He
contacted a former inmate who was BBKXHRXHE working at an Oklahona
City, Okla, super market and obtained details on the operations of
the store including information as to who had the combination to
the safe, On the evening of July 16, 195, Fairris and two friends,
Raymond Price and James Edward Skinner, forced the kssistant manager
to leave with them at gunpoint. planning to return after the store
had closed and rob the safe, The manager convinced them that he
did.not know the combination to the safe and they went to the home
of, the Lady bool Keeper. to await. her aceivalh ek cusbenne had noe
the manajer leaving with the two men and had notified the owners.
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