nor's reception room while she waited to plaed for the life of her
son, The Governor -declined-to—intervene however, and Figuli, after —
having previously said that he was not afraid to die, went to his
death calmly in aa SEEPS GHEE a ae ELD ot on emer 21,
1938
COLUMBUS DISPATCH, Columbus, Ohio, December 21 and December 22, 1938
Note: At the time of their arrests, Figuli and Boettcher boasted
that they were "just getting started" in their criminal careers .
nor's reception room while she waited to plaed for the life of her
son, The Governor-declined-to—intervene however, and Figuli, after —
having previously aaid that he was not afraid to die, went to his
death calmly in the electric chair at, the Ohio Prison on December 21,
1938 2
COLUMBUS DISPATCH, Columbus, Ohio, December 21 and December 22, 1938
Note: At the time of their arrests, Figuli and Boettcher boasted
that they were "just getting started" in their criminal careers 4
nor's reception room while she waited to plaed for the life of her
‘Son, The Governor-declined-to~intervene however, and Figuli, after —
having previously said that he was not afraid to die, went to his
death calmly in the electric chair at, the Ohio Prison on December 21,
19386
COLUMBUS DISPATCH, Columbus, Ohio, December 21 and December 22, 1938
Note: At the time of their arrests, Figuli and Boettcher boasted
that they were "just getting started" in their criminal careers .
int ey wore unt getting steele tt thee rloiae) career
FIGULI, Stephen : “Hoa eid 04 Dil ) { al S ve
Figuli, a 20-year-old white man, was a resident of Cleveland, Ohio,
where he joined with three friends, Carl Boettcher, Jacob Miller, and
Vincent Grinkowicz, in determining to become gangsters, They went
to Columbus where, on the affernoon, of Feb, h, 1938, they robbed the
lilltop Office of the Ohio National Bank, stealing $3,500.00, They
were trailed to a room that they had rented by Columbus Detectives
Robert Cline, Robert Cooke, Leo Phillips and William Danner, When
they saw the officers approaching, in conformity with their agreement
to kill any policemen who might try to question or arrest them, they
opened fired and Cline was mortally wound&d as were Miller and Grinko-
wiez when Cline's fellow officers returned the fire. Both Figuli and
Boettcher were arrested and charged with the murder and at their
trial, where Figuli's defense was that he had not fired a gun during
the shootout but where the prosecution maintained that he had entered
willingly into the conspiracy to kill any officers who might try to
arrest them, they were both convicted and sentenced to dies Boettcher
cheated the electric chair when he died of natural causes in the Ohio
State Prison on April 6, 1938. An effort was made to obtain execu=
tive clemency for Figuli and his mother knelt in prayer in the Gover-
FIGULI, Stephen, Fear rds or al eS or
Figuli, a 20-year-old white man, was a resident of Cleveland, Ohio,
where he joined with three friends, Carl Boettcher, Jacob Miller,and
Vincent Grinkowicz, in determining to become gangsters, They went
to Columbus where, on the affernoon, of Feb, , 1938, they robbed the
Hilltop Office of the Ohio National Bank, stealing #3,500.00, They
were trailed to a room that they had rented by Columbus Detectives
Robert Cline, Robert Cooke, Leo Phillips and William Danner. When
they saw the officers approaching, in conformity with their agreement
to kill any policemen who might try to question or arrest them, they
opened fired and Cline was mortally woundéd as were Miller and Grinko-
wiez when Cline's fellow officers returned the fire. Both Figuli and
Boettcher were arrested and charged with the murder and at their
trial, where Figuli's defense was that he had not fired a gun during
the shootout but where the prosecution maintained that he had entered
willingly into the conspiracy to kill any officers who might try to
arrest them, they were both convicted and sentenced to die. Boettcher
cheated the electric chair when he died of natural causes in the Ohio
State Prison on April 6, 1938. An effort was made to obtain execu=
tive clemency for Figuli and his mother knelt in prayer in the Gover=
FIGULI, Stephen ~FDco0dror mG 1a Bor
Figuli, a 20-year-old white man, was a resident of Cleveland, Ohio,
where he joined with three friends, Carl Boettcher, Jacob Miller,and
Vincent Grinkowicz, in determining to become gangsters, They went
+o Columbus where, on the affernoon of Feb, l, 1938, they robbed the
Hilltop Office of the Ohio National Bank, stealing $3,500.00, They
were trailed to a room that they had rented by Columbus Detectives
Robert Cline, Robert Cooke, Leo Phillips and William Danner, When
they saw the officers approaching, in conformity with their agreement
to kill any policemen who might try to question or arrest then, they
opened fires and Cline was mortally woundid as were Miller and Gri
wicz when (Line's fellow officers returned the fire, Both Figuli and
Boettcher were arrested and charged with the murder and at their
trial, where Figuli's defense was that he had not fired a gun during
the shootout but where the prosecution maintained that he had entered
willingly into the conspiracy to kill any officers who might try to
arrest them, they were both convicted and sentenced to die, Boettcher]
cheated the electric chair when he died of natural causes in the Ohio
State Prison on April 6, 1938. An effort was made to obtain execu
tive clemency for Figuli and his mother knelt in prayer in the Gover=-
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