Willard Shannon, CA, 1928 May 4

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demonstrating the car. Skannon lured Lage into the foot-
hills above Jackson, shot him to death and dragged his body
into a thicket of brush, Then using Lage's name, cards and
automobile, the slayer fled south, leaving a trail of fic-
titious checks, He was finally depturad in Salt Lake city.
CHRON EGLE San Francisco, CA, May 5, 1928 (2/3,)

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demonstrating the car. Skannon lured Lage into the foot-
hills above Jackson, shot him to death and dragged his body
into a thicket of brush, Then using Lage's name, cards and
automobile, the slayer fled south, leaving a trail of fic-
titious checks, He was finally captured in Salt Lake City.
CHRONICLE, San Francisco, CA, May 5, 1928 (2/3.)

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automobile, the slayer fled south, leaving a trail of fie-
titious checks, He was finally captured in Salt Lake City.|
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, "Sacramento, May = Willard Shannon was hanged at 10:02 a
m, today for the murder of Harold Lage, an automobile sale

mane Physicians pronounced him dead at 10:12, The man

whose murder of Harold Lage, Stockton automobile sales smany

had shocked California, was pale but succeeded in his

effort to smile as he entered the death room, Earlier thi

morning he had breakfasted on strawberries, toast and

chocolate. Shannon required no assistance as he took his

place, te brief goodbye to his guards was his only fare-
well. “n Dec, 28, 1926, Shamon went to the Lowe Motor
Company in Stockton, He negotiated for the purchase of a
car and Harold Lage, a salesman, was given the task of

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27eyears-old, hanged Folsom Prison (Amador County) on
May h, 1928 Vitae “See 263 P 522.

, "Sacramento, May  - Willard Shannon was hanged at 10:02 a
“m, today for the murder of Harold Lage, an automobile sale
mane Physicians pronounced him dead at 10:12, The man
whose murder of Harold Lage, Stockton automobile salesman,
had shocked California, was pale but succeeded in his
effort to smile as he entered the death room, Earlier thi
morning he had breakfasted on strawberries, toast and
chocolate. Shannon required no assistance as he took his
place, A brief goodbye to his guards was his only fare-
well, “n Dec, 28, 1926, Shannon went to the Lowe Motor
Company in Stockton, He negotiated for the purchase of a
car and Harold Lage, a salesman, was given the task of

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“mn, today for the murder of Harold Lage, an aes sale
man, Physicians pronounced him dead at 1 The mai
whose murder of Harold Lage, Stockton automobile Ba,
had shocked California, was pale but succeeded in his
effort to smile as he entered the death room, Earlier thi
soritig ls Wad orenkroston on strawberries, toast and
chocolate, Shannon required no assistance as he took his
place. A brief goodbye to his guards was his on
well, Yn Dec,
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