s ee him and going into convulsions when his name was mentioned, On
April 16, 1900, pale but KYA galm, he mounted the gallows in the jail
yard at Tacoma and was hanged in the presence of one hundred witnesses,
His Last words were: "Gentlemen, I am here to die, I am face to face
with death, I have committed many errors during my life for which I
am sorry, You see my hair is very gray, but there is good reason for
it, lI want to say mre but do not feel like it. But this I want to
say - the best medicine against murder is capital punishment, Goodbye,
that's all," A small piece of skin on his neck was torn by the fall
and blood fell from the wound,
MORNING OLYMPIAN, Olympia, Washington, April 6, 1900;
TACOMA DAILY IEDGER, Tacoma, Wash, March 2, 1900; Jan, 23, 1900} April
6, 19006. !
s ee him and going into convulsions when his name was mentioned, On
April 16, 1900, pale but EXX galm, he mounted the gallows in the jail
yard at Tacoma and was hanged in the presence of one hundred witnesses,|
His last words were: "Gentlemen, I am here to die. I am face to face
with death, I have committed many errors during my life for which TI
am sorry, You see my hair is very gray, but there is good reason for
it, I want to say more but do not feel like it. But this I want to
say - the best medicine against murder is capital punishment, Goodbye,
that's all." A small piece of skin on his neck was torn by the fall
and blood fell from the wund,
MORNING OLYMPIAN, Olympia, Washington, April 6, 1900;
TACOMA DAILY IED}ER, Tacoma, Wash. March 2, 1900; Jan, 23, 1900} April
6, 1900.
ee him and going into convulsions when his name was mentioned, On
the gallows in the Jail
His last words weret "Gentlemen, I am here to die. 0 face
with death, I have committed many errors during m fe for which T
am sorry, You see my hair is very gray, but there is good reason for
it, I want to say more but do not feel like it. But this I want to
say - the best medicine against mirder is capital punishment. Goodbye,
that's all," A small piece of skin on his neck was torn by the fall
and blood fell from the wound,
MORNING OLYMPIAN, Olympia, Washington, April 6, 1900
TLY IEDR, Tacoma, fash, March 2, 19603 Jars 23, 1900} April
6, 1900.
MICHAUD, Albert April 16, 1930
Michaud, a French-Canddian, and his wife Julia lived in Tacoma, Wash,
' They had domestic difficulties for some time and in 1895 heatemted
to kill her by shoot'ing her while she was at work at the Fannie
Paddock hospital, grazing her forehead and inflicting a scar which she
bore until her death, Arrested for the assault, he was sent to the
Washington State Prison at Walla Walla for four years during which she
divorced ‘him and married a man named John Ambler, Shortly after his
release from Prison, Michaud went to the Ambler residence Located HX
in "Nigger Tract", Tacoma, while Mrs. Ambler was alone in the house
with their 13-year-old daughter, When Michaud entered with a pistol,
she ran out of the back door acreaming and he followed, firing the
pistol. One of the bullets struck her in the back as she was going
through the front gate to the street and she fell to her knees, begging
for mercye Michaud placed the pistol next to her side and fired again,
inflicting a fatal wound, He then placed the mzzle of the weapon in
his own mouth and pulled the trigger but all of the bullets had alrea-
dy been fired, He seemed indifferent at his trial and when he was
sentenced to die, his only remark was to a jailer: "I was afraid the
were going to send me back over to Walla Walla," There was no appea
and Michaud was entirely befeft of friends and relatives, his own
daughter who had witnessed the murder of her mother refusing to go to
MICHAUD, Albert April 16, 1930
Michaud, a French-Canddian, and his wife Julia lived in Tacoma, Wash.
They had domestic difficulties for some time and in 1895 heatemted
to kill her by shooting her while she was at work at the Fannie
Paddock hospital, grazing her forehead and inflicting a scar which she
bore until her death, Arrested for the assault, he was sent to the
Washington State Prison at Walla Walla for four years during which ‘she
divorced him and married a man named John Ambler, Shortly after his
release from Prison, Michaud went to the Ambler residence located 2K
in "Nigger Tracté", Tacoma, while Mrs. Ambler was alone in the house
with their 13-year-old daughter, When Michaud entered with a pistol,
she ran out of the back door screaming and he followed, firing the
pistol, One of the bullets struck her in the back as she was going
through the front gate to the street and she fell to her knees, begging
for mercy, Michaud placed the pistol next to her side and fired again,
inflicting a fatal wound, He then placed the muzzle of the weapon in
his own mouth and pulled the trigger but all of the bullets had alrea-
dy been fired, He seemed indifferent at his trial and when he was
sentenced to die, his only remark was to a jailer: "I was afraid see
were going to send me back over to “alla Walla," There was no appea.
and Michaud was entirely befeft of friends and relatives, his own
daughter who had witnessed the mrder of her mother refusing to go to
MICHAUD, Albert April 16, 1930
Michaud, 2 French-Canddian, and his wife Julia lived in Tacoma, Wash,
They had domestic difficulties for some time and in 1895 he a4itemted
to kill her by shooting her while she was at work at the Fannie
Arrested for the assault, he was sent to
Washington State Prison at Walla Walla for four years during which she
divorced him and married a man named Jobn Ambler, Shortly after his
release from Prison, Michaud went to the Ambler residence located 4K
in "Ni » Tacoma, while Mrs, Ambler was alone in the house
with their L3-yearsold daughter, When Michaud entered with a pistol,
she ran out of the back door acreaming and he followed, firing the
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