sa scene a es crime and he and Schuck who he claimed xigg fre-
quently. went widing with himself and Paul were charged with the mur-
der. Schuck confessed and testified against James at his trial,
After James had been sentenced to death, Schuck was placed on trial
and he, too, was convicted and sentenced to die, Both were elec~
_ trocuted at the New Jersey State Prison on August 3, 1921.
FRONT PAGE DETECTIVE, Bopranber » 1966, "By the Skin of his Teeth"
os Jay Williams, page 36. 2
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See Hew Pi Ry Ellis, Sifakis! ahh eat ag OF AMERICAN CRIME, mY
library, ppg55h.
the scene ee the crime and he and Schuck who he claimed xh fre-
quently went widing with himself and Paul were charged with the mr-
der. Schuck confessed and testified against James at his trial.
After James had been sentenced to death, Schuck was placed on trial
and he, too, was convicted and sentenced to die. Both were elec~
trocuted at the New Jersey State Prison on August 3@, 1921.
FRONT PAGE DETECTIVE, Sontomber, 1966. "By the Skin of his Teeth"
by Jay Williams, page 36. . i a
ao "The eee / a
4 seek rie Ellis, Sifakis' ENCYCLOPEDIA OF AMERICAN CRIME, my
library, ley
the scene of the crime and he and Schuck who he claimed xing fre-
quently went widing with himself and Paul were charged with the mur-|
der. Schuck confessed and testified against James at his trial.
After James had been sentenced to death, Schuck was placed on trial
and he, too, was convicted and sentenced to die, Both were elec-
trocuted at the New Jersey State Prison on August 38, 1921,
FRONT PAGE DSTHOTLVE, September, 1966, "By the Skin of his Teeth"
by Jay Williams, page 36,
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_in_his_pouch, They were riding in James' automobile, but Schuck
was driving with Paul on the passenger side and James in the back
~ seat. As they drove through the country, James struck Paul over
|__the_head, knocking him unconscious, and then dragged_him in the
bafk seat of the car and shot him twice in the head. They submerged
~ the body in a creek for ten days, having tied it to 4 log, and dur-~
_ihg this time, the speculation was that Paul, who had served a_one
ear term in federal prison many years earlier for postal theft
had abscounded with the money. They then ‘removed the “body fram’ the —
creek and buried it in a shallow grave where it was discovered the _
next day, James became a suspect when his glass es were found at
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JAMES, Frank and SCHUCK, Raymond
James, awhite Camden, N. Je, automobile salesman, and his friend,
& * Schuck, also white and the manager of si a Camden telephone company,
N_were active young .men-about-town who, though they both KaaRS earned —
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sionally took him for automobile rides. On Oct. 5, 1920, they —s_
~ picked Paul up as he was going to Philadelphia with over $70,000
__in_his_pouch, They were riding in James' automobile, but Schuck
~ seat. As they drove through the country, James struck Paul over
|___the_head, knocking him unconscious, and then_dragged_him inthe
bak seat of the car and shot him twice in the head. They submerged
| the body in a creek for ten days, having tied it to 4 log, and dur-~ |
ing this time, the speculation was that Paul, who had served_a_one
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creek and buried it in a shallow grave where it was discovered the _
- hext day. James became a suspect when his glass es were found at
»_after his daily-schedule, occa~
sionally took him for automobile rides. On Oct. 5, 1920, they
picked Paul up as he was going to jo PLTaaeTBHIA With over $70,000
in hia poidh. Tey ware siding tn damsst automobile, but Schuck
was driving with Paul on the passenger side and Janes in the back
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bagk seat of the car and shot him twice in the he:
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ing this time, the speculation was that Paul, who ae ore one
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creek and buried it in a shallow grave where it was ener
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