C. Y. Timmons, 1909 February 26

Timmons claimed that he awoke in the middle of the night..to. find his
throat cut and that he. had then’killed his wife thinking that.she.had
attempted to kill him. How@ver, testimony. av his.trial brought out
the fact that on the night of Oct, 20, he had lay in bed all night x
with a butcher knife in his hand threatening to kill his wife, The
physical evidence also discounted his claims and he was convicted

and sentenced to die. On Feb. 26, 1909, he was hanged at the Oregon
State Prisons

THE OREGON STATESMAN, Portland, Oregon, Octe 22, 1908, Page one.

Timmons claimed that he awoke in the middle of the night.to. find his
throat cut and that he had then killed his wife thinking that, she. had
attempted to kill him. How8ver, testimony at his trial brought out
the fact that on the night of Oct, 20, he had lay in bed all hight x
with a butcher knife in his hand threatening to kill his wife. The
physical evidence also discounted his claims and he was couNetgel
and sentenced to dies On Feb. 26, 1909, he was hanged at the Sregon
State Prison.

THE OREGON STATESMAN, Portland, Uregon, Oct. 22, 1908. Page ones

Timmons claimed that he awoke in the middle of the night. to find his
1t and that hé had then killed his ae thinking that.she had
Howaver, testinony at his trial brought

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cut

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avtonpted to kill him, Hov
he fact that on the night of Oct, 20, he had i in be
with a butche hand threateni rae i
physical evidence also discounts ae
and sentenced to dis. On Feb, 25, 1909, he was hang
State Prisons
ON ST AN, Portland, “regon,

knife in
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Oct. 22, 1908. Page one.

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fimmons,; a 37-year-old white plasterer who was 4 native of Nebraska
and his 19-year-old wife of three years, Stella, had been living in
Salem, Ore., for several months, Even though Timmons drank 3 he was
hever seen completely intoxicated, but he was extremely jealous and
because of this and the disparity in their ages, his life with his
wife was one of constant quarrels,: She complained to the neighbors
that he abused her’ and accused her of Seeing other men, On the af-
ternoon of Oct. 21, 1908, they visited a Salem attonney together and
Mrs, Simmons expressed her desire of ‘securing @ divorce. Timmons
told the lawyer that though he loved his wife » he was willing to have
her divarce him if that was what she wished, As the hour was late,
the attorney told them to come back the next day and they left,
Shortly after midnight that night, Timmons returned home and they
began arguing again, He Oludgeoned her unconscious with the blunt
edge of an ax and then cut her throat from ear to ear with a razor,
Timmons then prepared for bed 3 cut his own throat in a serious sui-
cide attempt and went to bed, When he awoke the next morning, seri-~
ously wounded and in pain b Welass. alin wen 4 Apart

ment of the people who shared the house and they summoned the nolice,
12) es A,

TIMMONS, C. Y.

Timmons, a 37-year-old white plasterer who was 4 native of Nebraska
and his 19-year-old wife of three years, Stella, had been living in
Salem, Ore., for several months, Even though Timmons drank, he was
never seen completely intoxicated, but he was extremely jealous and
because of this and the disparity in their ages, his life with his
wife was one of constant quarrels... She complained to the neighbors
that he abused her and accused her of Seeing other men, On the af-
ternoon of Oct. 21, 1908, they visited a Salem attonney together and
Mrs, Simmons expressed her desire of ‘securing a divorce. Timmons
told the lawyer that though he loved his wife » he was willing to have
her divarce him if that was what she wished. As the hour was late,
the attorney told them to come back the next day-and they left,
Shortly after midnight that night, Timmons returned home and they
began arguing again. He bludgeoned her unconscious with the blunt
edge of an ax and then cut her throat from ear to ear with a razor.
Timmons then prepared for bed » cut his own throat in a serious sui-
cide attempt and went to bed, When he awoke the next morning, seri-
ously wounded and in pain but nonetheless ali 4 b

ment of the people who shared the house and they summoned the polices

TIMMONS, C. Y.

mmons, a 37-year-old white plasterer who »
and his 19-year-old wife of thrée years, Stel:
Salen, Ore., for sever:

native of Nebraska
, had been living in

told the lanyer that though he loved his wife, he was willing to have
her divarce hin if that was what she wished, As the hour was late,
the attorney told them to come back the next-day-and they left.
Shortly after midnight that night, Mmnons returned hone and they
began arguing again, He bludgeoned her unconscious with the blunt
edge of an ex and then cut her throat from ear to ear with a razor.
Timnons then prepared for bed, out his own throat in a serious su:
cide attempt and went to bed, When he awoke the next morning, 5
ously wounded and in pain but nonetheless alive, heu oh
fient of the people who si

red the house and they summoned the polices