John Owens, 1900 December 21

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WENS , John

Owens ’ alias Radcliffe, never revealed his a identi ty or back-
ground though it was generally believed that he was a menber of a
good family from Bell Co., Ky. He claimed to have spent 15 vears
in crime and his maxk body bore the marks of a number of cutting
and shooting frays, On the night of of Sept, 22, 1900, he and a
companion, William Daily, were hidden in a BEBEK railroad stock car
as it passed through Paris, Ill. Two young Paris men, James F,
Hogue and Emory Vandeventer boarded the car and as it pulled out of
Paris, Cwens and Daily made their presence known and demanded the
young men's money. While Vande venter willingly gave up the $8 .1,0
that he possessed, Hogue resisted, struck one of the attackers and
fled to the top of the car, Owens fo] lowed, shot Hos gue, then re-
turned to the car and obtained Daily's revolver went back on ee
and fired several more shots into REXK Hoguess body before n i
it from the car, Vandeventer managed to or awl underneath one car

a AIR Bos BY { <> ell Reve apie! , L at i i
ind. ‘wher She reteene Epds, until ls Fo. tine Ao stepped ab eee 2 ne Bizy
were prot iptly r taken into 1 ustody and both

confessed, Ow fens pleaded
guilty and was Sentenced to die while Daily vy Was convictéd and ve-

OWBNS, John 7

Owens, alias Radcliffe, never revealed his true identity or back-
round though it was generally believed that he was a member of a
good family from Be b ?

in crime and his maxk body bore the marks of a number of cut ting
and shooting frays, On the night of of Sept, 22, 1900, he and a
companion, William Naily, were hidden in a EXSEK railroad stock car
as passed through Paris, Ill. Two young Paris men, James F,
Hogue and Emory Vandeventer boarded the car and as it pulled out of
Paris, Cwens and Daily made their presence known and dem:
young men's money. J While Vande venter Lee

1. Co., Ky. He claimed to have spent 15 years

unded
up the
attacke
his a shot Bes Ue,
turned to the car and obtained Daily's revolver, went

and fired several more shots into K&R
om the car, i inianoabiodishh managed to
and hide on the } s.u t
nd. where he rel, € Teer pet
nto custody

were pr fo) ptly
al sentenced

fled to the ce of the ear, Owens f

back on
$s fa before pi

th the c

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