Noble Faulder, 1912 December 13

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FAULDER, Noble

Faulder, a white man, was employed as a railroad construction worker
at a camp near Chiloquin, Klamath Co., Ore, One night in August,
1911, he and some friends went to Fort Klamath, Faulder was drunk
when they returned and when he was informed that a dog befriended by
him had been poisoned, he went to the tent occupied by the camp
cook, Louis Gebhardt, and accused Gebhardt of having poisoned the
dog. He was not satisfied with Gebhardt's reply and he shot and
killed the cook. He then went to his own tent and attempted suicide
with a shotgun, inflicting painful. and serious wounds, fFaulder's de-
fense was one of insanity and a brother came from New Zealand to
testify that his mind was unsound, Nonetheless, he was convicted
and sentenced to die and he was hanged at the Orggon State Prison
on Dec. 13, 1912. His last words were: "Hanging is never a cure for
crime. You mst get at the root of the evil."

THE KLAMATH FALLS EVENING HERALD§, Klamath Falls, Ore., Dec. 13, 1912

FAULDER, Noble

Faulder, a white man, was employed as a railroad construction worker
at a camp near Chiloquin, Klamath Co., Ore. One night in August,
1911, he and some friends went to Fort Klamath, Faulder was drunk
when they returned and when he was informed that a dog befriended by
him had been poisoned, he went to the tent occupied by the camp
cook, Louis Gebhardt, and accused Gebhardt of having poisoned the
dog. He was not satisfied with Gebhardt's reply and he shot and
killed the cook. He then went to his own tent and attempted suicide
with a shotgun, inflicting painful and serious wounds, Faulder's de-
fense was one of insanity and a brother came from New Zealand to
testify that his mind was unsound. Nonetheless, he was convicted
and sentenced to die and he was hanged at the Orggon State Prison
on Dec. 135 1912. His last words were: "Hanging is never a cure for
crime. You mst get at the root of the evil."

THE KLAMATH FALLS EVENING HERALD§, Klamath Falls, Ore., Dec. 13, 1912

FAULDER, Noble

Faulder, a white man, was employed as a railroad construction worker
at a camp near Chiloquin, Klamath Co., Ore. One night in August,
1911, he and some friends went to Fort Klamath, Faulder was drunk
when they returned and when he was informed that a dog befriended by
him had been poisoned, he went to the tent occupied by the camp
cook, Louis Gebhardt, and accused Gebhardt of having poisoned the
dog. He was not satisfied with Gebhardt's reply and he shot and
killed the cook. He then went to his own tent and attempted suicide
and serious wounds, Faulder's de-

on Dec. 13, 1912. Hanging is never a cure for
crime, You mst get at the root of the evil."

THE KLAMATH FALLS EVENING HERALD§, Klamath Falls, Ore., Dec. 13, 1912|

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Noble Faulder executed on 1912-12-13 in Oregon (OR)
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