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COSTELLO, George i
Costello, a 27-year-old white man, had escaped from sien a
Washes, police where he was being held for Canadian authorities to..
stand trial for bank robbery, . He went-to California and. teamed. up-.
with Louis Lazarus and William O'Brien to’rob the West Oakland branch
of the Bank of Oakland. 9%n July 15, 1928, he and Lazarus entered the
bank with O'Brien remaining outside as Lookout. Costello approached
the cage being manned by a young teller, William C, McFarlin, pointed
his pistol and ordered McFarlin to dropato his kapes, As the taller
attemptad to do so, Costello fiked and mortally wounded him. The |
screams of a woman customer caused the bandits to panic and they fled
without taking any money, All were captured within 5 minutes, charge
with the murder, convicted and sentenced to hang, Lazarus and O'Brien
received stays of executions, but Costello was slated to be ex8cuted o
Octe 13, 1929. Shortly before then, he B1it his throat with a razor
ie: had been slipped to him and SSU18WagAXEK swallowed the Teas sEvolh
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the Governor granted a stay ae Eee Meu Dece 135 1929, when he
Was Henees at San Q uentin,

COSTELIO, George +)
ostello, a 27-year-old white man, had escaped from the. King. .Co.».
Wash. police where he was being held for Canadian authorities to
stand trial for bank robbery. He went to California and. teamed up
with Louis Lazarus and William O'Brien to’rob the West Oakland branch
of the Bank of Oakland. On July 15, 1928, he and Lazarus entered the
bank with O'Brien remaining outside as lookout. Costello approached
the cage being manned by a young teller, William C. McFarlin, pointed
his pistol and ordered McFarlin to dropgto his kapes, As the taller
attempted to do so, Costello fiked and mortally wounded him. The
screams of a woman customer caused the bandits to panic and they fled
without taking any money. All were captured within 15 minutes, charge
with the murder, convicted and sentenced to hang, Lazarus and O'Brien
received stays of executions, but Costello was slated to be ex8cuted oJ
Oct. 13, 1929. Shortly before then, he B1it his throat with a razor
ee had been Be to him and X8UBHSAXEK swallowed the heads from

a box of matches oe a casei aai by the prison officials saved his
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the Governor granted a stay
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COSTELLO, George

Costello, a 27-year-old white man, had escaped from the. King .Co.y
Wash,, police where he was being held for Canadian authorities +o
stand trial for bank robbery, He want to California and teamed up.
with louls Lazarus and ‘Willian O'Brien to rob the West Ostdand branch
nk of Oakland, On July 15, 1928, he and Lazarus entered the
with O'Brien renaining outside as lockout. Costello approa
he cage being manned by a young teller, WAlliam C. McFarlin, pointed
his pistol and ordered McFarlin to dropgto his kanes, As the taller
attempthd to do so, Costello fiked and nortally pound him. The
screams of a woman customer caused the bandits to panic and they fled
without taldng any money,
murder, convicted and sentenced t Lazarus and 0'Brien|
stays of executions, but OSCR Is teat alata tole oxiciited
ak before then, he Bit his throat with a razor
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the prison officials s:
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Jee ae Say of execution until Doc, 13, 1929, when he

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