"KILLER HANGS: Arley Lewis, 30 years old, af Centralia,
Wash., the womanemad bandit who murdered Jack Avent of
Portland, Ore., in a holdup, recently was hanged at .
Walla Walla. Details of the murder, and Lewis! subsequent
capture and conviction, appeared in the February, 191,
issue of STARTLING DETECTIVE ADVENTURES. in the story,
‘Kidnap Trail of the Gibki-Crazy Killer." His crminal ca~
reer included escapes from prisons in Missouri and Kansas"
STARTLING DETECTIVE,May, 191, page 77
See STARTLING DETECTIVE, March, 1987, page 20 - Wash =
Book and Magazine “xcerpts.
"KILLER HANGS: Arley Lewis, 30 years old, af Centralia,
Wash., the woman-mad bandit who murdered Jack Avent of
Portland, Ore., in a holdup, recently was hanged at
Walla Walla, Details of the murder, and Lewis' subsequent
capture and conviction, appeared in the Fevruary, 19h1,
issue of STARTLING DETECTIVE ADVENTURES.in. the story,
"Kidnap Trail of the Gib2-Crazy Killer." His crminal ca-
reer included escapes from prisons in Missouri and Kansas"
STARTLING DETECTIVE,May, 191, page 77
See STARTLING DETECTIVE, March, 1987, page 20 - Wash =
Book and Magazine “xcerpts.
"KILLER HANGS: Arley Lewis, 30 yoarg old, ef Centralia,
Wash., the woman=-mad bandit who murdered Jack Avent of
Portiénd, Ore., ine pendus; recently was hanged at
Walle Walle, Details of the murder, and Lewis’ subsequent
capture and conviction, appeared in the February, 191,
issue of STARTLING DETECTIVE ADVENTURES in the story,
"Kidnap Treil of the Giti-Crezy Killer." His crminal ca-
STARTLING DETEOTIVE,May, 191, page 77
See STARTLING DETEGTIVE, March, 1987, page 20 - Wash ~
Book and Magazine “xcerpts.
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27-yea r=old white qusician, hada prison record for grand
Largeny, 9 he aveng twice been sentenced to the Missouri Penitentiary.
Recaptured after three escapes, he made good his fourth and headed
west*as-a wanted a eraee On September 13; 19/0, he meta 2l-year-
old Portland, steelworker, Jack “vent, in Vancouver, ach
When he at tenoiee He rob 4vent, the steelworker resibted and Lewis
shot and killed him. He was ntoked up for questioning some time
later and confessed to not only killing Avent, but also.to kidnapping
a Seattle woman on Lapor Day who he released after she paid him $5.00
"ransom" and also to having kidnapped and shot a Centralia man on
Septe 21 in the course of a robbery. Convicted of Avent'!s murder 9
he was sentenced to hang. lewis subsequently claimed that the had
been double=crossed by the prosecuting attorney woo, he said, agreed
not to a the death penalty if Lewis would confe ss, the prosecutor ’
naturally, denied this. lowis was hanged on Jan. 30, 19),
mpi x ean la Vanta ola pepe ee a me Ls
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a 29-year-old white thusician, hada ison recor
» haveing twice been senter to the souri_P.
ytured after three escapes, he made good his fourth and headed
estas a wanted fugitive. On September 13, I9l|0, he met a 2l-yea
old Portland, Ore., steelworker, Jack “vent, in Vancouver, “ash.
When he attempted to rob 4vent, the steelworker resibted and Lewis
shot and killed him. He was picked up for quéstioning some time
later and confessed _to not only killing Avent, but also to kidnapping
eleased after she paid him $5.00
shot a Centralia man on
cted_of Avent!s murder,
ned that the had
so to having kidnapped and
n the course of a robbery. Cony
mas sentenced to hang. Lewis subsequently c
been double=crossed by the prosecuting attorney who, he ¢ d, agreed
k the death penalty if f
Lewis would confess.__the prosecutor
ied this. ‘lewis was hanged on Jan. 30, 19))1,
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