Ted Bradley, 1934 May 11

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BRADLEY, Ted

Bradley, (whose real name was George Ewerett Slate), a 2l-year-old
white marty lived at 211), Seventh Avenue, ceattle, Wash, He had a
long criminal record and sugplemented his income from his work as

a plumber by intimidating an small store owners, On March

5, March 10, and March 18, 1932, he robbed the small grocery owned
and operated by Mr, and Mrs, G. Ikeda, Each time, he would xyeeex
force them into a back room at the point of a gun and require them
to empty their pockets, On March 17, he entered the store while
they were in the back room and unsucussfully tried to force open
the cash register, They saw him and, atter he had Left, they noti-
fied the police, informing them that they expected him to return,
two officers were staked out in the back room and Bradley did return
around six o'clock that night, As he and the Ikedas entered the room,
he noticed the officers and began firing, Ikeda was shot in the sto-
mach and subsequently died, while one officer was shot through the
wrist, As Bradley fled down the street, exchanging shots with the
other officer who was pursuing, he was struck and injured, He made
his way home where he was arrested and taken to the hopsital, At

his trial, he was convicted and sentenced to die but his execution

BRADLEY, Ted

Bradley, (n ose real name was George Everett Slate), a 2l-year-old
white marty Lived at 211) Seventh Avenue, Seattle, Wash, He had a
long criminal record and supplemented his income from his work as

a plumber by intimidating aMrobbing small store owners, On March

5, March 10, and March 1h, 1932, he robbed the small grocery owned
and operated by Mr, and Mrs, G, Ikeda, Each time, he would xmeex
force them into a back room at the point of a gun and require then
to empty their pockets, On March 17, he entered the store while
they were in the back room and unsucussfully tried to force open
the cash register, They saw him and, atter he had Left, they noti-
ad the poilce, iniorming them that they expected him to return,
Two officers were staked out in the back room and Bradley did return
around six o'clock that night, As he and the Ikedas entered the room,|
he noticed the officers and began firing, Ikeda was shot in the sto-
mach and subsequently died, while one officer was shot through the
wrist. As Bradley fled down the street, exchanging shots with the
other officer who was pursuing, he was struck and injured, He made
his way home where he was arrested and taken to the hopsital, At
his trial, he was convicted and sentenced to die but his exe

stay, i ose real name 4 orge Everett Slate),
white mamy Lived at 211) Seventh Avenue, Seattle,
long criminal record and supplemented his income from his wor
a plumber by intimidating aMobbing small store owners,
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They saw him and, atver he had
aniorming them tha’ See Malts retum,
e staked ont in the room and Bradley did return
round six o'clock that 4s he and the Ikedas entered the roon,
e noticed the offi an firing, Ikeda was shot in the sto-
le one officer was shot through the
As Bradley fled down the strect, exchanging shots with the
Other officer who was pursuing, he was struck and injured, He mad
Way hone where He cael ancested anaitaienconthe hopsital, at
Sahay ric cade an ee ccee aes iia Gamer ety



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Ted Bradley executed on 1934-05-11 in Washington (WA)
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