agreed on and attacked him firste He revealed the kishinexpiarexe?
place where the body was buried and it was recovered on instructions
given by him, Howard subsequently made and signed a confession to
the prosecuting attorney in which he admitted that he had no Liberty
Bonds, that Sweeney had not attacked him first, and that he had
killed Sweeney for the sole purpose of getting the automobile, At
his trial, he once again maintained that he had killed Sweeney in
self-defense after he had been attacked, but thesigned confession
given to the District Attorney was used against him and he was con=
victed and sentenced to die, The case was appealed to the Oregon
) Supreme Court on questions relating to theuse by the prosecution of
the confession, the conviction was affirmed and Howard washanged
at the Oregon State Prison on September 8, 1922,
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agreed on and attacked him firste He revealed the kiinexmtaz=xakt
place where the body was buried and it was recovered on instructions
given by. him, Howard subsequently made and signed a confession to
the prosecuting attorney in which he admitted that he had no Liberty
Bonds, that Sweeney had not attacked him first, and that he had
killed Sweeney for the sole purpose of getting the automobile, At
his trial, he once again maintained that he had killed Sweeney in
self-defense after he had been attacked, but thesigned confession
given to the District Attorney was used against him and he was con-
victed and sentenced to die. The case was appealed to the Oregon
) Supreme Court on questions relating to theuse by the prosecution of
the confession, the conviction was affirmed and’ Howard washanged
at the Oregon State Prison on September 8, 1922, 4
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agreed on and attacked him first, He revealed the ak
place where the body was buried and it was recovered on instruct:
given by. him, Howard subsequently made and signed a confess
the prosecuting attorney in which he admitted that he had no Lib.
Bonds, that Sweeney had not attacked him first, and that he had
killed Sweeney for the sole purpose of getting the automobile,
his trial, he once again maintained that he had killed Sweeney in
self-defense after he had been attacked, but thesigned confession
given to the District Attorney was used against him and he was con-
victed and sentenced to die, The case was appealed to the Oregon
Supreme Court on questions relating to theuse by the
the confession, the conviction was affirmed and’Howard washanged
at the Oregon State Prison on September 8, 1922,
o
prosecution of
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HOWARD, George
Howard, a white man, was a Malheur County, Ore., farm laborer, He had
been dickering with George R. Sweeney of Vale for thepurchase of a
Maxwell automobile which Sweeney owned and they finally agreed that
Howard was to make a bubstantial down payment and sive some Liberty
Bonds as security for the balance, It was necessary for Sweeney to
have some minor repairs made to the car and they agreed to conclude
the transaction on Sept. 1), 1920, Prior to that day, Howard pur-
chased a trunk which he stored in Vale anda large wrench which he
took with him when he went to meet Sweeney, The two men got into
the car and drove out of Fale on a test run. After they had gotten
out of town, Howard bludgeoned Sweeney to death with the wrench, hid
the body in the rear of the car and returned to town to pick up the
trunk in which he stored the body, That night he weighted the trunk
and threw it into the %wvnee River but he returned on the night of
Oct, 28, withdrew it from the water, dragged it about 100 yards and
buried it, On Dec, 8, the missing Sweeney had not been heard from
bionine, fie also had’ Suewiey's Wave in fee oguesei Bh She Ae" @eoey
RE epod adeane oNe care ee gia vencced on the terms that they had
HOWARD, George
Howard, a white man, was a Malheur County, Ore., farm laborer, He had
been dickering with George R, Sweeney of Vale for thepurchase of a
Maxwell automobile which Sweeney owned and they finally agreed that
Howard was to make a bubstantial down payment and sive some Liberty
Bonds as security for the balance, It was necessary for Sweeney to
have some minor repairs made to the car and they agreed to conclude
the transaction on Sept. 1, 1920. Prior to that day, Howard pur-
chased a trunk which he stored in Vale anda large wrench which he
took with him when he went to meet Sweeney. The two men got into
the car and drove out of Fale on a test run, After they had gotten
out of town, Howard blndgeoned Sweeney to death with the wrench, hid
the body in the rear of the car and returned to town to pick up the
trunk in which he stored the body, That night he weighted the trunk
and threw it into the %wvnee River but he returned on the night of
Oct, 28, withdrew it from the water, dragged it about 100 yards and
buried it, On Dec, 8, the missing Sweeney had not been heard from
as if AA g ri : a
‘bionic te’ algo had’ ShewiesS Salut th EASB SUS SUR aR fr ater
ne woincgined veer eecteey id reneged on the terms that they had
Howard, a white man, was a Malheur County, Ore,, farm laborer, He had
been dickering with George R, Sweeney of Vale for thepurchase of a
well automobile vhich Sweeney owned and they finally agreed that
rd was to make a bubstantial down payment and cive some Liberty
Bonds as security for the balance, It was necessary for Sweeney to
lave some minor repairs made to the car and they agreed to conclude
the transaction on Sept, 1), 1920, Prior to that day, Howard pur=
chased a trunk which he stored in Vale and a large wrench which
took with him when he went to meet Sweeney.
the car and drove out of Wale on a test run, After they had gotten
out of town, Howard blydgeoned Sweeney to death with the wrench, hid
the body in the rear of the car afd returned to town to pick up the
trunk in which he stored the body, That night he weighted the trunk
and threw it into the %wvnee River
Oct. wit
buried ie
bioning, “berate ing te emtett igen, ita ia fe seo
mitted killing Sweeney, civihe several col i Stories, sn yBgen
fie iaintained tnat Sweeney had reneged on the verhs
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