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life, There was a good deal of local sympathy for Asimus but he was ©
convicted by a jury that deliberated for two days and sentenced to
die, There was no appeal and the Governor of Washington refused to
extend clemency. Prior to his execution, Asimus expressed great
bitterness towards a brother in Utah, explaining that when the brother
had sickeness and death in his family, Asims had assisted him finan-
cially by sending #250, He said that the brother had refused to help
or visit him during his confinement and described the brother as
being a "big man with a small heart," He was hanged in the jailyand
at Kalama, Washe, on Jan. 31, 1896, He displayed considerable ner-
vousness prior to and after ascending the scaffold where be spoke
the following last words: "I must die, I am all right. The sheriff
he bood man, I one bad man, I mst dies U amall right,"
KALAMA BULLETIN, Kalama, Wash., Sept, 27 and Oct, 25, 1895
SEATTLE POST INTELLIGENCER, Seattle, Washinton, 2=1-1896
life. There was a good deal of local sympathy for Asimus but he was
convicted by a jury that deliberated for two days and sentenced to
die, There was no appeal and the Governor of Washington refused to
extend clemency. Prior to his execution, Asimus expressed great
bitterness towards a brother in Utah, explaining that when the brother
had sickeness and death in his family, Asimus had assisted him finan-
cially by sending #250, He said that the brother had refused to help
or visit him during his confinement and dascribed the brother as
being a "big man with a small heart." He was hanged in the jailyard
at Kalama, Washe, on Jan, 31, 1896, He displayed considerable ner-
vousness prior to and after ascending the scaffold where ke spoke
the following last words: "I must die, I am all right. The sheriff
he Bood man, I one bad man, I mst die. T am all right."
KALAMA BULLETIN, Kalama, Wash., Sept. 27 and Oct. 25, 1895
SEATTLE POST INTELLIGENCER, Seattle, Washinton, 2-1-1896
life, There was a good deal of local sympathy for Asims but he was
convicted by a jury that deliberated for two days and sentenced to
die, There was/no eppee) end tha Covamnon of Wachington refused to
extend clemency. wr to his execution, Asimus expressed great
s
cially by sending #250, He said that the brother had refused to help
or visit him during his confinement and described the brother as
being a "big man with a small heart." He was hanged in the jailyard
at Kalama, Wash., on Jan. 31, 1896, He displayed considerable ner-
yousness prior to and after ascending the scaffold where bk spoke
the following last words: "I must die, Iamall right, The sheriff
he Hood man, Ione bad man, I mst die, I am all right."
KALAMA BULLETIN, Kalama, Wash,, Sept, 27 and Oct. eee Wee
SEATTLE POST INTELLIGENCER, Seattle, Washinton,
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ASIMUS, Charles ("Hunchback Charley")
Asimus, a 28-year-old native of Germany, had permanently. injured .his
spine when, as a boy of fifteen, he had fallen down a flight of
stairs while carrying a heavy load of potatoes, He subsequently emi-
grated to the United States and lived in Nebraska for a time before
moving to Woodburn, Ore,, where he was employed by a nurseryman, He
met James Greenwood, a resident of Cowlitz Co,, Wash., who rented
KAKKERXRAKWS a farm and attended to three Government light houses, in
Portland and when Greenwood offered him a job working on the farm,
Asimus accepted, He worked for Greenwood for three months before
they had a dispute and Greenwood discharged him without payingkh him
the money due for his labor, Asimus sued Greenwood and obtained a
judgement but he did not have the money to execute it. On Sept. 21,
1895, he went to the Greenwood farm and, at the point of a pistol,
demanded papment, Greenwood explained that he did not have any money
and Asimus, in the presence of Greenwood's father-in-law, then shot
and killed him, After his arrest, he attempted suicide by cutting
the veins in his arms with wire taken from the tips of his shoestrings
when the jailer discovered him, he was already unconscious from loss
of blood, but the prompt action of physicians sufficed to save his
ASIMUS, Charles ("Hunchback Charley")
Asimus, a 28-year-old native of Germany, had permanently. injured .his
spine when, as a boy of fifteen, he had fallen down a flight of
stairs while carrying a heavy load of potatoes, He subseguently emi-
grated to the United States and lived in Nebraska for a time before
moving to Woodburn, Ore,, where he was employed by a nurseryman, He
met James Greenwood, a resident of Cowlitz Co,, Wash., who rented
HARKAXRHEMH a farm and attended to three Government light houses, in
Portland and when Greenwood offered him a job working on the farm,
Asimus accepted, He worked for Greenwood for three months before
they had a dispute and Greenwood discharged him without payingk him
the money due for his labor, Asimus sued Greenwood and obtained a
judgement bud he did not have the money to execute it. On Sept. 21,
1895, he went to the Greenwood farm and, at the point of a pistol,
demanded payment, Greenwood explained that he did not have any money
and Asimus, in the presence of Greenwood's father-in-law, then shot
and killed him, After his arrest, he attempted suicide by cutting
the veins in his arms with wire taken from the tips of his shoestrings
When the jailer discovered him, he was already unconscious from loss
of blood, but the prompt action of physicians sufficed to save his
ASIMUS, Charles ("Hunchback Charley")
Aims, a -year-old native of Germany, had permanently injured his
spine when, as a boy of fifvean, he had fallen down a flight 0
stairs while carrying a heavy load of potatoes. He subsequently emi-
grated to the United mates ‘and lived in Nebraska for a time before
moving to Woodburn, Ore,, where he was employed by a nurseryman, He
met James Greenwood, a resident of Cowlitz Co,, Vash., who rented
$000ROKKKIR a farm and attended to three Government light houses, in
Portland and when Greenwood offered him a job working on the farm,
Asimus accepted, He worked for Greenwood for three months before
they had a dispute and Greenwood discharged him without paying him
the money due for his labor, Asimus sued Greenwood and obtained a
judgement but he did not have the money to execute it, On Sept. 21,
1895, he went to the Greenwood farm and, at the point of a pistol,
demanded payment, Greenwood explained that he did not have any money
and Asimus, in the presence of Greenwood's father~in-lay, then shot
and killed him, After his arrest, he attempted suicide by cutting
the veins in his ars with wire taken from the taps of his shoestring
hen the jailer discovered him, he was already unconscious from loss
of blood, but the promt action of physicians sufficed to save his
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