GAMBLE, Richard — ay qe (Cade.aA—
"Huntsville, Texas, June 28, 19)5-RicMard Gamble, 32, Ne»
gro, was electrocuted at the state penitentiary shortly
after midnight Friday for the murder of Mrs, Lydia I. Mc-
Bride, 56-year-old Fort Worth grandmother, June 1h, 1915.4
Singing a hymn, Gamble went to the chair at 12:06 AM, Nine
minutes later he was pronounced dead, Before he was
strapped down, Gable shook hands with Sheriff's Deputies
Shelton and Williams and City Policeman Tom A, Hollis,
Shelton and Hollis, then a BKHKXK deputy sheriff, were two
of the men who arrested Gamble at Maypearl 10 days after &
Mrs, McBride was beaten to death with an iron pipe on the
grounds of the D. McRae School. Gamble told the officers
that he had been & 'a sinner’ but that they were Hae hnow
looking at a saved man,!
FORT WORTH STAR-TELFGRAM, Fort Worth, Texe, 6-29-1916
GAMBLE, Richard Lege Cake A—
"Huntsville, Texas, June 28, 19)\6-RicMard Gamble, 32, Ne=€
gro, was electrocuted at the state penitentiary shortly
after midnight Friday for the murder of Mrs, Lydia T, Mc-
Bride, 56-year-old Fort Worth grandmother, June 1h, 195.
Singing a hymn, Gamble went to the chair at 12:06 AM, Nine
minutes later he was pronounced dead, Before he was
strapped down, Gable shook hands with Sheriff's Deputies
Shelton and Williams and City Policeman Tom A, Hollis.
Shelton and Hollis, then a BMRKXK deputy sheriff, were two
of the men who arrested Gamble at Maypearl 10 days after
Mrs, McBride was beaten to death with an iron pipe on the
grounds of the D. McRae School. Gamble told the officers
that he had been K ta sinner’ but that they were tnow
looking at a saved man,!
FORT WORTH STAR-TELFGRAM, Fort Worth, Texe, 6-29-1916
193 SOUTHWESTERN (2nd) 680-see TEX B&M EXCERPTS
GAMBLE, Richard . 2 CRS A—
NHuntsville, Texas, June 28, 19)5-Ricdard cable, 32, Ne~
gro, was electrocuted at the state penitentiary shortly
after midnight Friday for the murder of Mrs, Lydia T, Nc-
Bride, 56-year-old Fort. Worth grandmother, June Usy 19)5«
Singing a hymn, Gamble went to the chair at 12:06 AM, Nine
minutes later he was pronounced dead, Before he was
strepped doyn, Gable shook hands with Sheriff's Deputies
Shelton and Williams and City Policeman Tom A, Hollis.
Shelton and Hollis, then a SKMETE deputy sheriff, were two
of the men who arrested Gamble at Maypearl 10 days after HE
Mrs, McBride vas beaten to death with an iron pipe on the
grounds of the D, McRae School, Gamble told the officers
that he had been K 'a sinner! but that they were WAH tnow
ooking at a saved man.
FORD WORTH STAR-T
ELFG ort Worth, Texe, $=29-19L6
193 SOUTE Bi (ond) Beousee ThX B&M-EXCLRPTS
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