WRIGHT, Walter Wallace
Wright, 2 28-year-old Wellesville, Ohio, white man had been travel-
ing with show which he left at Steubenville where he remained for
Several days, He went to a garage owned by Harry Dean Cummins, a
young man, and asked for a demonstration in an automobile, stating
that he wanted to purchase it. On Permar's Run Road, now Sinclair
Avenue, Wright drew a gun and forced Cummins to stop the car, He
tried to get Cummins to make out and Sign a bill of sale and when
Cummins refused and started cursing him, Wright shot and kilied
him, He took the money BXEXERRKX out of Cummins pockets and left in
the car which he subsequently collided with another car, Arrested,
he confessed and he admitted his guilt in court at his trial,
Wright seemed to have experienced a sincere religious conversion
March 1, 1922, He went to his death wearing two red roses in his
lapel and made a statement in which he said that he had no malice
and would die happy since he had accepted Jesus Christ,
STEUBENVILLE HARALD-STANDARD, Steubenville, Ohio, Auge 17, 1975.
ia COLUMBUS DISPATCH, Columbus, Ohio March 28, 1932
WRIGHT, Walter Wallace
Wright, a 28-year-old Wellesville, Ohio, white man had been travel-
ing with show which he left at Steubenville where he remained for
several dgys, He went to a garage owned by Harry Dean Cummins, a
young man, and asked for a demonstration in an automobile, stating
that he wanted to purchase ite On Permar's Run Road, now Sinclair
‘venue, Wright drew a gun and forced Cummins to stop the car, He
tried to get Cummins to make out and sign a bill of sale and when
Cummins refused and started cursing him, Wright shot and kilaed
him. He took the money BEXXERMHK out of Cummins pockets and left in
the car which he subsequently collided with another car, Arrested,
he confessed and he admitted his guilt in court at his trial,
Wright seemed to have experienced a sincere religious conversion
prior to his electrocution at the SEHESXRELE Ohio State Prison on
March 1, 1922, He went to his death wearing two red roses in his
lapel and made a statement in which he said that he had no malice
and would die happy since he had accepted Jesus Christ,
STEUBENVILLE HARALD-STANDARD, Steubenville, Ohio, Auge 17, 1975.
Tia COLUMBUS DISPATCH, Columbus, Ohio March 28, 1932
WRIGHT, Walter Wallace
wright, 2 28-year-old Wellesville, Ohio, white men had been travel=
ing with show which he left at Steubenville whore he remained for
Several days. He wont to a garage owned by larry Dean Cummins, a
young man, and asked for a demonstration 41
that he wanted to purchase it.
ign a bill of sala and when
ing him, Wright shot and killed
He took the money BEEXEINEX out of Cummins pockets and left in
the car which he subsequently collided with another car, Arrested,
he confessed and he admitted his guilt in court at his trial
NVILLE HaRALD-STANDARD, Steubenville, Ohio, Aug. 17, 1975»
CLUMBUS DISPATCH, Columbus, Ohio March 28, 1932
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