cuffs. XEXSA}XESHEAKEERX When a special grand jury was empaneled
to hear the evidence against him and return an indictment, the first
name drawn was ironically that of his victim, Lewis Johnson. Smith
was tried, convicted and sentenced to die and he was electrocuted at
Sing Sing Prison on August 31, 1922,
The Chenango TELEGRAPH, Norwich, N. Ys, Jan. 31, 1921; Feb. 22, 19213
September 5, 1922,
Neg TIP TE ge
A (36 VE FLE
HEADQUARTERS DETECTIVE, August, 1919, p. 18 (see)
NEW YORK BOOK AND MAGAZINE EXCERPTS,
cuffs. XEXSS$XESHHARXERX When a special grand jury was empaneled
to hear the evidence against him and return an indictment » the first
name drawn was ironically that of his victim, Lewis Johnson. Smith
was tried, convicted and sentenced to die and he was electrocuted at
Sing Sing Prison on August 31, 1922. é
The Chenango TELEGRAPH, Norwich, N. Y., Jan. 31, 1921; Feb. 22, 19213
September 5, 1922,
Ke (33 Leos
Ath’ (36 VE FLE
HEADQUARTERS DETECTIVE, August, 1919, p. 18 (see)
NEW YORK BOOK AND MAGAZINE EXCERPTS,
cuffs. NEXMA}XESKECEEHX hen a special grand jury was empaneled
to hear the evidence against him and return an indictment, the first
name drawn was ironically that of his victim, Lewis Johnson, Smith
was tried, convicted and sentenced to die and he was electrocuted at
Sing Sing Prison on August 31, 1922.
The Chenango TELEGRAPH, Norwich, Ne Ye, Jan.
September 5, 1922,
Wey (99 NE SOS
31, 19215 Feb. 22, 1921;
Ah (36 2E GLE
HEADQUARTERS DETECTIVE, August, 1949, p. 18 (see)
YORK BOOK AND MAGAZINE EXCERPTS.
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OMITH, Herbert W,
Smith, a 32-year-old white native of Hancock, Ne Ye, lived in Bing=
hamton, Ne Ye, where he was arrested a number of times Bor burglary
and grand larceny. After his rlease from a three year prison sen-
tence at Auburn Prison for grand jarceny, he obtained a job at a
lumber camp at Walton. On the evening of Jan, 30, 1921, he was on
his way to visit a girl friend at Chenago Forks and passed through
Ninevah Junction, Chenaggo Co. He broke into the store-postoffice
operated by 42-year-old Lewis H. Johnson and was in the process of
burglarizing the place when Johnson and his (é=year~-old father arri-
ved, having been summoned by a burglar akarm, They placed handcuffs
and escaped, He was not arrested until Feb, 19, 1921, when a lady
in Binghamton nofified police there that Smith was in her house
laying cards, He was arrested and fonfessed at the Binghamton po-
ice Station, saying that KEXKEH after he fled Johnson's Store he had
made his way to a barn where he found a hack~saw and removed the hand:
SMITH, Herbert W.
Smith, a 32-year-old white native of Hancock » Ne Ye, lived in Bing-
hamton, Ne Ye, where he was arrested a number of times Bor burglary
and grand larceny. After his rlease from a three year prison sen-
tence at Auburn Prison for grand larceny, he obtained a job ata
lumber camp at Walton. On the evening of Jane 30, 1921, he was on
his way to visit a girl friend at Chenago Forks and passed through
Ninevah Junction, Chenaggo Co. He broke into the store-postoffice
operated by )2=year-old Lewis H. Johnson and was in the process of
burglarizing the place when Johnson and his 72-year-old father arri-
ved, having been summoned by a burglar akarm, They placed handcuffs
and escaped, He was not arrested until Feb, 19, 1921, when a lady
in Binghamton nofified police there that Smith was in her house
aying cards, He was arrested and fonfessed at the Binghamton po-
ice station, Saying that KEXKMM after he fled Johnson's Store he had
made his way to a barn where he found a hack-saw and removed the hand:
SMITH, Herbert W.
Smith, @ 32-year-old white native of Hancock, Ne Yes
hamton, N. Ye, where he was arrested a mmber of
and grand larceny. After his rlease from a three
tence at Auburn Prison fi
He was arrested and fonfessed at the Binghanton Po-
dice station, saying that MEM after he fled Johnson's store he had
made his way to a barn where he found a hack-saw ant removed the hand|
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