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As Mitchell flea down an alley, other policemen ©
fired at him and he finally fell, SEXEEE critically wounded, Though |
Lt was originally believed that he would die of his wounds, surgeons
pulled him through and he w as convicted of Gamble's murder and sen~_
tenced to die, A Series of appeals NEXAFER many of which he drafted 4
himself from his death cell, delayed his execution until April ey
1967, when he became the first man in over four years to dies in
San Quentin's gas chamber, (Ag of this writing, Mitchell also has
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1d Patrolman Arthur Gamble who was waiting just otitside the door
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the Bhotgun on Gamble » Shooting and
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_in Memphis, Tenn., iz} 1930, and had a pri-_
| son record dating back to his teens, He had served time in Tllinoisx |
—and—Tennessee-for-ear-theft-and—in Colorado for rogberye After his re~
_lease from the Colorado prison, he went to Sacramento, Calif., where he
| obtained a job as a pants presser and ultimately married a white woman
—who-had originally—come-to-the United States as a German war bride » |
_the inter-racial couple encountered a good deal of prejudice because of
their union and it was difficult for her to obtain employment. They |
-were -constantly-in financial straits as they had purchased a house and |
_had numerous medical expenses. Mitchell was arrested and charged with |
the robbery of a cleaning establishment and subsequently released on
bail, In an effort to raise the money to pay his bondsman and an
attorney for the upcoming trial, he attempted to rob a-swank restaurant
and lounge on the night of Feb, 15, 1963, Armed with a sawed-off shot-
bung he forced the manager to give him the contents of the rash regis-
ter and safe, but the manager's wife had managed to telephone the po=— +
lice that a robbery was in precess, As Mitchell started out of the
rear door of the restaurant, he ran into a rookie policeman who he
disarmed and took as hostage. When they stepped outside, }\2-year=
Mitchell, a Negro, was born in
| MITCHELL » Aaron C.
Mitchell, a Negro, was born in Memphis » Tem., if 1930, and had a pri- |
| son record dating back to his teens. He had served time in Illinoisx
| and Tennessee-for-cear-theft-—and-—in Colorado for rokberye After his re-
| lease from the Colorado prison, he went to Sacramento, Calif., where he
| obtained a job as a pants presser and ultimately married a white woman
| who-had originally eome to the United States as a German war bride.
the inter-racial couple encountered a good deal of prejudice because of
their union and it was difficult for her to obtain employment. They |
| were constantly in financial straits as they had purchased a house and |
. had numerous medical expenses. Mitchell was_arrested_and charged with |
the robbery of a cleaning establishment and subsequently released on
/ bail, In an effort to raise the money to pay his bondsman and an
attorney for the upcoming trial, he attempted to rob a swank restaurant
and lounge on. the night of Feb, 15, 1963. Armed with a sawed-off shot-
bung he forced the manager to give him the contents of the rash regis-
ter and safe, but the manager's wife had managed to telephone -the po-
lice that a robbery was in precess, As Mitchell started out of the
rear door of the restaurant, he ran into a rookie policeman who he
disarmed and took_as_hostagee When they stepped outside, }:2~year-=
| Mitchell, a Negro, was born in !
son record dating back to his tee1
d_and took as hostage. When they stepped outside, 1;2-year=
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