' had shot a man, but because he feared that the police were searching
for him because of a fight in which he had been involved, His con=-
viction and death sentence wére affirmed by the Supreme Court of
Pennsylvania on appeal and he was electrocuted at Rockview State Pri-
son on Oct. 11, 1918,
PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, Philadelphia, Pas, Oct. 11, 1918,
59 ATLANTIC §2nd) 65
| had shot a man, but because he feared that the police were searching
for him because of a fight in which he had been involved, His con-
viction and death sentence wére affirmed by the Supreme Court of
Pennsylvania on appeal and he was electrocuted at Rockview State Pri-
son on Octe 11, 1918,
PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, Philadelphia, Pae, Oct. 11, 198,
59 ATLANTIC §2nd) 65
had shot a man, but because he feared that the police were searching
for him because of a fight in which he had been involved, His con-
vietion and death sentence were affirmed by the Supreme Court of
Pennsylvania on appeal and he was electrocuted at Rockview State Pri-
son on Oct. 11,
PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, Philadelphia, Pas, Oct, 11, 1918,
59 ATLANTIC §2nd) 65
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RUMAGE, William
Rumage, a 22-year-old white man, was a resident of Philadelphia, Pa,
On the evening of August 17, 1910, he and a friend, Thomas McGrory,
had both been drinking and decided to rob some garages. Theyfirst
entered and robbed a garage located at 1811 West Master St, and then
went to the garage at 1528 York St, owned and operated by 52=yeareold
Charles J, Blase, Blase was sleeping in a chair when they entered and
awakened him, The garage owner thought the hold-up attemt was a joke
and shoved Rumage who shot him, inflicting a wound from which Blase
died XMEXMEXKXAaX on August 19th, The next morning Rumage hopped a
freight to the west coast while McGrory was arrested on suspicion,
McGrory made a complete confession, naming Rumage as his accomplice ane
the actual triggerman and, at his trial, he pleaded guilty and was
sentenced to life imprisonment. On the west coast, Rumage changed his
names to William Mconald and obtained employment as a circus rousta=
boute In September, 197, he was arrested in Los Angeles on a hit-and-
run charge and a check of his fingerprints revealed that he was wanted
for mrder in Philadelphia, He made a statement in which he admitted
struggling with Blase and claimed that the gun was discharged acciden=
stare but at his trial he took the stand in his own behalf and said
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that was drunk ont he evening of the murder and not in the company
of McGrory. He said that he had fled Philadelphia not because he
RUMAGE, William
Rumage, a 22-year-old white man, was a resident of Philadelphia, Pa,
On the evening of August 17, 1940, he and a friend, Thomas McGrory,
had both been drinking and decided to rob some garages. Theyfirst
entered and robbed a garage located at 1811 West Master St. and then
went to the garage at 1528 York St, owned and operated by 52-year-old
Charles J, Blase. Blase was sleeping in a chair when they entered and
awakened him, The garage owner thought the hold-up attempt was a joke
and shoved Rumage who shot him, inflicting a wound from which Blase
died XMEXHEXKXAX¥ on August 19th, The next morning Rumage hopped a
freight to the west coast while McGrory was arrested on suspicion,
McGrory made a complete confession, naming Rumage as his accomplice and
the actual triggerman and, at histrial, he pleaded guilty and was
sentenced to life imprisonment, On the west coast, Rumage changed his
named to William Mc¥onald and obtained employment as a circus rousta-
boute In September, 197, he was arrested in Los Angeles on a hit-and-|
run charge and a check of his fingerprints revealed that he was wanted
for murder in Philadelphia. He made a statement in which he admitted
struggling with Blase and claimed that the gun was discharged acciden=
tally, but at his trial he took the stand in his own behalf and said
that he was drunk ont he evening of the mrder and not in the company
of McGrory. He said that he had fled Philadelphia not because he
RUMAGE, William
Rumage, a 22-year-old white man, was a resident of Philadelphia, Pas
On the evening of August 17, 1910, he and a friend, Thomas Mcrory,
had both been drinking and decided to rob some garages. Theyfirst
entered and robbed a garage located at 1611 West Master St. and then
went to the garage at 1528 York St, owned and operated by 52-year-old
Charles J, Blase. Blase was sleeping in a chair when they entered and
awakened him, The garage owner thought the hold-up attempt was a joke
and shoved Rumage who shot him, inflicting a wound from which Blase
i MIGEKIOMAK on August 19th, The next morning Rumage hopped a
freight to the west coast while McGrory was arrested on suspicion,
McGrory made a complete confession, naming Rumage as his accomplice and
the actual triggerman and, at histrial, he pleaded guilty and was
sentenced to life imprisonment, On the west coast, Rumage changed his
naned to William McYonald and obtained employment as a circus rousta-
bout, In Septenber, 1947, he was arrested in Los Angeles on a hit~and4
run charge and a check of his fingerprints revealed that he was wanted
for mrder in Philadelphia, He made a statement in which he admitted
struggling with Blase and claimed that th was discharged acciden-
ati sdine) at iemerdalgietvooitenst aiden isiaatieral scant eata
that he was drunk onthe evening of the mrder and not in the company
of MeGrory, He said that he had fled Philadelphia not because he
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