Raymond Plunkett, 1944 June 30

accident several years earlier and that after he had gotten off from
work on the afternoon of Dec, 10 he had several drinks before return=

ing home there he "blacked out,"' His conviction and the sentence of
death were affirmed on appeal and he was wkeex asphyxiated at the

Nevada State Prison on June 30, 19lh, He maintained until the end
that he had no recollection of having killed his son, None of his
relatives visited him during his imprisonment awaiting execution,

He refused his final meal but drank a large quantity of coffee on the
night preceeding his death, which he spent without Sleep and ee
cards and talking Hoceeusly. with theorison guards, After he lef

is death cell, he paused to shake hands with the warden and Hess

hi en
him for the kindnesses’ shown to him by the prison personnel,

NEVADA STATE JOURNAL, July 1, 1944; 142 PACIFIC (2nd) 893 ana
19 PACIFIC (2nd) 101.

earlier and that after he had
f Dec, 10 he had s
-WoLacked oute' His conviction
appeal and he was wherx a
ison on June 30, 19), He maintained
that he had no recollection of having killed his son,
rela

staat on +
ing home

and

He refused his final meal but drank a large quantity o

gotten off from

ral drinks before return=

until the end

is
is

ves visited him during his imprisonment awaiting Nr ee

coffee on the

night preceeding his death, which he spent without Bae and playing

and tal

ing nérwously with theprison euvards,
death cell, he paused to shake hands witt the
him for the kindnesses shown to him by the pri

NEVADA STATE JOURNAL, July 1, 19h; 12 PACIFIC (2nd)
“ieee PACIFIC (2nd). 101.

fter he left

yarden and thank

893 and

e)

19 PACIFIC (

PLUNKETT, Raymond -

Plunkett, a 37-year-old white man, Lived with his wife and ee
old son in an apartment in the Rens shaw Ho otel, Ely, Nev. Plunkett 3
employed as a:miner in Kimberly while his wife wrked in a ey
and, as their work jouce were roughly the same, they would leave the
child unattended, A lady who rented a neighboring apartment would,
when she heard the child crying, go-into the Plunkett apartment and
attend to its needs, This she did several times during the morning
and early afternoon of Dec, 10, 19)2, until she saw Plunkett enter

the apartment around 2:30. Bhout one hour lat ery she heard the in-
fant scream three times and then all was quiet in the Plunkett apart-
ment, Around 5300, Mrs, Plunkett returned home and-around seven the
neighbors heard her scream and summoned the police, . When they entered
the apartment, they found the baby dead in its. cot, badly bruised and
evidently beaten to death, Plunkett was lying on f bed with his wrist
cut and he was taken to a hospital, He was charged with having mur-
derad the baby when he returned home and Mrs, Plunkett stated that he
had admitted her to the apartment and that she had kot known that any-
thing was wrong until she checked on the baby at seven, Plunkett had

ut his ist at that. time and in-his s statement he said th: he ad
not reca ave having tlled the eR et had at temp sted eae becail rey

he thought that if he had done: such an act, he had no right to Live,
He maintained that he had sustained hea d injuries in an automobile

PLUNKETT, Raymond

Plunkett, a 37-year-old white man, lived with his wife and five=mohth-|
old son in an apartment in the Renshaw Hotel, Ely, Nev, Plunkett was
employed as a miner in Kimberly while his wife wrked in a laundry
and, as their work hours were roughly the same, they would leave the
child unattended, A lady who rented a neighboring apartment would,
when she heard the child crying, go into the Plunkett apartment and
attend to its needs, This ae did several times during the morning
and early afternoon of Dec, 192, until she saw Plunkett enter
the apartment around 2:30, aa ane hour lat ery she heard the in-
fant scream three times and then all was quiet in the Plunkett apart-
ment, cies 5:00, Mrs, Plunkett returned home and. around seven the
neighbors heard her scream and summoned the:police, . When they entered
apartment, they found the baby dead in its cot, badly bruised and
nt ly beaten to death, Plunkett was lying on Z bed with his wrist
cut and he was taken to a hospital, He was charged with having mur-
Spoke the baby when he returned home and Mrs, Plunkett stated that he
tad admitted her to the apartment arid that she had kot known that any-
128 ae ee she checked ‘on the 5 by at Plunk ad
st at time and his sta a sd ie ie
i faving Pete dhe onita and had e any é he ot e
he thought that if he had ‘done: such an act, he had no right to live.
He maintained that he had sustained head ingur ies in an automobile

sit, a 37-year-old white man, live
in the Renshaw Hotel, Ely,

ly while his wife
ere © roughly "the ES » tee would leave the
apartment would,
apartment, and

r
Ar work houre
atc
the
kett

dy
child una attended,
ning

ee

esas
yun
one hour later, she heard the in-

tend to its
rly afternoon ©
t AL quiet in the Plunkett apart-
t returned home and around seven the
hen they entered]

joned the police,
cot,

found the baby dead in its
Plunkett ing

z > death.
he was taken to a