William Hobbs, OH, 1938 July 6
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Fullscreenspines wy on HOBBS »-Wilddam —--—-een Karge Cred. ; Hobbs, a 32-year-old white man, with Charles Vincent Rose ~and-John: Agnew: attempted-to-burglarize-a-restaurant in Hamilton, Ohio, on the night of April 12, 1937, Off-duty. policeman Arthur Sponsel, on his way home spotted them and ordered them to surrender. When they ran, Sponsel fired Several shots and Hobbs returned his gunfire, killing the officer. Rose and Agnew received life sentences, while Hobbs who had fired the fatal—shots was-electrocuted on July 6, 1938.6 CU a TEN a eee SOULE TS _Hamilton, Ohio newspapar, date of executions 0 CY ANN NOES WE agp Cath July 6, 1938. Hamilton, Ohio newspaper, date of executions Cc ee eres Kargy Coad July 6, 1938, Bs aS Hamilton, Ohio newspaper, date of executions
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