moned of having shot her and beat her over the head with the gun,
At first Daamond pleaded with her to say that the 6hauffeur had shot
her, but. when she: refused to do so and asked him why he did, he rem
plied: "I must have hada fit," She was taken to a hospital where
she signed a written statement accusing him of her murder before she
N(NLaspsed into a coma and died, syying that she had only a few days be-4
fore made a will in which she bequeathed him $20,000, At his trial,
he maintained, that he was innocent, claiming that he suffered from
Wy epLibepsy and had a seizure, during the course of which the chauffeur
Shad shot Mrs, Diamond, He said that when he recovered, he had then
S}shot the chauffeur, The chauffeur, his head scarred by the bullet
»\fired into it, testified against him and her dying declaration. was
used at the trial which was held in Porter County.on a chance of ven-
ue, The case was affirmed by the Indiana Supreme Court on appeal
.fand it subsequently rejected a petition to require the Porter County
‘$} Criminal Court to hold a sanity heariing, After the State Board of
ry Pardons refused to recommend clemency, the Governor declined to in-
gtervene and at 12:0) on the morning of Nov, 1h, 192, he was electro-
cuted at the Indiana State “rison, He went to his death calmly, neve
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“fore made a will in which she bequeathed him $20,000, .At-his trial,
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ws eplilepsy and had a seizure, during the course of which the chauffeur
had shot Mrs, Diamond, He said that when he recovered, he had then
shot the chauffeur, The chauffeur, his head scarred by the bullet
fired into it, testified against him and her dying declaration. was
used at the trial which was held in Porter County.on a chanse of ven-
sue, The case was affirmed by the Indiana Supreme Court on appeal
and it subsequently rejected a petition to require the Porter County
Criminal Court to hold a sanity heariing, After the State Board of
Pardons refused to recommend clemency, the Governor declined to in-
tervene and at 12:0, on the morning of Nov. 1, 192), he was electro-
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‘DIAMOND, Harry
Diamond, a white man, was born in Louisville, Ky., on Dec, 25,. 1898,
the son of emigrant Russian Jewish parents, Even though his only
convictions had been for speeding, he was believed to have committed
other offenses, including the killing, of an East Chicago, Ind,, po-
liceman, In 1920 he married Mrs, Nettie Hershkovitch, the wealthy
widow of a physician and the mother of four children, He and his
wife became the parents of a daughter and Diamond opened a drink
bottling plant in Gary where he was also rumored to be in the boot-~
legging business. On Feb, ll, 1923, St, Valentine's Day, he and
Mrs, Diamond, driven by a black chauffeur, left Vary for Indiana
jarbor where Mrs, Diamond planned to deposit in a bank a $17,000
check that she had received from the sale of some automobile stock,
On the outskirts of East Chicago, Diamond ordered the chauffeur to
stop the auomobile and check one of the rear tires to see if the
chain was intact. while the, chauffeur was out of the car, Diamond
shot his wife and he then shot the chauffeur in the head, placed
him K#&t on the front seat of the car and put the pistol in his
hand, The chauffeur revived, leaped out of the car and fled, Dia-
mond then drove his wife to an Hast Chicago drug store, Still con-
scious, but in pain, she accused him in the presence of others in
the store and also in thepresence of the policeman who had been sum=
DIAMOND, Harry
Diamond, a white man, was born in Louisville, Ky., on Dec, 25, 1898,
the son of emigrant Russian Jewish parents, Even though his only
convictions had been for speeding, he was believed to have committed
other offenses, including the killing of an East Chicago, Ind,, po-
liceman. In 1920 he married Mrs, Nettie Hershkovitch, the wealthy
widow of a physician and the mother of four children. He and his
wife became the parents of a daughter and Diamond opened a drink
bottling plant in Gary where he was also rumored to be in the boot-
legging business. On Feb. ll, 1923, St. Valentine's Day, he and
Mrs, Diamond, driven by a black chauffeur, left Vary for Indiana
Harbbr where Mrs, Diamond planned to deposit in a bank a $17,000
check that she had received from the sale of some automobile stock,
On the outskirts of Bast Chicago, Diamond ordered the chauffeur to
stop the auimomobile and check one of the rear tires to see if the
chain was intact. While the chauffeur was out of the car, Diamond
shot his wife and he then shot the chauffeur in the head, placed
him K#a on the front seat of the car and put the pistol in his
hand, The chauffeur revived, leaped out of the car and fleds Dia-
mond then drove his wife to an Hast Chicago drug store, Still con-
scious, but in pain, she accused him in the presence of others in
the store and also in thepresence of the policeman who had been sum-
DIAMOND, Harry
Diamond, a white man, was born in Louisville, Ky., on Dec, 25, 1698,
the son of emigrant Russian Jewish parents, Even though his only
convictions had been for speeding, he was believed to have committed
other offenses, including the killing of an East Chicago, Ind,, po-
liceman, In 1920 he married Mrs, Nettie Hershkovitch, the wealthy
* widow of a physician and the mother of four children, He and his
wife became the parents of a daughter and Diamond opened a drink
bottling plant in Gary where he vas also rumored to be in the boot-
legging business. On Feb, 1h, 1923, St, Valentine's Day, he and
Mrs, Diamond, driven by a black chauffeur, left Vary for Indiana
Harbor where Mrs, Diamond planned to deposit in a bank a $17,000
check that she had received from the sale of some automobile stock,
On the outskirts of East Chicago, Diamond ordered the chauffeur t
stop the automobile and check one of the rear tires to see if the
chain was intact. while the, chauffeur was out of the car, Diamond
shot his wife and he then shot the chauffeur in the head, placed
him Wag on the front seat of the car and put the pistol in his
Dia
scious, but in pa’
the store and also in thepresence of the policeman who had be
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