Northwest History. Aviation 8. Crime, United States.

Make It Snappy. MAKE IT SNAPPY Barney West, about 50, has been sentenced to hang September 27 at Dawson, Yukon territory. He confessed to killing Michael Essency, a miner whom he robbed of $850. When notified by the judge that the death' sentence was about to be pronounced, he replied, "We...

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Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1932
Subjects:
Barney West
Dawson
Yukon territory
Michael Essency
miner
rob
death sentence
Northwest
Pacific > History > 20th century
Aviation
Pacific
West Dawson
Yukon
Online Access:http://content.libraries.wsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/clipping/id/87185
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Summary:Make It Snappy. MAKE IT SNAPPY Barney West, about 50, has been sentenced to hang September 27 at Dawson, Yukon territory. He confessed to killing Michael Essency, a miner whom he robbed of $850. When notified by the judge that the death' sentence was about to be pronounced, he replied, "Well, make it snappy!"

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