Wilbur Benjamin was born in 1886 in California. He had never been in trouble before as the newspaper reported.
Inmate: #7452 Folsom Prison
Rec: 23 Nov 1909
Crime: Murder 1st Degree
Term: Death
I found the following newspaper articles. There are some very detailed about the trial and says he confessed his crime. (Click on the links below to read the newspaper articles).
8 Oct 1909
8 Nov 1909
17 Nov 1909
19 Nov 1909
Second page for the above
23 Nov 1909
26 Oct 1910
28 Oct 1910
He was executed the 28 Oct 1910, with no struggle, the newspapers reported, he was hung from the gallows at 10:30 in the morning. He was allowed to smoke a cigar while the warrant was being read to him. He weighted 153 lbs was 6' 3" tall, the fall broke his neck and it took 13 minute's and 33 seconds for him to die. The body was cut down and he was buried in the prison cemetery. His father had visited him the nigh before but did not claim his body.
The link for his find-A-Grave Memorial
Violet was found dead on a road she walked daily from school to home, by her father on Oct 6th and Wilbur was arrested by the 8th and confessed.
His parents might of been Ben Benjamin & Mary A. living in Round Valley on the Indian Reservation from 1900 to 1930. Ben lived to be 90 years old. He was from the Concow Tribe
Comments
Post a Comment