When was it published?

April 28, 1942 in The Ypsilanti Daily Press

Domestic News April 28, 1942

The Ypsilanti Daily Press

Q: What keywords are associated?

Colorado Penitentiary, Donald Fearn, Torture Killing, Inmate Threats, Pueblo Citizens

Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Michigan

View full issue View on Library of Congress PDF Page 1

What is this article about?

In Canon City, Colorado, inmates at the state penitentiary express resentment and threats against new prisoner Donald H. Fearn, accused of the torture killing of a high school girl, echoing threats from enraged Pueblo citizens.

Clipping

OCR Quality

97% Excellent

Full Text

CANON CITY, Colo.-INS-Informed by the prison "grapevine telegraph" of his alleged "torture killing" of a high school girl, hardened convicts in the Colorado penitentiary today added their threats to the rising resentment against Donald H. Fearn. Usually friendly toward a newcomer, the inmates showed they had no use for the 25 year old Pueblo, Colo., railroader by their use of the seldom heard "stir buzz". This muttering echoed through the prison where Fearn had been quartered for fear enraged Pueblo citizens would carry out their threats to "hang the rat".

What sub-type of article is it?

Crime

What keywords are associated?

Colorado Penitentiary Donald Fearn Torture Killing Inmate Threats Pueblo Citizens

What entities or persons were involved?

Donald H. Fearn

Where did it happen?

Canon City, Colo.

Domestic News Details

Primary Location

Canon City, Colo.

Event Date

Today

Key Persons

Donald H. Fearn

Outcome

threats from inmates and pueblo citizens to hang fearn; alleged torture killing of a high school girl.

Event Details

Hardened convicts in the Colorado penitentiary, informed via the prison grapevine of Donald H. Fearn's alleged torture killing of a high school girl, added threats to the resentment against the 25-year-old Pueblo railroader using the 'stir buzz'. He was quartered there to avoid enraged citizens' threats to 'hang the rat'.