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The Watchman And Southron
Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina
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In Lexington, Ky., on July 24, two 17-year-old boys, Claude O'Brien and Earl Whitney, were hanged for murdering wealthy merchant and ex-Confederate soldier A. B. Chinn during a robbery attempt at his home last October, in which his son Asa was wounded but recovered.
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Lexington, Ky., July 24.—Claude O'Brien and Earl Whitney, boys in years, whose faces indicate nothing of the criminal, were hanged here at 5 o'clock this morning for the murder of A. B. Chinn, who was a wealthy old merchant and an ex-Confederate soldier.
The boys, who were but 17 years old, met their fate calmly and said they were ready to die. Chinn was killed during a pistol fight between Asa Chinn, son of the murdered man, and O'Brien and Whitney while the latter were attempting to rob the Chinn home last October. Asa Chinn was wounded, but recovered.
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Lexington, Ky.
Event Date
July 24
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claude o'brien and earl whitney hanged; a. b. chinn killed; asa chinn wounded but recovered.
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Claude O'Brien and Earl Whitney, both 17 years old, were hanged at 5 o'clock in the morning for the murder of A. B. Chinn, which occurred during a pistol fight while attempting to rob the Chinn home last October. The boys met their fate calmly and stated they were ready to die.