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He was the first person sentenced to death by hanging under a congressional act that made it a capital offense to kill a federal agent. At the time of his execution he was still crippled from his wounds and had to be carried to the gallows on a stretcher and supported by deputy marshals.
(24 March 1936)
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BirthFactDeath (-) Friday 28th of April 1939 86 years ago |
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Murderer Archie Lee Short aka James Bailey is executed by the gas chamber at the age of 20 in Arizona State Prison Complex, 1305 E Butte Avenue, Florence, Arizona, United States. Short was the last man executed by Potassium Cyanide. |
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