Note. Prisoners from the counties (except Cook) north of Springfield are executed at Joliet. Those from counties south of Springfield are executed at Menard. On July 6, 1927, legislation was enacted making electrocution the means of executing the death sentence. Counties over 1,000,000 inhabitants were to have their own electric chairs. Cook County exercises concurrent jurisdiction with the State penitentiaries in this matter, and is included. Name 44. Schroeder, Robert.. 45. Riley, Edward.. 46. Watson, Orville.. 47. Parks, Earl.. 48. Sawicki, Bernard. 49. Pantano, John..... 50. Wishon, Ernest. 51. Williams, Paul.. 52. Krause, Alvin... 53. Breedlove, Kermit. 54. Crosby, Charles.. 55. Gaither, Ernest.. 56. Morelli, James. 57. Vareia, Fred. 58. Najera, Alfonso.. 59. Trulove, Willard. 60. Jenko, Raymond. 61. Williams, Harry.. 62. Lindsay, LeRoy. 63. Davis, Berenice. 64. Scott, Emanuel. 65. Carpenter, Richard D.. 66. Ciucci, Vincent.. 67. Dukes, James.. COOK COUNTY JAIL, CHICAGO, ILL.-Continued ELECTROCUTIONS 1 Federal kidnapping. Note. Courtesy Virgil W. Peterson, Director, Chicago Crime Commission. Name 1. Jones, Henry. 2. Keith, Joseph. |