The First Gas Chamber Execution In America - February 8 2021 - Daily True Crime
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🗓️ 8 February 2021
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| 0:29.8 | I found my great-grandma Annie in the 1921 census on ancestry. I discovered she was widowed |
| 0:35.9 | in the First World War, living in York, raising six children |
| 0:39.7 | all by herself. |
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| 0:55.6 | millions more records free until the 9th of March. Terms apply. There were two more murders, |
| 1:01.9 | 15 miles away. When police arrived, they found the telephones and electricity lines. |
| 1:06.2 | We have a weird homicide. A scene described by one investigator as reminiscent of a weird... |
| 1:12.4 | For over a hundred years, the criminal justice system has tried to find the best way to dole out punishments to its criminals. |
| 1:22.0 | And by the 1920s, they were ready to try out a new method of execution. |
| 1:27.4 | On February 8th, 1924, a man became America's |
| 1:31.1 | guinea pig for the brand new gas chamber. So if you like your coffee hot but your bones chilled, |
| 1:37.8 | sit back and start your day with a morning cup of murder. G. John was born in China in 1895, but around the time he was 12 to 13 years old, immigrated |
| 1:50.8 | to San Francisco and lived out the rest of his life in the Chinatown district. |
| 1:55.6 | Unfortunately, like many young boys in the area, he fell prey to the legendary Tong gang that operated in the area and soon found himself as a member of the Hop Singh, a group known for their dealings in alcohol and drugs, and a group known to shed some blood to get their point across. |
| 2:13.4 | There were a number of inter-tong rivalries, blood feuds, and a number of violent business dealings |
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