Original Caption:
Their Last Goodbye
Washington -- John McHenry, the young murderer condemned to hang for a double murder, kisses his mother goodbye. She visited the jail at Washington and then called at the White House, seeking the President's aid to save her boy (1922)
4 comments:
It is intolerable to see,wenn the mother,try to hold constant her son by his shirt.Absolutely depressing.
He's real name was George Rice. Harding said no to a commutation. Rice (alias Mc Henry)killed two men including a cop. At the end they were appealing to Harding just for a stay so a new appeal could be put together. Don't know if Rice got the stay.
And President Harding's response was....
This picture is so absolutely shattering,it makes me sic.i never h
ave see so a sad foto it hurts me.
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