Description: Photograph of Harry E. Crooks of Montgomery County. Electrocuted October 29, 1909, for the Murder of his Wife. Crooks, at age 40, murdered his wife after she obtained a divorce from him. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08084
Subjects: Ohio History--State and Local Government--Law; Capital punishment--Ohio; Montgomery County (Ohio); Portrait photography; Capital punishment--Ohio
Places: Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: Food on tables in the dining hall of the Ohio State Penitentiary. The Ohio State Penitentiary also known as the Ohio Penitentiary operated from 1834-1984 in downtown Columbus, Ohio. It was known for its poor conditions and at its peak in mid 1950s it housed more than 5000 prisoners. Some of its more famous inmates were General John H. Morgan, who famously escaped the prison during the Civil War, "Bugs" Moran, O. Henry, Chester Himes, and Sam Sheppard, whose story is said to have inspired the movie "The Fugitive." Until 1963 when death penalty was halted in the State of Ohio, it was a site of executions. In 1930 the prison experienced the deadliest prison fire in United States history as it killed 322 inmates and injured 150. For some time after the Ohio Penitentiary closed in 1984, the building was used as a training site by the Ohio National Guard and for Halloween festivities as "The Haunted Prison". It also served as the setting for the 1985 TV movie "Love on the Run.". The building was eventually sold by the state to the city of Columbus in 1995 and demolished in 1998. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07751
Subjects: Ohio History--State and Local Government--Law; Columbus (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Columbus (Ohio)--History--19th century; Columbus (Ohio)--History--20th century; Historic buildings--Ohio--Columbus; Historic sites Ohio; Prisons--Ohio; Prisoners; Capital punishment--Ohio--History
Places: Columbus (Ohio)
 

Description: Exterior view of the Ohio State Penitentiary. The Ohio State Penitentiary also known as the Ohio Penitentiary operated from 1834-1984 in downtown Columbus, Ohio. It was known for its poor conditions and at its peak in mid 1950s it housed more than 5000 prisoners. Some of its more famous inmates were General John H. Morgan, who famously escaped the prison during the Civil War, "Bugs" Moran, O. Henry, Chester Himes, and Sam Sheppard, whose story is said to have inspired the movie "The Fugitive." Until 1963 when death penalty was halted in the State of Ohio, it was a site of executions. In 1930 the prison experienced the deadliest prison fire in United States history as it killed 322 inmates and injured 150. For some time after the Ohio Penitentiary closed in 1984, the building was used as a training site by the Ohio National Guard and for Halloween festivities as "The Haunted Prison". It also served as the setting for the 1985 TV movie "Love on the Run.". The building was eventually sold by the state to the city of Columbus in 1995 and demolished in 1998. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07752
Subjects: Ohio History--State and Local Government; Columbus (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Columbus (Ohio)--History--19th century; Columbus (Ohio)--History--20th century; Historic buildings--Ohio--Columbus; Historic sites Ohio; Prisons--Ohio; Prisoners; Capital punishment--Ohio--History
Places: Columbus (Ohio)
 

Description: The hospital ward in the Ohio Penitentiary. The Ohio State Penitentiary also known as the Ohio Penitentiary operated from 1834-1984 in downtown Columbus, Ohio. It was known for its poor conditions and at its peak in mid 1950s it housed more than 5000 prisoners. Some of its more famous inmates were General John H. Morgan, who famously escaped the prison during the Civil War, "Bugs" Moran, O. Henry, Chester Himes, and Sam Sheppard, whose story is said to have inspired the movie "The Fugitive." Until 1963 when death penalty was halted in the State of Ohio, it was a site of executions. In 1930 the prison experienced the deadliest prison fire in United States history as it killed 322 inmates and injured 150. For some time after the Ohio Penitentiary closed in 1984, the building was used as a training site by the Ohio National Guard and for Halloween festivities as "The Haunted Prison". It also served as the setting for the 1985 TV movie "Love on the Run.". The building was eventually sold by the state to the city of Columbus in 1995 and demolished in 1998. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07753
Subjects: Ohio History--State and Local Government--Law; Columbus (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Columbus (Ohio)--History--19th century; Columbus (Ohio)--History--20th century; Historic buildings--Ohio--Columbus; Historic sites Ohio; Prisons--Ohio; Prisoners; Capital punishment--Ohio--History
Places: Columbus (Ohio)
 

Description: Charles Rehfled. Electrocuted May 28, 1921, for the Murder of Dr. Benson, of Norwalk, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08116
Subjects: Ohio History--State and Local Government--Law; Prisons--Ohio; Death row; Capital punishment--Ohio; Portrait photography
 

Description: This is a photograph of Dick Howell of Stark County, Ohio. He was electrocuted June 2, 1921, for the murder of Detective Skotnicky, at Canton, Ohio. He was a white male, forty two years old and was listed as an ex-convict. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08117
Subjects: Ohio History--State and Local Government--Law; Prisons--Ohio; Death row; Capital punishment--Ohio; Portrait photography
Places: Stark County (Ohio)
 

Description: Frank Motto, of Cuyahoga County, was electrocuted August 29, 1921, for the murder of William C. Sly and George K. Fanner. He was a white male, age twenty-six and his occupation was listed as gang member. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08119
Subjects: Ohio History--State and Local Government--Law; Prisons--Ohio; Death row; Capital punishment--Ohio; Portrait photography
Places: Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: Harry Bland, of Meigs county, was electrocuted March 1, 1922, for the Murder of George W. Beegle. He was a white male, age twenty-seven and his occupation is unknown. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08124
Subjects: Ohio History--State and Local Government--Law; Prisons--Ohio; Death row; Capital punishment--Ohio; Portrait photography
Places: Meigs County (Ohio)
 

Description: George Bush, of Mahoning County, was electrocuted May 5, 1922, for the Murder of Lucius Lee. He was a black male, age forty-one and his occupation is unknown. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08129
Subjects: Ohio History--State and Local Government--Law; Prisons--Ohio; Death row; Capital punishment--Ohio; Portrait photography
Places: Mahoning County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dominic Benigno, of Cuyahoga County, was electrocuted June 14, 1922, for the Murder of William C. Sly and George K Fanner. He was a white male, age twenty-six and his occupation was a gang member. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08132
Subjects: Ohio History--State and Local Government--Law; Prisons--Ohio; Death row; Capital punishment--Ohio; Portrait photography
Places: Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: Charles Habig, of Cuyahoga County, was electrocuted February 16, 1923, for the Murder of Policeman August Dykes. He was a white male, age thirty-two and he was a gang member. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08136
Subjects: Ohio History--State and Local Government--Law; Prisons--Ohio; Death row; Capital punishment--Ohio; Portrait photography
Places: Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: Edward Long, of Belmont County, was electrocuted January 4, 1924 for the murder of Charles Conrad. He was a white male, age twenty-three and his occupation is unknown. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL08145
Subjects: Ohio History--State and Local Government--Law; Prisons--Ohio; Death row; Capital punishment--Ohio; Portrait photography
Places: Belmont County (Ohio)