Inmate case files courtesy of the Oregon Department of Corrections. Access to inmate case files is restricted for 75 years. In order of appearance: Introduction: 1890 penitentiary photograph: State Architect Examining Board Records, Report of Correctional and Charitable Institutions.
Mug shot of Bert Jones: Department of Corrections Records, inmate case file #8665. Mug shot of Tom Murray: Department of Corrections Records, inmate case file #8871. Mug shot of Ellsworth Kelley: Department of Corrections Records, inmate case file #8663. Mug shot of James Willos: Department of Corrections Records, inmate case file #8956.
Excerpt of a letter from Ellsworth Kelley's mother, December 7, 1926, page 2: Department of Corrections Records, inmate case file for Ellsworth Kelley #8663. "Daily Report of Prisoners and Where Employed:" Department of Corrections Records, inmate case file for Tom Murray #8871. Record of Discipline, Gambling: Department of Corrections Records, inmate case file for Ellsworth Kelley #8663. Record of Discipline, Refusing to Work: Department of Corrections Records, inmate case file for James Willos #8956. Record of Discipline, Agitating: Department of Corrections Records, inmate case file for Ellsworth Kelley #8663. Record of Discipline, Attempted Escape: Department of Corrections Records, inmate case file for James Willos #8956. Record of Discipline, Put in Dungeon at Own Request: Department of Corrections Records, inmate case file for James Willos #8956. Letter from Ellsworth Kelley's mother, December 7, 1926, pages 1-3: Department of Corrections Records, inmate case file for Ellsworth Kelley #8663.
Proclamation by Governor Walter Pierce: Department of Corrections Records, inmate case file for Tom Murray #8871. Earlier mug shot of Ellsworth Kelley: Department of Corrections Records, inmate case file for Ellsworth Kelley #7331. "The Three Musketeers as Might Have Been" cartoon: Oregon Journal newspaper (Portland) August 20, 1925.
Invitation to the execution: Department of Corrections Records, Ephemera. U. S. Supreme Court dismissal for want of jurisdiction, 2 pages: Oregon Supreme Court Case Files, State of Oregon vs. Ellsworth Kelley and James Willos # 5448. Petition for Rehearing: Oregon Supreme Court Case Files, State of Oregon vs. Ellsworth Kelley and James Willos # 5448. Letter from C. L. Newman to Oregon Secretary of State Sam Kozer, August 24, 1925: Department of Corrections Records, inmate case file for Tom Murray #8871. Introduction
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