COLLECTION NAME:
Oral Histories - KOHC 1974-1979
Record
Filename:
1976OH70.19 - Gabe McCandless.mp3
Identifier:
1976OH70.19
Title:
Gabe McCandless
Biographical Sketch:
Former Livingston County Sheriff and Clerk, Gabriel McCandless was born to Jessie James McCandless and Lake Foster, June 24, 1908. He married Grace Strong in 1941. He died on November 25, 1998 in Smithland.
Description:
Mr. McCandless recalls the 1935 hanging of Willie Deboe, which is believed to have been the last official hanging in Kentucky. He comments on the escape from Eddyville Prison by "Red" Davenport and his death by gunfire and remembers the newsman Henry Ward and his article in the Paducah Sun newspaper.
Date:
4/4/1978
Creator:
Gabe McCandless
Subject:
Prisons
Subject:
Capital punishment
Publisher:
Kentucky Oral History Commission
Contributor:
Lois M. Mahan
Type:
Oral History
Format:
audio/mpeg
Language:
English
Coverage:
Livingston County
Rights:
Permission must be obtained from The Kentucky Oral History Commission, part of the Kentucky Historical Society, prior to reuse of these recordings.
Duration:
16 minutes
Bit Rate/Frequency:
64kbps