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A bank robbery gone wrong in Ketchum, Oklahoma

Stories

Events of Thursday, August 9th, 1923
Lynching threats made by angry citizens
Frank Pitts, the Cashier, who was shot
Frank attended Banking School
Frank Pitts with his wife and children
Other records of Frank Pitts and family
Burial of Frank Pitts, the bank cashier
Newspaper Articles published after the robbery
Trio is held for murder of Cashier
Ketchum Bank hires new Cashier
Birkes meets fate without sign of fear
Gov. Walton answers for pardon of Dick Ivey
Mrs. Myrtle Pitts goes on campaign circuit speaking against Gov. John Calloway Walton running for the Senate seat
Gov. John Calloway Walton says Klu Klux Clan Minister makes Mrs. Pitts lie
More about Richard Birkes, the alleged shooter
Crimes of Richard A. Birkes
Nerve of Birkes is still good
Birkes awaits death in electric chair
Richard Birkes gets the electric chair and claims innocence to the end
Burial of Richard Birkes
Oklahoma Department of Correction Records for Richard Burkes
Slayer loses last plea for his life
Birkes' mother plea for her son's life
Richard Birkes other death row pals await electric chair
Birkes death made the 1924 Calendar of National Events
Another Ketchum Bank Robbery
More about Allison Ivey, the second bank robber
The Crimes of Allison Ivey
More about Raymond Thomas, the get away driver
Crimes of Raymond Thomas
Author, sources and credits
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Events of Thursday, August 9th, 1923

Lynching threats made by angry citizens

Frank Pitts, the Cashier, who was shot

Frank attended Banking School

Frank Pitts with his wife and children

Other records of Frank Pitts and family

Burial of Frank Pitts, the bank cashier

Newspaper Articles published after the robbery

Trio is held for murder of Cashier

Ketchum Bank hires new Cashier

Birkes meets fate without sign of fear

Gov. Walton answers for pardon of Dick Ivey

Mrs. Myrtle Pitts goes on campaign circuit speaking against Gov. John Calloway Walton running for the Senate seat

Gov. John Calloway Walton says Klu Klux Clan Minister makes Mrs. Pitts lie

More about Richard Birkes, the alleged shooter

Crimes of Richard A. Birkes

Nerve of Birkes is still good

Birkes awaits death in electric chair

Richard Birkes gets the electric chair and claims innocence to the end

Burial of Richard Birkes

Oklahoma Department of Correction Records for Richard Burkes

Slayer loses last plea for his life

Birkes' mother plea for her son's life

Richard Birkes other death row pals await electric chair

Birkes death made the 1924 Calendar of National Events

Another Ketchum Bank Robbery

More about Allison Ivey, the second bank robber

The Crimes of Allison Ivey

More about Raymond Thomas, the get away driver

Crimes of Raymond Thomas

Author, sources and credits

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