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Oregon Penitentiary Prisoner Magazine

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Oregon Penitentiary Prisoner Magazine
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October 1936 issue of "Shadows" a magazine made by prisoners and edited by Hugh D' Autremont, famous Oregon train robber. Very good condition, has photographs. 40 pages, 6 x 8 1/2 inches. The DeAutremont Brothers, Roy (March 30, 1900 – June 17, 1983), Ray (March 30, 1900 – December 20, 1984) and Hugh DeAutremont (February 21, 1904– March 30, 1959), were a criminal gang based in Pacific Northwest during the 1920s. Their unsuccessful robbery of Southern Pacific Railroad express train and the murder of four crew members, known as the Siskiyou massacre, was subject to one of the largest and most extensive investigations in the region. All three were eventually captured and sentenced to life in prison at the Salem Oregon Penitentiary. Hugh DeAutremont was paroled in 1958. He moved to San Francisco where he worked as a printer. He was diagnosed with stomach cancer three months after his release and died on March 30, 1959.[ City: State: Oregon Date: 1936 HWAC# 52422