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Edwin Alonso Ware

Washington State Penitentiary, Walla Walla County, Washington

Edwin Alonso Ware was held at the Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla. According to a HistoryLink.org essay by Elizabeth Gibson, he was wounded during a riot and escape attempt at the prison in February 1934. He later died of those wounds. The date of his death is not given in the source.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. A HistoryLink.org essay by Elizabeth Gibson says he died of wounds he received in the February 1934 riot at the Washington State Penitentiary, without saying who inflicted them.

Reported by: HistoryLink.org essay by Elizabeth Gibson.

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