Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| Corsier-sur-Vevey, Vaud, Switzerland || Cemetary

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-) Calendar

Will Priest, an elder brother of Susie threw the rope over a limb of a tree. After asking if Clark had any last words to say, Priest slapped the horse on its side leaving the accused hanging by the neck. As if hanging itself was not enough the young Priest grabbed a gun and began firing at the dead body swinging softly in the breeze. This served as a signal for others in the mob who immediately began firing their guns also. A witness later reported that over 150 shots were fired at Clark's body within a matter of minutes.
(23 July 1900)

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Corsier-sur-Vevey, Vaud, Switzerland.

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Thursday 2nd of March 1978 (x) — The coffin of Actor and film director Charles Chaplin is stolen from the cemetary.
In May 1978 24-year-old Roman Wardas from Poland and 38-year-old Gancho Ganev from Bulgaria demanded a ransom of $600.000 in return for the coffin. Oona Chaplin refused to deal with them saying "My husband is in heaven and in my heart". The thieves were arrested and the coffin was found buried in a nearby cornfield.