Lepichnohd, ¥ar;—April-27; ID15 Gov, Stuart_today_ordered
the Petersburg Infantry Company to escort Tom Cole, negro
from Petersburg to Boydton next Friday for this trial on
} a reold white gir] in
Mecklenburg County March 26 Cole was taken to Petersburg.
to avoid a ee ae he confessed, At the sheriff's
Py te join the Peeer caine company si Sy aton and aid in
keeping order." JOURNAL, Pensacola, Plas, Aprii 205 7 Lo
fy fo»
Yes be)
LeRichmohd;—Vas>—Apri- 25 FOULS Bove Stuart today ordered
the Petersburg Infantry Company to escort Tom Cole, negro
from Petersburg to Boydton next Friday for this trial on
Gite—Cnee
Mecklenburg County March 22. Cole was taken to Petersburg
the-chargeof havine attacked a 15. year old white girl in
=
to avoid a lynching after he confessed. At the sheriff's
vequest, the covernor ordered the Chase City Infantry Com=
pany to join the Petersturg company at Roydton and aid in
keeping order." JOURNAL, Pensacola, Fla., April 20, i715
Ln fon
NEE O7
15 ezchapiaty Vaey-Aprik- at 1915-Fov,. Stuart +oday-ordered
etersburg Infan Company to esco1 Cole, n
from Petersburg to eon poe Friday
Dees 1. id white girl in
Mecklenburg County March on Cole was taken to Petersburg
to eros _lmening after he confessed, At the Gliicda tts
shy dered_the chasi 4
pany to aa the Petersturg company at Zoydton and aa in
JOURNAL, Pensacola, Fla., April 26, 191!
keeping order.”
COLES, Thomas | eel tis
Black, electrocuted Virginia State Prison (Mecklenburg)
on June l}, 1915.
"Richmond, VA,5-1-1915-Tom Coles, the negro sentenced in
the Mecklenbrug circuit court to die in the electric chair
here on June |; for assaulting a white girl, was brought
here early this morning by Sheriff Beales, of Mecklenburg
County and lodged in the city jail for safe keeping. The
negro, who is suffering from three bullet wounds inflictec
by members of a posse which captured him at Buffalo Spring
was placed in bhe hospital ward., Coles was put aboard a
special car at Boydbon at 2:30 0 clock this morning and
was taken to Petersburg under heAvy military guard but the
trip from Petersburg into Richmond was made under the sole
protection of Sheriff Beales," JOURNAL, Atlanta, GA, May
1, 1915 Kxxxae (12/2.)
COLES, Thomas oo use
Black, electrocuted Virginia State Prison (Mecklenburg)
on dune ), 1915.
"Richmond, VA,5-1-1915-Tom Coles, the negro sentenced in
the Mecklenbrug circuit court to die in the electric chair
here on June | for assaulting a white girl, was brought
here early this morning by Sheriff Beales, of Mecklenburg
County and lodged in the city jail for safe keeping. The
negro, who is suffering from three bullet wounds inflicted
by members of a posse which captured him at Buffalo Spring
was placed in bhe hospital ward., Coles was put aboard a
special car at Boydbon at 2:30 0 clock this morning and
was taken to Petersburg under headvy military guard but the
trip from Petersburg into Richmond was made under the sol¢
protection of Sheriff Beales," JOURNAL, Atlanta, GA, May
1, 1915 KXaxBE (12/2.)
y)
as
ele seas Virginia State Prison (Mecklenburg)
Black,
on June hk, 1!
"Richmond, tae -1-1915=Tom Coles, the negro sentenced in
the Mecklenbrug circuit cour'
here on June |, for assaulting a white girl, w
here early this morning by Sheriff Beales, of Mecklenburg
County and lodged in the city jail for safe keeping.
negro, who is suffering from three bullet wounds inflicte
by members of a posse which captured him at Buffalo Sp:
was placed in bhe hospital ward., Coles was put char a
special car at Boydbon at 2:30 o'clock this morning and
was taken to Petersburg under heavy military guard but thq
trip from Petersburg into Richmond was made under the soli
protection of Sheriff Beales," JOUNNAL, Atlanta, GA, May
1, 1915 Kuayay (12/2.)
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