iis _McNATR, UB ecigtn tS ARNE IAN Neti eM aRat CE iS i HOUR LR SUES Lcr Mibu une: rae
McNair, a 23-year-old Durham, N. C,, black man and two friends, iden-
tified only as "Slim" and "Sam", Sntered the Greensboro, N, C., ser-
vice station opem&ted by J, W, McCown on Nov, 11, 1932, and tried to
rob Mrs. McCown who was the only person on the premises at the time,
She pulled a pistol and shot McNair twice and he, in turn, shot and
killed her. McNair made his way back to fast Yurham, seriously
~ wounded, and was taken into custody the next day. His two companions
_Were never captured and “he-maintained that he knew them only by their
nicknames. McNair stood trial aloneg was convicted and sentenced to
_ die. Prior to his exeéution , he admitted that, though he did have
_& pistol, he entered the station not knowing that EXEEBKEECX his
companions panned torob it and that he drew his pistol and-shot—Mrs,
“McCown only after she had shot and wounded him. When he KX entered
the death chamber, he was repeating the words "Lord, have mercy on
me" over again and again, and the only other words that he spoke was
as a mask was lowered over his face and he said "Lord, e Wadd newer
-See_again in this world," He was-electrocutedon May cay ra mf
GREENSBORO DATLY WEWS , GREENSBORO, N.C. 5-19-1933 and 5-20-1933).
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McNair, a 23-year-old Durham, N. C,, black man and two friends, iden-
tified only as "Slim" and "Sam", Bntered the Greensboro, N, C., ser-
vice station opexzated by J. W. McCown on Nov, 11,1932, and tried-to
rob Mrs. McCown who was the only person on the premises at the time,
She pulled a pistol and shot McNair twice and he, in turn, shot and
killed her. McNair made his way back to East Durham, seriously
wounded, and was taken into custody the next day. His two companions
were never captured and he maintained-that he knew them only by their
nicknames. McNair stood trial aloneg was convicted and sentenced to
die. Prior to his exefution »he admitted that, though he did have
a pistol, he entered the station not knowing that SXEERISEIEXEK his
companions phanned torob it and that he drew his pistol. and shot Mrs,
McCown only after she had shot and wounded him. When he KX entered
the death chamber » he was repeating the words "Lord 3 have mercy on
me" over again and again, and the only other words that he spoke was
as a mask was lowered over his face and he said "Lord, I with never
See again in this world,!! He was-electrocuted—on MER dey rye be bys
GREENSBORO DAILY NEWS , GREENSBORO , N.C, 5-19-1933 and 5-20-1933.
Photo-in-issue of 5-20-1933
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GREENSBORO DATLY NEWS, GREENBBORO, N.C. 219-1933
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