Carl Stewart, 1933 December 29

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STEWART : Carl

Stewart, a 23-year-old Corsicana, Tex., black man went to the Austin
funeral home owned by a wealthy black, N. W. Rhambo, am 55-years-old,
on June. 21, 1932, and told the wealthy Rhambo who was known to carry
large sums of money at all times, that a relative had died BSAESXMS at
home about five miles from Austin. He and RAMA Rhambo left the
funeral home in Rhambo's sedan and Rhambo's body was found in his
wrecked automobile about 25 miles from Corsicana the next morning.
He had been severely beaten and then shot to death. He was killed
before the car left Travis County and Stewart was tried, convicted
and sentenced to die there. He was electrocuted at the Texas State
Prison on Dec, 29, 1933.

AUSTIN AMERICAN, June 22, 19323 Dec. 28, 19333 and Dec, 29, 1933.

STEWART, Carl

Stewart, a 23-year-old Corsicana, Tex., black man went to the Austin
funeral home owned by a wealthy black, N. W. Rhambo, mm 55-years-old,
on June 21, 1932, and told the wealthy Rhambo who was known to carry
large sums of money at all times, that a relative had died SKEBXHE at
home about five miles from Austin, He and R&KM Rhambo left the
funeral home in Rhambo's sedan and Rhambo's body was found in his
wrecked automobile about 25 miles from Corsicana the next morning.

He had been severely beaten and then shot to death. He was killed
before the car left Travis County and Stewart was tried, convicted
and sentenced to die there, He was electrocuted at the Texas State
Prison on Dec. 295 19336

AUSTIN AMERICAN, June 22, 19323 Dec. 28, 19333 and Dec. 29, 1933.

STEWART, Carl

Stewart, a 23-year-old Corsicana, Tex., black man went to the Austin
funeral home owned by a wealthy black, N. W. Rhambo, mm 55~years-old,
on June 21, 1932, and told the wealthy Rhanbo who was known to carry
large suns of money at all times, that a relative had died BXEBIMS at
home about five miles from Austin, He and REKK Rhambo left the
funeral hone in Rhambo's sedan and Rhanbo's body was found in his
wrecked automobile about 25 miles from Corsicana the next morning.

He had been severely beaten and then shot to death. He was killed
before the car left Travis County and Stewart was tried, convicted

and sentenced to die there, He was electrocuted at the Texas State
Prison on Dec. 29, 1933.

AUSTIN AMERICAN, June 22, 19323 Dec. 28, 19333 and Dec, 29, 1933.

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Carl Stewart executed on 1933-12-29 in Texas (TX)
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