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9/28/1856
JACKSON, Melvin.
Jackson, a 17-year-old black resident of Phenix City, Ala., was a
prisoner in the city jail, On the night of Sept, 2, 195, he escaped
and early the next morning entered a rural home where a young white
woman and her two-year-old son were sleeping, After first disguising
himself by putting on a short-sleeved woman's dress and tying a scarf
around his head, he armed himself with a rifle and entered the room
where the woman and child were sleeping, When they awoke, he told
the woman that she knew what he wanted and when the baby began crying,
he ordered her to fix breakfast. After they had eaten, he threatened
to kill both her and the child if she refused to submit to him and
he then raped her, ‘When he left the house, he took the woman's bill-
fold, some extra cartridges and the rifle and he discarded the dress,
scarf and a cold drink bottle a short distance away, Jadékson was
arrested six days later in a Columbus, Ga,, theater, after being
pdinted out to the officers by his father, In addition to making both
an oral and written confession, he showed officers where he had hidde
the rifle and it was recovered, At his trial, his victim identified
him and K&XWAX-his only defense was one of insanity. His father
testified that he sometimes acted peculiar but that he knew the
difference between right and wrong and he was convicted and sentenced
: 28/1856
JACKSON, Melvin 9/48/185
Jackson, a 17-year-old black resident of Phenix City, Ala., was a
prisoner in the city jail, On the night of Sept. 2, 195, he escaped
and early the next morning entered a rural home where a young white
woman and her two-year-old son were sleeping. After first disguising
himself by putting on a short-sleeved woman's dress and tying a scarf
around his head, he armed himself with a rifle and entered the room
where the woman and child were sleeping, When they awoke, he told
the woman that she knew what he wanted and when the baby began crying,
he ordered her to fix breakfast. After they had eaten, he threatened
to kill both her and the child if she refused to submit to him and
he then raped her, ‘when he left the house, he took the woman's bill-
fold, some extra cartridges and the rifle and he discarded the dress,
scarf and a cold drink bottle a short distance away, Jafkson was
arrested six days later in a Columbus, Ga,, theater, after being
pdinted out to the officers by his father, In addition to making bot}
an oral and written confession, he showed officers where he had hidden
the rifle and it was recovered, At his trial, his victim identified
him and KeXWAX-~his only defense was one of insanity, His father
testified that he sometimes acted peculiar but that he knew the
difference between right and wrong and he was convicted and sentenced
9/28/1856
ACKSON, Melvin
Jackson, a 17-year-old black resident of Phenix City, Ala.,
prisoner in the city jail, On the night of Sept, 2, 195), he escaped
and early the next morning entered a rural home where a young vhite
woman and her two-year-old son were sleeping, After first disguising
himself by putting on a short-sleeved woman's dress and tying a scarf
around his head, he armed himself with a rifle and entered the room
where the woman and child were sleeping, When they awoke, he told
the woman that she knew what he wanted and when the baby began crying,
he ordered her to fix breakfast. After they had eaten, he threatened
to kill both her and the child if she refused to submit to h:
he then raped her, ‘hen he left the house, he took the woman's
fold, some extra cartridges and the rifle and he discarded the dress,
eed drink bottle a short distance aw jaékson was
days later in a Columbus, Ga,, the:
o the officers by his father. ing both
an oral and written confession, he showed officers where he had hidder|
the rifle and it was recovered, At his trial, his victim identified
him and Kax#awshis only defense was one of insanity, His father
testified that he sometimes acted peculiar but that he knew the
difference between right and wrong and he was convicted and sentenced
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