FLORIDA = Man not executed because Sheriff
dia not show up. Subsequently not hanged,
tRaiford, Fl,, June 1, 1927 (AP)=Jim Williams,
negro wife slayer from Palatka, Fla., condemne
to die XHXKKK sat in the death chair at the
State Prison Farm here yesterday and waited
for an executi ner who did not come, He will
live until Friday. The Sheriff of the county
where the crime was committed is the legally
designated person to throw the death switche
Sheriff R, Le Hancock of Putnam County sent a
deputy, Walter Minton, in his place, Minton
declined to throw the switch, saying he had
ch cee eae would peu nedus rsd a him as
the Sheri s representative. n his opintior
such action by eS deputy would not be is can
TIMES, New York, June 2, 1927e
FLORIDA = Man not executed because Sheriff
did not show up. Subsequently not hanged.
"Raiford, Fl., June 1, 1927 (AP)-Jim Williams,
negro wife slayer from Palatka, Fla., condemne
to die XHXKEKK sat in the death chair at the
State Prison Farm here yesterday and waited
for an executi ner who did not come, He will
live until Friday. The Sheriff of the county
where the crime was committed is the legally
designated person to throw the death switche
Sheriff R, L, Hancock of Putnam County sent a
deputy, Walter Minton, in his place, Minton
declined to throw the switch, saying he had
not knownn that would be required of him as
the Sheriff's representative. In his _opinign
such action by a deputy would not be legal,"
TIMES, New York, June 2, 1927e
FLORIDA = Man not executed because Sheriff
did not show up. Subsequently not hanged.
"Raiford, Fl., June 1, 1927 (AP)-Jim Williams,|
negro wife slayer from Palatka, Fla., condemne|
to die XHXEKA sat in the death chair at the
State Prison Farm here yesterday and waited
for an executi ner who did not cones, He will
live until Friday. The of the county
where the crime was co mitted ts the legally
@esignated person to throw the death switchs
Sheriff R. L, Hancock of Putnam County sent 2
deputy, Walter Minton, in his ple Minton
declined to eeu the switch, saying he had
not kmownn that would be required of him as
the Sheriff's wPepnesentetivg In h: inign
Such acti deputy would not neues
TIMES, New York, June 2, 19276
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