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Robinson, an 18-year-old Jacksonville, Fla., black man, went..to.the
fruit stand ig ted by 58-year-old Angus J, Wakefield. on..the..aight
of Dec. 7; 1940, and, using a pistol that he. took from.Wakefield as
a weapon, bludgeoned the older man to the floor and slit his throat
with a razor so deeply that the hedd was almost decapitated, Hés
motive was robbery and he stole $30, and the pistol. A week later,
Robinson was arrested following a robbery attempt at night of ano-
ther merchant in which the victim was shot in the thighk and it was
found that the weapon in his possession was the one stolen from
Wakefield. Robinson conféssed that he had planned the robbery of
the fruit stand and was there when it tad taken place, but he said
that Wakefield was actually killed by another black man who he re-
fused to name, Tried, convicted and sentenced to death, he was elec-
trocuted at the Florida State Prison on August 17, 191),2,
FLORIDA TIMES UNION, Jacksonville, Fla,12-8-1,0; 12-18-l,0; 12-21-1,0;
12-22-1910 & 8-18-19))2
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Robinson, an 18-year-old Jacksonville, Fla., black man, went.to.the
fruit stand opera ted by 58-year-old Angus J. Wakefield.on.the. night
of Dec. 7, 1940,.and, using a pistol that he took from Wakefield as
a weapon, bludgeoned the older man to the floor and slit his throat
with a razor so deeply that the hedd was almost decapitated, Hés
motive was robbery and he stole $30, and the pistol. A week later,
Robinson was arrested following a robbery attempt at night of ano-
ther merchant in which the victim was shot in the thight and it was
found that the weapon in his possession was the one stolen from
Wakefield, Robinson confessed that he had planned the robbery of
the fruit stand and was there when it tad taken place, but he said
that Wakefield was actually killed by another black man who he re-
fused to name, Tried, convicted and sentenced to death, he was elec-|
trocuted at the Florida State Prison on August 17, 19)2,
FLORIDA TIMES UNION, Jacksonville, Pla,12-8-l0; 12-18-1,0; 12-21-10;
12-22-19)0 & 8-18~15),2
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Robinson, an 18-year-old Jacksonville, Fla., black man, went-to. the
fruit stand opera ted by 58-year-old Angus J. Wakefield on-the..night
of Dec. 7, 1940, and, using a pistol that he took fram Waki fie:
FLORIDA TIMES UNION, Jacksonville, Fla,12-8-1; 0; 12-18-1,0; 12-21-1,0;
12-22-1910 & 6-18-1942 : : : :
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