his charge to the jury to be considered in determining punishment,
The conviction was affirmed and on March 27s 193, Childers was
electrocuted at Rockview State Prison, He went to his death calmly
and walked unassisted to the chair,
PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, Philadelphia, Paes March 26, 192;
March 29, 1913,
his charge to fhe jury to be considered in determining punishment,
The conviction was affirmed and on March 29, 1913, Childers was
electrocuted at Rockview State Prison. He went to his death calmly.
and walked unassisted to the chair. \
PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, Philadelphia, Pa., March 26, 192;
March EE) 19,3.
Jury to be considered in determining punishment,
optima and on March 29, 193, Childers was
cl State Prison, He went to his death calmly
air,
PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, Philadelphia, Pa,, March 26, 1912;
March 29, 1943.
CHILDERS, John ("Johnnie")
Childers, a 32-year-old black,man, lived on Reno St., Philadelphia,
Pa, Around 9:30 on the evening of March 25, 192, he entered the
small grocery store owned and operated by 5 eeveareold Joseph Dow-
shen at 595 Race Street, At the time, Mr. Dowshen and:his family
were in the upstairs living ouarters and Childers went to the cash
register, opened it and began taking money, Mr. Dowshen heard the
register open and came downstairs to be confronted by Childers who
was holding a pistol and informed him that it was a holdup, Dow-
shen continued coming towards him and Childers fired, hitting him
in the abdomen and inflicting a wound from which he died shortly
after being taken to a Philadelphia hospital. Childers was over-
powered by Dowshen's 25-year-old son who had followed his father
downstairs and some passers-by who had heard the shot.a He did not
take the stand at his trial and he was convicted and sentenced to
die, The only defense that had been offered in the trial was the
testimony of two witnesses who said that prior to his arrest for
the Dowshen murder Childers had baways had the reputation of a
"neaceful and law-abiding citizen" and his attorneys appealed the
conviction and sentence to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania on the
grounds that the trial judge had failed to bring this fact oub in
CHILDERS, John ("Johnnie')
Childers, a 32-year=old black,man, lived on Reno St., Philadelphia,
Pa, Around 9:30 on the evening of March 25, 19)2, he entered the
small grocery store owned and operated by 52-year-old Joseph Dow-
shen at 595 Race Street, At the time, Mr, Dowshen and:his family
were in the upstairs living quarters and Childers went to the cash
register, opened it and began taking money, Mr. Dowshen heard the
register open and came dowstairs to be confronted by Childers who
was holding a pistol and informed him that it was a holdup, Dow-
shen continued coming towards him and Childers fired, hitting him
in the abdomen and inflicting a wound from which he died shortly
after being taken to a Philadelphia hospital, Childers was over-
powered by Dowshen's 25=year-old son who had followed his father
downstairs and some passers-by who had heard the shot.a He did not
take the stand at his trial and he was convicted and sentenced to
die. The only defense that had been offered in the trial was the
testimony of two witnesses who said that prior to his arrest for
the Dowshen murder Childers had bhways kad the reputation of a
"peaceful and law-abiding citizen" and his attorneys appealed the
conviction and sentence to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania on the
grounds that the trial judge had failed to bring this fact out in
CHILDERS, John ("Johnnie")
Ohilders, a 32-year-old black,man, lived on Reno St,, Philadelphia,
Pa, Around 9:30 on the evening of March 25, 19,2, he entered the
small grocery store owned and operated by 52-year-old Joseph Dow=
shen at 595 Race Street, At the time, Mr, Dowshen and:his family
were in the upstairs living quarters and Childers went to the cash
Mr, Dowshen heard the
was holding a pistol and informed h s a holdup,
shen continued coming towards him and Childers fired, hitting him
in the abdomen and inflicting a wound from which he died shortly
after being taken to a Philadelphia hospital, Childers was over-
powered by Dowshen's 25-year-old son who had followed his father
downstairs and some passers-by who had heard the shot.a He did not
take the stand at his trial and he was convicted and sentenced to
die, The only defense that had been offered in the trial was the
testimony of two witnesses who said that prior to his arrest for
convi E n :
grounds that the trial judge had failed to bring this fact out in
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