Whitfield seemed almost in a trance as he entered the death chamber
and chanted the single word "Mercy" over again and again until the
current was applied.
THE GREENSBORO DAILY NEWS, GREENSBORO, N. C., 10-19-1933; 1022)\-1933;
10-26-19333 10-27-1933; 10-28-1933; 10-2 9-19333 7-12-1935; and
7-13-1935.
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Whitfield seemed almost in a trance as he entered the death chamber
and chanted the single word "Mercy" over again and again until the
current was applied.
THE GREENSBORO DAILY NEWS, GREENSBORO, N. C., 10-19-1933; 1022))-19333
10-26-19333 10-27-1933; 10-28-1933; 10-2 9-19333 7-12-1935; and
7-13-1935.
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WHITFIELD, George, (Boyd)
Whitfield, a 21-year-old black Greensboro, N. ©C., bootlegger, had
been asked by a white mill worker on the night of Oct. 2, 1933, for
some whiskey. Whitfield told the man that he had some but could not
deliver it until the next morning when he. would bring a pint to his
“house. ‘the man informed Whitfield that he Lett her work at O¢l5-an, |
_Whitfield slept in his automobile near the man's house that night
and at ven he had left for work, Whitfield went to the dwelling where
the man's preganant wife and young child were ‘alone. When she re-
_fused to open the MSSeOSRXKZRY scréen door for him, Whitfield kicked.
it in and pened and beat her before raping her. He ran Zoot the
~_Masse-»- before returning. to Yreensboro_on. ‘Oct, 10, _That- oe another
black man, attempting to apprehend him, shot him in the heel with a
pistol and the next day, he was dragged from underneath a bed in the
house of a friend where he was hiding. Whitfield admitted going to —
the ns but claimed that the woman had ordered in inside and had-
The poalaica her attack. Sear delayed his execution SEoke July ene
~1935, when he -was-electrocuted-at-the North Carolina “tate Prisons —
WHITFIELD, George, (Boyd)
Whitfield, a 21-year-old black Greensboro, N. C., bootlegger, had
been asked by a white mill worker on the night of Oct. 2, 1933, for
some whiskey. Whitfield told the man that he had some but could not
deliver it until the next morning when he would bring a pint to his
house. The man informed Whitfield that he left for work at 6:l|5 am. |
Whitfield slept in his automobile near the man's house that night.
and after he had left for work, Whitfield went to the dwelling where
the man's preganant wife and young child were alone. When she re-
_fused to open the BSSexXRSexKDHY scrg8en door for him, Whitfield kicked |
it in and choked and beat her before raping her, He ran from the
house and made good his escape, traveling as far north as Boston,
Mass., before returning to “reensboro_on Oct, 10. That night, another
black man, attempting to apprehend him, shot him in the heel with a
pistol and the next day, he was dragged from underneath a4 bed in the —
-_house of a friend where he was hiding. Whiffield admitted going to
the house but claimed that the woman had ordered him inside and had
then attacked him with a knife for selling her husband whiskey and
stated that the bruises on her mmekk neck and face were caused when |
he resisted her attack. Appeals delayed his execution until July 12,
19353 when -he-was- electrocuted-at-the North Carolina Ytate Prisons
WHITFIELD, Se (Boya)
Whitfield, a 2l-year-old black Greensboro, N. C., bootlege
been asked by a white mill worker on the night of Oct. 2, win, on
sone whiskey, Whitfield told the man that he had sono but could not
deliver it until the next morning when he would bring a pint to his
house. ‘The man informed Whitfield that he left for work at 6:5 an.
Whitfield slept in his automobile near the man's house that night
and after he had left for work, Whitfield went to, the duelling where
the man's preganant wife and young child were alone. When she re-
fused to open the MBSEXZEKKKGH scrgen door for him, Whitfield kicked
it in and choked and beat her before raping her. He ran from the
house and made good his escape, traveling as far north as Boston,
Mass., before returning to Yreensboro on Oct, 10, That-night, another
pusclenany coe to eee him, shot him in the heel with a
ae “s
the house but claimed that the woman had ordered him ins:
then attacked him with a knife for selling her husband whiskey and
stated that the bruises or r_mekk_neck anc ee euon oe | when.
he resisted her attack. ear delayed hi 2 ae
1935) when he was electrocuted at-the North Carolina “tate-Prigon
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