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DUMAS, Charlie

Dumas, a 29-year-old black man, was firstesentéenced to the Oklahe oma
State Prison from Kingfisher Co. in June, 1928, for a term of three
years on a grand larceny charge. After his rbhease, he was sentenced
again from Caddo Co, to. a term of two years for burglary in 1932,
Made a trusty, he was a@signed to a prison road gang working on high-
way 75 north of Coalgate. On the ngght of Sept. 10, 1932, he slipped
away Lrom’ the camp and went into Coalgate where, near the poesbyteri-
an church, only tho blooks from main street, he brutally repgéd a you
white girl, He left a trail that was easily followed and when he was
taken into-custody, he confessed, stating that he was drunk at the
time of the assault and did not know what he was doing. The victim
positively identified him and he was taken to the State Prgkon for
safekeepinge Returneed to Coalgate the next week, he pleaded guilty
and was promptly sazneced to die after he had made an emotional
appeal for mercy on the grounds of his having been intixicated, His

conviction was overturned on appeal and h
; é @ was ayain tried, convicted
and sentenced to die and, on Oct. 20, 1933, he was electrotated at

DUMAS, Charlie

Dumas, a 29-year-old black man, was firstasentenced to the Oklahoma
State Prison from Kingfisher Co. in June, 1928, for a term of three
years on a grand larceny charge. After his rb@ease, he was sentenced
again from Caddo Co, to a term of two years for burglary in 1932,
Made a trusty, he was assigned to a prison road gang working on high-
way 75 north of Coalgate. On the ngght of Sept. 10, 1932, he slipped
away from the camp and went into Coalgate where, near the presbyteri-
an church, only tho blooks from main street, he brutally repdbd a youn
white girl. He left a trail that was easily followed and when he was
taken into-custody, he confessed, stating that he was drunk at the
time of the assault and did not know what he was doing. The victim
positively identified him and he was taken to the State Prgion for
safekeeping. Returneed to Coalgate the next week, he pleaded guilty
and was promptly siazneced to die after he had made an emotional
appeal for mercy on the grounds of his having been intixicated. His
conviction was overturne appeal a was avain trie ‘

and sentenced to die ni on GS IOS is ie ulscteenied ak

DUMAS, Charlie

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Co. in June, 1928, for
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again from ni aa0) Oot ae Bers ae 6 in 1932,
Wade 9 trusty, he was assigned to « prison road gang working on high
ay 75 north of Coalgate, On the néght of Sept. 10, 1932, he slipped
away from’ the camp and went into Coalgate where, near the poesbyteri-|
an churchy only tho blocks fron main street, he bruta pe @ your
@ Girl. He Lert al trail that wae seetly followed and when he
ay stating that he r
it + he was doing. Th
oe dentified him and he was taken to the Stats Priston for
fel ed to Coalgate the next week

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ne pleaded guilty
after he ee made an emotional

s of his having been intaxicated, His
wes overturned on appeal cng hg vas ayain,
ad to dis and, on Geb, 20, 1933, he ute

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