Frank Cook, 1899 June 30

fight by his attorneys to save his life, he was hanged in the
Jefferson County Jail at Birmingham on June 30, 1699. Trom the
gallows Cook, who had been an active Church member, swore for the
last time that he was innocent of - the crime and expressed his
willingness to die for the crime of another BXXKSEXHE even

had been innocently put to death,

BIRMINGHAM NEWS, BIRMINGHAM, , June 30,

ight by his attorneys a5 was hanged in the
ferson County Ja: 1 at | June 30, 1899. From the
7S Cook, who had en. an é ve Church member, swore for the
time that he was innocent of the and expressed h
ingness ee die for the crime of another BOEKEEXER even

had been innocently put to death,

[AM NEWS, BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, June 30, 1899

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Gook, 2 23-year-old black man, lived in the Avondale section of
Birmingham, Ala, He had been arrested on several occasions and
had served terms both on the City's streets and in the mines, On
the night of May 1), 1898, he was in the process of robbing a
store in the Avondale section near the. Cain Station of the East
lake electric line when his movements were overheard by John Black=
burn and John #vans, conductors for the line, who were walking home
to their boarding house. They summoned the proprietor of the busi-
ness and the three men entered and took Cook into custody. They
performed a casual search but overlooked a razor-sharp knife that
Cook had in his possession, As they were walking Cook to a tele-
phone to summon a policeman, Cook pulled the knife, stabbed Black-
burn through the heart and ran. When the Sheriff arrived, he
bought dogs and they traced Cook to his home about one-half mile
away where they found him in bed pretending to be asleep. Cook de=
apere Bea te Bea Pane the burglar who had murdered Blackburn but
ind 7 Store owner positively identified him, He was

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tried, convicted and sentenced to death and, following a valiant

COOK, Frank , lc = 90-697

Cook, a 23-year-old black man, lived in the Avondale section of
Birmingham, Ala. He had been arrested on several occasions and
had served terms both on the City's streets and in the mines, On
the night of May 1), 1898, he was in the process of robbing a
store in the Avondale section, near the. Cain Station of the Bast
Lake electric line when his movements were overheard by John Black-
burn and John Evans, conductors for the line, who were walking home
to their boarding house. They summoned the proprietor of the busi-
ness and the three men entered and took Cook into custody. They
performed a casual search but overlooked a razor-sharp knife that
Cook had in his possession, As they were walking Cook to a tele-
phone to summon a policeman, Cook pulled the knife, stabbed Black-
burn through the heart and ran. When the Sheriff arrived, he
bought dogs and they traced Cook to his home about one-half mile
away where they found him in bed pretending to be asleep. Cook de-
nied that he had been the if he rdered Bla “n but
oth Evans and is sen ue Oe Tdenti? ‘eee Mi ae
tried, convicted and sentenced to death and, following a valiant

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