| “EORIL, Matthew
3Beyear-old black ies electroctued srkansas State Prison
_ (Mississippi County) on Feb, 23, 1951, Was a farm laborer
Choked Ernestine Harris, 8-year-old black girl, to death
on April 23, 19:9, in rape attemt. Appealed and affir-
med (229 SOUTHWESTERN (2nd) 32) which gives a fair
account but could use more, Ezell was to have been elec-
trocuted on February 9th, but a faulty dynamo generating
power for the chair forced a postponement,
ARKANSAS GAYFITE, Little Rock, Ark,, Feb, 2h, 1951
EZELL, Matthew
38-year-old black man, electroctued srkansas State Prison
(Mississippi County) on Feb, 23, 1951, Was a farm laborer
Choked Ernestine Harris, 8-year-old black girl, to death
on April 23, 1919, in rape attempt. Appealed and affir-
med (229 SOUTHWESTERN (2nd) 32) which gives a fair
account but could use more, Ezell was to have been elec-
trocuted on February 9th, but a faulty dynamo generating
power for the chair forced a postponement.
ARKANSAS GAWRTTE, Little Rock, Ark., Feb, 2h, 1951
EVELL, Matthew
sold black man, electroctued trkansas State Prison
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Qfississippi County) on Feb, 23, 1951, Was a farm laborer
Choked Ernestine ree Eee fold black girl, to death
on April 23, 1919, in r Appealed and affir-
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account but could use more, Ezell was to have been elec-
trocuted on February 9th, but a faulty dynamo generating
power for the chair forced a postponement.
ARKANSAS GAYEITE, Little Rock, Ark,, Feb, 2, 1951
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