Henry Johnson, a negro, who it is alleged assaulted the
three-year-old daughter of Leonard Brodway, a resident —
of a suburb of this city would probably have been lynched
by a posse of neighbors who captured him after a two-mile
chasee Johnson, it is charged, attacked the child during
a brief absence of the other members of the family."
TIMES=DISPATCH, Richmond, Va., Octe 11, 1907 (11:6.)
Henry Johnson, a negro, who it is alleged assaulted the
three-year-old daughter of Leonard Brodway, a resident
of a suburb of this city would probably have been lynched
by a posse of neighbors who captured him after a two-mile
chasee Johnson, it is charged, attacked the child during
a brief absence of the other members of the family."
TIMES=DISPATCH, Richmond, Vas, Oct. 11, 1907 (11:6.)
Henry Johnson, a negro, who it is alleged assaulted the
three-year-old daughter of Leonard Brodway, a resident
of a suburb of this city would probably have been lynct
by a posse of neighbors who captured fin after a ewoouid
e. Johnson, it is charged, attacked the child during
a brief absence of the other membere of the family."
TIMES-DISPATCH, Richmond, Vaey Oct. 11, 1907 (11s
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JOHNSON, Henry August 6, 1906
"Memphis, Tn, 8-8-1908-Henry Johnson, a negro, was exe=
cuted in the county jail here today, Johnson was execu-
ted for criminally assaulting Ida May Broadway, daughter
of a local dairyman. The girl was not quite leyears=<old
when the assault was committed, Johnson was sentenced
to death a few weeks after the crime was committed and
an appeal was taken to the Supreme Court, The higher
tribunal spent much time in hearing the case, ordering
depositions taken and hearing evidence as to the trial
of the negro, no transcript of the evidence having
been s SPUR, Me the court."' NEWS, Galveston, Ix, Auge
y 1966
"emp hi. TN, Vets 10, 1907 -Sut for the intervention of
the chivas father and the timely arrival of officers,
August 8, 1908
JOHNSON, Henry bill sana ates
"Memphis, Tn, 8-8-1908-Henry Johnson, a negro, was exe=
cuted in the county jail here today. Johnson was execu-
ted for criminally assaulting Ida May Broadway, daughter
of a local dairyman. ‘The girl was not quite heyears-old
when the assault was committed, Johnson was sentenced
to death a few weeks after the crime was committed and
an appeal was taken to the Supreme Court, The higher
tribunal spent much time in hearing the case, ordering
depositions taken and hearing evidence as to the trial
of the negro, no transcript of the evidence having
be court."' NEWS, Galveston, Tx, Auge
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"'Memp hi,
the ohn s fa
Oct. 10, 1907=3ut for the intervention of
ather and the timely arrival of officers,
A ugust 8, 1908
JOENSON, Henry
"Memphis, Tn, 8-8-1908-Henry Johnson, a negro, was exe=
cuted in the county jail here today, Johnson was execu-
ted for criminally assaulting Ida May Broadway, daughter
f a local dairyman, ‘The girl was not quite years-old
when the assault was committed, Johnson was sentenced
to death a few weeks after the crime was committed and
an appeal was taken to the Supreme Court, The higher
tribunal spent much time in hearing the case, ordering
depositions taken and hearing evider 1s to the trial
of the negro, no transcript of the evlcacee having
oor COE fo the court." NEWS, Galveston, Tx, Auge
: Vote 1907-3ut_for the intervention
tHeeh Hare bother and the timely arrival of officer
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