Dothan EAGLE, Dothan, Ala,, April 12, 1936,
NASHVILLE TENNESSRAN, March 27, 19373 April 30, 1937-
TRUE DETECTIVE, July, 1946, page 24 - TENN. BOOK AND
MAGAZINE EXCERPTS.
Dothan EAGLE, Dothan, Ala,, April 12, 1936.
NASEVILLE TENNESSEAN, March 27, 1937; April 30, 1937
TRUE DETECTIVE, duly, 1946, page 24 - TENN. BOOK AND
MAGAZINE EXCERPTS.
1937
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page 24 - TENN, BOOK AND
DUNN, Howard and FARMER, William
Dunn, 20-years=old, and Farmer, 19~-years-old, were white natives of
Knoxfille, tenn, On Mafch 16, 1936, they had been drinking when they
were stopped by officers near the Tennessee State Reformatory for
questioning, They escaped and made their way to Nashville where they
met Jasper K, Milliken, a marketing official for the State Department
of Agriculture in front of the Bost Office and, at gun point, forced
him to drive them to a wooded area on Nine Mile Hill near Harding
Roads There, as Milliken pleaded for his life, Farmer shot and
killed him, They robbed his corpse of $1h, his shoes and some trinkets
and fled to Florida in his automobile, They were captured there
several weeks later when the ear was identified as being stolen,
Both admitted the murder and at their trial, they laughed and jeered
at the proceedings, They were granted a 30day stay of execution
while Dunn underwent two separate sanity inquiries, being found sane
in each, Dunn maintained an attitude of bravado until the end but
Farmer appeared visibly shaken and asked that he be allowed to speak
to Mrs, Milliken and personally ask for and receive her forgiveness.
This was not allowed and they were electrocuted at the Tennessee
State Prison on April 30, 1937.
DUNN, Howard and FARMER, William
Dunn, 20-years-old, and Farmer, 19-years-old, were white natives of
Knox¥ille, Tenn. On Mabch 16, 1936, they had been drinking when they
were stopped by officers near the Tennessee State Reformatory for
ouestioning, They escaped and made their way to Nashville where they
met Jasper K, Milliken, a marketing official for the State Department
of Agriculture in front of the Bost Office and, at gun point, forced
him to drive them to a wooded area on Nine Mile Hill near Harding
Road, ‘There, as Milliken pleaded for his life, Farmer shot and
killed him, They robbed his corpse of $1, his shoes and some trinketg
and fled to Florida in his automobile, They were captured there
several. weeks later when the ear was identified as being stolen,
Both admitted the mrder and at their trial, they laughed and jeered
at the proceedings, They were granted a 30day stay of execution
while Dunn underwknt two separate sanity inquiries, being found sane
in each, Dunn maintained an attitude of bravado until the end but
Farmer appeared visibly shaken and asked that he be allowed to speak
to Mrs, Milliken and personally ask for and receive her forgiveness.
This was not allowed and they were electrocuted at the Tennessee
State Prison on April 30, 1937.
DUNN, Howard and
Dunn, 20-years-old, and Farmer, 19-years: dite natives of
nox#ille, Tenn,
were stopped by off:
ouestioning, They ccaped and made their way to N
met Jasper K, MilLil eting official for the arbment
of Agriculture in front of the Bost Office and, at gun point, forced
him to drive than to a wooded area on Nine ile Hill near Harding
Road. s Milliken pleaded for his life, Farmer shot and
i robbed his corpse of $1, his shoes and sone trinketd
ja in his automobile, They were captured there
weeks later when the ear was idenbified as being stolen,
. heir trial, they laughed and
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while Dunn underwknt two separate sanity inquiries, being found sai
in each, Dunn maintained an attitude of bravado until the end but
Farmer appeared visibly shaken and asked that he be allowed to speak
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