son on January 29, 1950,
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son on January 29, 1950.
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son on January 29, 1950.
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nuary 29, 1950
GIBSON, Samuel B, ue Ne
Gibson, a black man, resided at Big Spring, Howard Co., Texas, On the
night of November 16, 1918, he had been drinking heavily and he enter-
ed a house where a IBB 15-year-old boy, Juan L. Olaguey was sleeping,
The boy was awakened by Gibson's ransacking of bis room and when he
stirred, Gibson stabbed him to death, A little girl who had come the
to borrow some matches heard Juan say: "Please don't hit me no more"
and saw Gibson standing by the bed with the knife, She ran to a near-
by cafe and hotified the ownerswho promptly summoned the police, When
they arrived, Gibson was emerging from the house. He went back inside
and, in a few minutes, leaped from a window. ‘Two policemenk took him
into custody and he was gs tilly carrying the bloody knife and had
blood on his clothes. Gibson admitted entering the house for the pur-~
pose of robbery but said that he was intoxicated and did not remember
Stabbing the boy though he conceded that must have do so as noone ekse
was in the house, At his trial, his only défense was intoxication and
he was convicted and sentenced to die. His casexwas appealed to the
Texas Supreme Court on the grounds that the jury had discussed the
possibility of his being paroled or pardoned at same future date and
that this factor had influenced the Jury not to recommend mercy, The
conviction was affimmed and he was electrocuted at the Texas State Pri-
nuary 29, 1950
GIBSON, Samuel B. da ean
Gibson, a black man, resided at Big Spring, Howard Co., Texas. On the
night of November 16, 198, he had been drinking heavily and he enter-
ed a house where a IBK 15-year-old boy, Juan L. Olague, was sleeping,
The boy was awakened by Gibson's ransacking of his room and when he
stirred, Gibson stabbed him to death. A little girl who had come there
to borrow some matches heard Juan say: "Please don't hit me no more"
and saw Gibson standing by the bed with the knife. She ran to a near-
by cafe and hotified the ownerswho promptly summoned the police. When
they arrived, Gibson was emerging from the house. He went back inside
and, in a few mimtes, leaped from a window. Two policemenk took him
into custody and he was s tilly carrying the bloody knife and had
blood on his clothes. Gibson admitted entering the house for the pur-
stabbing the boy though he conceded that must have do so as noone ekse
was in the house, At his trial, his only défense was intoxication and
he was convicted and sentenced to die. His casexwas appealed to the
Texas Supreme Court on the grounds that the jury had discussed the
possibility of his being paroled or pardoned at some future date and
that this factor had influenced the jury not to recommend mercy, The
conviction was affimmed and he was electrocuted at the Texas State Pri-
January 29, 1950
GIBSON, Samuel B.
Gibson, a black man, resided at Big Spring, Howard Co., Texas, On the
night of November 16, 19148, he had been drinking heavily and he enter.
ed a house where a IBK 15-year-old boy, Juan L. Olague, was sleeping,
The boy was awakened by Gibson's ransacking of bi
stirred, Gibson stabbed him to de
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