not know what had happened. However, numerous other convicts and
guards who had witnessed the encounter testified KKAXKAXHK to the
contraby and he was convicted by a jury which deliberated for only
fifteen minutes. In accordance with a West Virginia law that. made
the death sentence mandatory for a prisoner who killed a guard, he
was sentenced to die. At first, his attitude was one of indiffer-
ence in line with his hardened character, but when he found that
there was no hope of executive clemency, he spent his time alter~
nating between prayer and cryinge When he went to tha xk# gallows
on the morning of Sept. 10, 1926, his face was wet from his tears
and he carried a handkerchief in his hand, :
THE DAILY ECHO, Moundsville, West Virginia, 3/11/19263 3/12/1926;
3/13/19 263 5/6/19263 5/18/1926; 5/18/1926; 5/19/19 263 °7/21419263
9/9/19 263 9/10/1926; and 9/4/1926
not know what had happened. However, numbrous other convicts and
guards who had witnessed the encounter testified KHAXKEXWH to the
contraby and he was convicted by a jury which deliberated for only
fifteen minutes. In accordance with a West Virginia law that. made
the death sentence mandatory for a prisoner who killed a guard, he
was sentenced to die, At first, his attitude was one of indiffer-
ence in line with his hardened character, but when he found that
there was no hope of executive clemency, he spent his time alter-
nating between prayer and crying. When he went to tha gka gallows
on the morning of Septe 10, 1926, his face was wet from his tears
and he carried a handkerchief in his hand.
THE DAILY ECHO, Moundsville, West Virginia, 3/11/1926; 3/12/1926;
3/13/19263 5/6/1926; 5/16/1926; 5/18/1926; 5/19/1926; °7/21,41926;
9/9/19263 9/10/1926; and 9/4/1926
not know what had happened, However, numbrous other convicts and
guards who had witnessed the encounter testified to the
contraty and he was convicted by a jury which deliberated for only
fifteen mimutes, In accordance with a West Virginia law that made
the death sentence mandatory for a prisoner who killed a guard, he
was sentenced to die, At first, his attitude was one of indiffer-
ence in line with his hardened character, but when he found that
there was no hope of executive clemency, he spent his time alter-
nating between prayer and crying, When he went to tha xk gallows
on the morning of Sept. 10, 1926, his face was wet fran his tears
and he carried a handkerchief in his hand.
THE DAILY ECHO, Moundsville, West Virginia, 3/11/1926; 3/12/1926;
3/13/1925 5/6/1928 5/18/1926; 5/18/1926; 5/19/1926; 1/21.419263
9/9/1923 9/10/1926; and 9/4/1926
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JACKSON, Henry
black
Jackson, a lli-year-old/native of North Carolina, lived in McDowell
Cos, We Vae On Jan. 15, 1920, he was convicted in that county for
malicious wounding and sentenced to a three-year term in prison,
At the penitentiary, he was unrily and lost 202 days of good time
for various infractions of prison regulations, He was discharged on
Dec. 22, 1922, and returned to McDowell County. On Oct. &, 1925,
he was convicted of murder and sentenced to life impris onment. On
the morning of March 11, 1926, he was eating breakfast in the dining
hall with 1,000 other prisoners, In violation of prison rulse, he
was talking to another prisoner, Earl Langfitt, a 25-year-old white
guard went over and reprimanded him and Jackson replied in an inso-
lent manner, While Lanfitt was in the process of taking down his
number for the purpose of making a report, Yackson pulled a knife
that he had fashioned and stabbed him in the neck. He was clubbed
into submission by other guards and both he and langfitt were taken
to the prison hospital, Langfitt died one hour later and it was
discovered that the knife's blade had penetwated a portion of his
brain. At his trial, “ackson pleaded not guilty and claimed that
he had been clubbed unconssious before Langfitt was stabbed and did
JACKSON, Henry
black
Jackson, a l-year-old/native of North Carolina, lived in McDowell
Cos, We Vae On Jan. 15, 1920, he was convicted in that county for
malicious wounding and sentenced to a three-year term in prison.
At the penitentiary, he was unrily and lost 202 days of good time
for various infractions of prison regulations. He was discharged on
Dec. 22, 1922, and returned to McDowell County. On Oct. 8, 1925,
he was convicted of murder and sentenced to life impris onment. On
the morning of March 11, 1926, he was eating breakfast in the dining|
hall with 1,000 other prisoners. In violation of prison rulse, he
was talking to another prisoner, Harl Langfitt, a 25-year-old white
guard went over and reprimanded him and Jackson replied in an inso-
lent manner. While Lanfitt was in the process of taking down his
number for the purpose of making a report, Yackson pulled a knife
that he had fashioned and stabbed him in the neck. He was clubbed
into submission by other guards and both he and langfitt were taken
to the prison hospital, Langfitt died one hour later and it was
discovered that the knife's blade had peneteated a portion of his
brain.e At his trial, “ackson pleaded not guilty and claimed that
he had been clubbed unconssious before Langfitt was stabbed and did
JACKSON, Henry
black
Jackson, a hl-year-old/native of North Carolina, lived in McDowell
Co., We Vae On Jan, 15, 1920, he was convicted in that county for
malicious wounding and sentenced to a three-year term in prison,
At the penitentiary, he was unrily and lost 202 days of good time
for various infractions of prison regulations, He was discharged on
Dec. 22, 1922, and returned to McDowell County, On Oct. &, 1925,
he was convicted of murder and sentenced to life impris onment. On
the morning of March 11, 1926, he was eating breakfast in the dining
hall with 1,000 other prisoners.
was talking to another prisoner,
he had been clubbed unconssious before Langfitt was stabbed and did
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