JACKSON, Dink a.
)Black, hanged Forrest City, Ark., July 5, 1912, Convicted
| of murder of Noah Powell, black, in Griggs Township, Exe-
)cution at 10:37 AM. 1,500 people gathered outside of
stockade, While death warrant read, was a trifle nervous
but seemped to pay little heed, rolling a cigarette while |
Sheriff spoke, After he was handcuffed and had started to |
gallows, a bystander lighted the cigarette and he puffad
on march. Reed, hanged with him, began singing "Death Is
Only a Dream after thyy had finished short speeches warnin;
witnesses to profit by example and Jackson joined in, Neck
not broken but pronounced dead within ten minutes. Body
sent to Madison for burial, ARKANSAS GAZETTE, XXX 7-6-1912
Murder committed over some trivial affair. Case appealed
ARKANSAS GAZETTE, 7-5-1912, Appealed and affirmed, Date
of crime July 6, 1911. 15 SOUTHWESTERN 559 (See) :
ACKSON, Dink
Black, hanged Forrest City, Ark., July 5, 1912, Convicted |
| of mrder of Noah Powell, black, in Griggs Township, Exe-
cution at 10:37 AM. 1,500 people gathered outside of
stockade, While death warrant read, was a trifle nervous
but seemped to pay little heed, rolling a cigarette while
Sheriff spoke. After he was handcuffed and had started to
gallows, a bystander lighted the cigarette and he puffad
on march, Reed, hanged with him, began singing "Death Is
Only a Dream after thgy had finished short speeches warnin|
witnesses to profit by example and Jackson joined in, Neck
not broken but pronounced dead within ten minutes, Body
sent to Madison for burial, ARKANSAS GAZEITE, XXX 7-6-1912
Murder committed over some trivial affair. Case appealed
ARKANSAS GAZETTE, 7-5-1912, Appealed and affirmed, Date
of crime July 6, 1911. 145 SOUTHWESTERN 559 (See)
stockade, While death warrant read, was a trifle nervous
but seemed to pay Little heed, rolling a cigarette while
Shkriff spoke, After he was handcuffed and had started to
gallows, a bystander lighted the cigarette and he puffad
cn march, Reed, hanged with him, began singing "Death Is
Only a Drean" after thgy had finished short speeches warnin|
witnesses to profit by examplé and Jackson joined in, Nick
not broken but pronounced dead within ten minutes. Body
sent to Madison for burial, ARKANSAS GAZETTE, IxX 7-6-1912
Murder committed over some trivial affair, Case appealed
ARKANSAS GAZETTE, 7-5-1912, Appealed and affirmed, Date
of crime July 6, 1911. 15 SOUTHWESTERN 559 (See)
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