Hillery Ledet, LA, 1947 July 11

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LEDET, Hillery VME Oh
20~year~old black, electrocuted Ville Platte, La., on
July 11, 1917. Affirmed on appeal: 30 SOUTHERN -2nd- 830,
Murdered Artheon Fontenot, a 55-yeareold negro, the night
of Aug. 19, 1945. He clubbed him to death with a piece
of plank over an argument about a half-pint of whiskey,
See article from GAZETTE, July 10, 19h7. LA - NW - Ba.

Appeal = LA. = BOOK AND MAGAZINE EXCERPTS.
& newspaper aréicle,

LEDET, Hillery Vics Mea eed
20-year-old black, electrocuted Ville Platte, La., on
July 11, 1947. Affirmed on appeal: 30 SOUTHERN -2nd= 830
Murdered Artheon Fontenot, a 55-year-old negro, the night
of Aug. 19, 1945. He clubbed him to death with a piece
of plank over an argument about a half-pint of whiskey.
See article from GAZETTE, July 10, 19h7. LA - NW = Bd.

Appeal = LA. = BOOK AND MAGAZINE EXCERPTS.
& newSpaper arGicle,

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St RW eee 830,
1» a SSmyearaold negro, the ni
Hevolureed his cohgeu
of plank over an argument about a half
See article from GAZETTE, July 10, 19h7.

Appeal = LA. = BOOK AND Sean EECERPTS.
& newspaper eréie:

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