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/FURBY, John and PIERCE, William June 1h, 1912 |
Both 20-year-old blacks, electrocuted Virginia State Pri- .
son on June 1, 1912 (Chesterfield Co.) Sentenced on
je SeXRRX 1912 for the mrder of Thomas A. Belcher, a guard
at the county road force, Both men notorious in Chester-
field County, having served several terms in jail and on
toad force for various crimes, While serving’ a sentence
on roads, killed Belcher, awaiting opportune time to attack
The evidence showed that Pierce held Belcher while Furby
struck him over the he ad with an axe which he procured
under the pretext of using it to chop down a tree, Both
escaped but Furby was captured after a hard chase while
Pierce was not caught until nearly 2 months later, Williar
Price, also black, who was said to have been implicated
and who also escaped, waa shot while being pursued by a
posse and died of his wounds, ;
RICHMOND TIMES-DISPATCH, April Gy Loe
| FURBY, John and PIERCE, William June 1h, 1912
Both 20-year-old blacks, electrocuted Virginia State Pri-
son on June 1), 1912 (Chesterfield Co,) Sentenced on
h-5-X82X 1912 for the mmrder of Thomas A. Belcher, a guard
at the county road force, Both men notorious in Chester~
field County, having seyeed several terms in jail and on
toad force for various crimes. While serving’ a sentence
on roads, killed Belcher, awaiting opportune time to attad
The evidence showed that Pierce held Belcher while Furby
struck him over the he ad with an axe which he procured
under the pretext of using it to chop down a tree, Both
escaped but Furby was captured after a hard chase while
Pierce was not caught until nearly 2 months later, Williar
Price, also black, who was said to have been implicated
and who also escaped, waa shot while being pursued by a
posse and died of his wounds,
RICHMOND TIMES-DISPATCH, April 6, 1912
John and PIERCE, William ‘June 1h,
Both | Soueaveni blacks, electrocuted Virginia State Pri-
son on dune lk, 1912 (Chesterfield Co.) Sentenced on
.-5-¥82X 1912 for the mmrrder of Thomas A, Belcher, a guard]
at the county road force, Both men notorious in Chester=
on roads, killed Belcher, awaiting opportune t:
The evidence showed that Pierce held Belcher while Furby
struck him over the le ad with an axe which he procured
under the pretext of using it to chop down a tree, Both
escaped but Furby was captured after a hard chase while
Pierce was not caught until nearly 2 months later.
also black, who was said to have been implicated
© also escafed, waa shot while being pursued by a
of his youn
S-DISPAT CH, April 6, 1912
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