arrested the next day and, at their trial, both were convicted with
Harrison who had fired the fatal shot receiving the death sentence
and DeGraffenreid being sentenced to life imprisonment, On July 16,
1886, he was hanged at Shreveport, He maintained his nerve to the
last and made a statement from the scaffold in which he acknowledged
the murder and announced that he was ready to go, He said that he
had been converted to religion and was confident of going directly
to heavene
GALVESTON DAILY NEWS, Galveston, Texas, July 17, 1886
arrested the next day and, at their trial, both were convicted with
Harrison who had fired the fatal shot receiving the death sentence.
and DeGraffenreid being sentenced to life imprisonment. On July 16,
1886, he was hanged at Shreveport, He maintained his nerve to the
last and made a statement from the scaffold in which he acknowledged
the murder and announced that he was ready to go, He said that he
had been converted to religion and was confident of going directly
to heaven.
GALVESTON DAILY NEWS. Galveston, Texas, July 17, 1886
arrested + day and, at their trial, both were convicted with
Harrison wh fired the fatal shot receiving the death sentence
f
and TeGraffenreid being sentenced to li
1886, he was hanged at Shreveport, He main’ sine
last and made a statement from the scaffold in vhich he acknowledzed
the murder announced that he was ready to go, He said that
had been converted to religion and was confident of going directly
to heaven,
LVESTON DAILY NEW, Galveston, Texas, July 17, 1886
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HARRISON. George
Harrison, a 22-year-old black man, was born on the KHXXX8K Rough and
Ready Plantation, Bossier Parish, Lae, where he received the funda-
mental rudiments of an education and learned to read and write, He
married at an early age but in 1883 his wife left him for anothermman
and he moved to Caddo Prarie about thirty miles north of Shreveport
where he lived with his KKXKMKK half-brother and sister-in-law. He
soon began having an affair with Alsie Dollard, a young gir] who lived
with her mother and step-father, Mr, and Mrs, George Allen, The girl
became pregnant and the 60-year-old Allen forbade Harrison to see her
again, The couple continued to meet secretly and one day when her
parents were gone, Alsie left the house with all of her clothing and
went to the home of KXK#HK Harrison&ss relatives, ‘When the Allens re«
turned and found her missing, they surmised what had happened and Mrs,
Allen forced her to return home where she chastised her, That night
Harrison and his half-Brother, Frank DeGraffenreid, went to the Allen
house and when the: door was opened at the their knock they forced
their way inside. An argument ensued during the course of which Mr,
Allen grabbed an axe, the only weapon that he had, and drove the two
men, both of whom wére armed with shotguns, from the house, They hid _
in the brush and, as Allen, his wife and Alsie stood in the doorway’,
Harrison shot and killed Allen, Harrison and DeGraffenreid were
| HARRISON. George
Harrison, a 22-year-old black man, was born on the K&XXX#K Rough and
Ready Plantation, Bossier Parish, Lae, where he received the funda-
mental rudiments of an education and learned to read and write. He
married at an early age but in 1883 his wife left him for anothermman
and he moved to Caddo Prarie about thirty miles north of Shreveport
where he lived with his KKXKWKK half-brother and sister-in-law. He
soon began having an affair with Alsie Dollard, a young girl who lived
with her mother and step-father, Mr, and Mrs, George Allen. The girl
became pregnant and the 60-year-old Allen forbade Harrison to see her
again, The couple continued to meet secretly and one day when her
parents were gone, Alsie left the house with all of her clothing and
went to the home of KXX#HX Harrison&s relatives, When the Allens re-
turned and found her missing, they surmised what had happened and Mrs.
Allen forced her to return home where she chastised her, That night
Harrison and his half-Brother, Frank DGraffenreid, went to the Allen
house and when the door was opened at the their knock they forced
their way inside. An argument ensued during the course of which Mr,
Allen grabbed an axe, the only weapon that he had, and drove the two
-men, both of whom were armed with shotguns, from the house. _ They hid
in the brush and, as Allen, his wife and Alsie stood in the doorway,
Harrison shot and killed Allen, Harrison and DeGraffenreid were
RRISON. George
Harrison, a 22-year-old black man, was born on the WAXK4ig Rough and
Ready Plantation, Bossier Parish, La., where he received the funda-
mental rudiments of an education and learned to read and write, He
married at an early age but in 1883 his wife left him for anothersman
and he moved to Caddo Prarie about thirty miles north of Shreveport
where he lived with his MEBKMK half-brother and sister-in-law.
soon began having an affair with Alsie Dollard, a young girl who lived
with her mother and step-father, Mr, and Mrs, George Allen, The girl
became pregnant and the 60-year-old Allen forbade Harrison to see her
again, The couple continued to meet secretly and one day when her
parents were gone, Alsie left the house with all of her clothing and
vent to the home of KXANX Harrisons relatives, Vhen the Allens re=
they surmised what had happened and Mrs.
That night
Earrison and his half-Brother, Frank DéGraffenreid, went to the Allen
house and when the door was opened at the their knock they forced
their way inside, An argument ensued during the course of which Mr,
an axe, the only weapon that he had, and drove the two
hon ware: armed. ith shotguns, fron the house. They hid
Allen, his wife and Alsie stood in the doorway,
larrison shot and killed Allen, Harrison and DeGraffenreid were
