Earle Fletcher, 1906 August 10

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ie Birmingham News, Birmingham, Ala., 6-30-1906 and 8-10-1906

"June 27, 1906s » ewas found guilty by the jury and sentenced to be
hanged in just two hours and ten minutes from the time hig case
was called in court," JOURNAL, Atlanta, GA, June 27, 190 (13:3)

The Sirmingham News, Birmingham, Ala., 6-30-1906 and 8-10-1906

"June 275 190.» swas found guilty by the jury and sentenced to be
hanged in just two hours and ten minutes from the time hig case
was called in court," JOURNAL, Atlanta, GA, June on 190 (13:3)

‘irmingham News, Binninghan, Ala,, 6-30-1906 and

"June 27, 190b..ewas found guilty by the jury and ‘atte
hanged in just two hours and ten minutes from tl
called in court,” JOURNAL, Atlanta, Gh, June 27, nop (Las 3)

FLETCHER, Earle FSb-149OO

Pletcher, a 23-year-old black native of Huntsville, Ala., was living
in Hlyton, Jefferson Cos, when he killed another black man named
Harris and was sentenced to fifteen years in prison. He was asSipned
to work in the Flat Top coal mines and early in 1906 he got into an
argument with another convict-worker, Bob Payne, who he killed with
a pick, The argument and murder occurred in the presence of several
other convicts, all of whom testified against Fletcher at his trial
and he was convicted and Sentenced to die, After his conviction, a
physician was sent to his cell by the Governor of Alabama to test his
Sanity and the physici
his actions, H g n the yard of
906, he made a state-
udge who had gone
fishing without granting him S corpus while KEM he had
granted a writm to found guilty of murder,
nd the knot slid around
hin. His neck was not broken by the

fall and he died of strangulation,

FLETCHER, Earle & 10-1406

Pletcher, a 23-year-old black native of Huntsville, Ala., was living
in Elyton, Jefferson Cosy when he killed another black man named
Harris and was sentenced to fifteen years in prison.

to work in the Flat Top coal mines a

argument with another convict

a pick,

» 411 of whom testified
and he was convicted and sentenced to
physician was sent to his cell by
sanity and the physician ruled tha
his actions, He was hanged in the
in Birmingham on August 10, 1906,

itical of

s chin,
fall and he died of strangulation,

FLSTCHER, Earle F10-1906

23-year-old black native of Huntsville, Ala., was living
killed another black man named

n years in prison, He was assigned
t into an

Bis actions, He was hanged in the yard of the Jeffersce County Jail
4m Birmingham on August 10, 1906, rom the scaffold te made a state-
nent in which he was highly oritical of the trial Judge who had gone
fishing without granting him a writ of habaee corpus while KiM he had
granted a write to a white man who had been found guilty of mrder,
The nosse slipped when the trap was sprang and the knot slid around
£2 rest underneath Fletcher's chin, His neck was not broken by the
fall and he died of strangulation,

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