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YaARWOOD, Walter Hillman
Yearwood, a 23-year-old white native of Oconee Coe, Gas, had enlisted
in the U. S, Navy in August, 1942, and served in the Pacific theater
of operations throughout World War II, After his discharge, he re-
turned to Oconee Co. On Nov. 19, 1945, he decided to visit his sis-
ter in Louisiana and after Spending a part of the day drinkingyin
Athens, he caught a ride on a street corner in that city with Harry
We Williamson, an Atlanta salesman, who had started home, Three or
four miles outside Athens, Yea rwood shot and killed Williamson,
drove the car to a bridge on a dirt road and through it into the
river after stéaling Yearwood's money and clothes. He then drove the
car to Louisiana and spent several days with his relatives before ree
turning to Georgia where he was arrested on December 10 by a police~
man who identified Williamson's car by its tag number, At the time
of his arrest, Yearwood was wearing his victim's clothes but at his
trial, where he pleaded insanity brought on the stresses of serving on
a landing craft during the Tarawa invasion, he denied that robbery had
been his motive, He said that he became enraged and shot Williamson
when the salesman told him: "You Son-of-a-bitch, why don't you quit
ant) ey apa q pS en “ W684 4 Li. . ss os : 2 1s 2
drinking," The seorgie Supremes Court atfimned his Conviction and the
ARWOOD, Walter Hiliman
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arwood, 2 23-year-old white native of Oconee Cosy Gae, had e
in the U. 5, Navy in August, 192, and served in the Pacific theater
of operations throughout World War if, “fter his discharge, he re-
turned to Oconee Co. On Nov, 19, 1915, he decided to visit his sis-
ter in Louisiana and after Spending a part of the day drinkingyin
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Athens, he caught a ride on a street corner in that city with Harry
W, iamson, an Atlanta salesman, who had started home. Three or
eS outside Athens, Yea rwood shot and killed Williamson,
Grove the car to a bridge on a dirt road and through it into the
river after stéaling Yearwood's money and clothes, He then drove the
car to Louisiana and spent several days with his relatives before re~-
turning to Georgia where he was arrested on December 10 by a police~
man who identified Williamson's car by its tag number, At the time
of his arrest, Yearwood was wearing his victim's clothes but at his
trial, where he pleaded insanity brought on the stresses of serving on
a landing craft during the Tarawa invasion, he denied that robbery had
been his motive. He said that he became enraged and shot W: liliamson
when the salesman told him: "You Son-of-a-bitch, why don't you quit
drinking," The ¢ ¥gia-Suprems Court affirmed his conviction and the
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