John White, MS, 1892 December 7

Confessed his real name was Frank P ate Townes
and his mother, Elizabeth Townes lived in

Grenada; wrote her a pathetic létter.” was
professional criminal and conffesed to having
killedithree men, at New Orleans, Lake Charles
and Lake Providence, LA. Confessed also to
having belong to organized gang on robber sin
New Orleanse

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Confessed his real name was Frank P ate Townes
and his mother, Elizabeth Townes lived in
Grenada; wrote her a pathetic letter. was” |
professional criminal and conffesed to having
killedithree men, at New Orleans, Lake Charles
and Lake Providence, LA. Confessed also to
having belong to organized gang on robber sin
New Orleans.

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Confessed his real name was Frank P ate Townes
and his mother, Elizabeth Townes lived in
Grenada; wrote her a pathetic letter. was
professional criminal and conffesed to having
killedithree men, at New Orleans, Lake Charles
and Lake Providence, La, Confessed also to
having belong to organized gang on robber sin
New Orleans.

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WHITE, John December Tth,\ 1892 -
(real namet was TOWNES, Frank ate)
Black, hanged at Meridian, Miss., “ec. 7, 1892,

for murder,

Undated 1893 Chicago TRIBUNE, sent by Jim Massey
& giving 1892 execution listing.

Rom CLARION-LEDGER, Jackson, M3 (12-8-1892
(1:6): Murdered James Logan, black; 5,000
witnessed; black women "fainted, moaned and
Shouted as march to scaffold began"; when asked
if he had anything to S@aY, spoke his last

and laughed loudly as cap was
drawn over head;

wobds: <Nothing, only
i am willing to die," faudecclate oy

WHITE, John December 7+ 1892
(real name& was TOWNES, Frank ate) ‘
Black, hanged at Meridian, Miss., “ec. 7, 1892,

for murder.

Undated 1893 Chicago TRIBUNE, sent by Jim Massey
& giving 1892 execution listing.

Rom CLARION-LEDGER, Jackson, M3 (12-8-1892
(1:6): Murdered James Logan, black; 5,000
witnessed; black women "fainted, moaned and
shouted as march to scaffold began"; when asked
if he had anything ie say, spoke his last
wobds: <Nothing, on y )

I am willing to die," DY udeclate 1
and laughed loudly as cap ie Ze
drawn over head;

WHITE, John December 7th, 1892
(real named was TOWNES, Frank Pate)
Black, hanged at Meridian, Miss., “sc. 7, 1892,

for murder,
Undated 1893 Chicago TRIBUNE, sent by Jim Massey
& giving 1892 execution listing.
an CLARION-LEDGER, Jackson, M3 (12-68-1892
1:6

Murdered James Logan, black; 5,000
witnessed; black women "fainted, moaned
Shouted as march to scaffold began"; when asked
if he had anything to say, spoke his last
wobds: UNothing, only
I am willing to die," Gude dale
and leughed loudly as cap waa Ze

drawn over head;

(eat mes pes comes FRE F