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CRAITON, Jesse ("Butch") 11-9-1945 :
23-year-old black man, electrocuted Georgia State Prison
Nov. 9, 1945, Failed in plea for commutation, solicitor
telling board how he had gone on to rob a soldier and a
sgilor after murder, Convicted of killing Pete D. Verge
(“ergiotis) in his liovor store in Atlanta about 11:15
on night of Dec. 30, 19h, Jonitly indicted with Elonza
gones and George McKay but tried separately. Arrested
about seven hours after murder,

of accomplice George McKay,

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CRAITON, Jesse? (Butch) 11-9-1945
23-year-old black man, electrocuted Georgia State Prison
Nov. 9, 1945, Failed in plea for commutation, solicitor
telling board how he had gone on to rob a soldier and a
sgilor after murder, Convicted of killing Pete De Verge
(“ergiotis) in his liovor store in Atlanta about 11:15
on night of Dec. 30, 19. Jonitly indicted with Elonza
gones and George McKay but tried separately. Arrested
about seven hours after murder,
of accomplice George McKay.

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CRAITON, Jesse'wputch =9-1945,
23-year-old black man, Digging Georgia State Prison
Nov, 9, 19L5. Failed in plea for commutation, solicitor
telling board how he had gone on to rob a soldier and a
sgilor after murder, Convicted of killing Pete D. Verge
(Yergiotis) in his liouor store in Atlanta about 11:15
on night of Dec, 30, 19, Jonitly indicted with Flonza
ones and George McKay but tried separately, Arrested
about seven hours after mrder,

of accomplice George McKay.

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