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“DAVIS, James, LANE, Freddie Lee, and WILLIAMS James ©,
Davis, 16-years-old3 Lane, 20-years-old; and Williams, 25-years-old
were all black, Harly in 19), they were in Gadsden Co., Fla,, where,
armed With a rifle and a pistol, they held-up a 22-year-old white wo-
man on a highway, They drove her car to a deserted place and, by
threatening her life, they each raped her in the automobile, They
then discussed killing her to prevent her reporting the incident and
identifying her. After this discussion which was done in her presence
they dragged her from the automobile and each raped her R&XK again,
They shot her twice and covered what they thought to ber her dead body
with leaves, trash and limbs and fled in her automobile, The woman
was not dead and she was finally able to drag herself fromconcealment
and go to the house of some people who lived nearby where she reported
the rape and attempted murder, The three men were captured a few
hours later over a hundred miles from the scene of the crime, All
three confessed and they were granted 4 change of venue to Alachua CO.
where they pleaded guilty. They all testified at the trial to deter =~
mine their degree of guilt as did their enue Lebes? were Sentenced
; : aS apps the Florida Supreme Court which
a ani me ee ae ae ae electrocuted at the Florida State
Prison on Octe 9, 19h.
DAVIS, James, LANE, Freddie lee, and WIILIAMS James C,
Davis, 16-years-old; Lane, 20-years-old; and Williams, 25-years-old
were all black, #arly in 19, they were in Gadsden Co., Fla., where,
armed with a rifle and a pistol, they held-up a 22-year-old white wo-
man on a highway, They drove her car to a deserted place and, by
threatening her life, they each raped her in the automobile, They
then discussed killing her to prevent her reporting the incident and
identifying her. After this discussion which was done in her presence J
they dragged her from the automobile and each raped her ¥&XK again,
They shot her twice and covered what they thought to bex her dead body
with leaves, trash and limbs and fled in her automobile. The woman
was not dead and she was finally able to drag herself fromconcealment
and go to the house of some people who lived nearby where she reported
the rape and attempted murder, The three men were captured a few
hours later over a hundred miles from the scene of tha crime, All
three confessed and they were granted 4 change of venue to Alaca Co,
where they pleaded guilty. They all testified at the trial to deter -
mine their degree of guilt as did their een ane Lela Fe ye amenced
i > ca a to the Florida Supreme ourt whic
Se te ete ee ak ase were electrocuted at the Florida State
Prison on Oct. 9, 19h).
DAVIS, James, LANE, Freddie Lee, and WIILIAMS James C.
Davis, 16-years-olds Lane
were all black,
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The woman
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ed nearby where she reported
The three men were captured a few
from the scene of tha crime, All
s2 they were granted & change of verme to Alachia Cos
where they pleaded guilty, They all testified at the trial to deter
mine their degree of guilt as did their victin and they were sentenced
i ase vi a8 the Florida reme Court which
itemise the conterea eee Gey cen elect eter othe ee iat
Prison on Oct. 9, 19h.
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