next day on suspicion and both admitted all of the crimes except the
rape of the girl,. At their first trial they were found guilty but
a mistrial was held when the jury failed to agree on the punishment
phase with eleven jurors voting for life imprisonment and one insist-
ing on the death penalty, At their second trial they were convicted
by a jury which deliberated for only one hour and fifteen minutes anc
both were sentenced to dies The Governor of Tennessee interviewed _
both of the condemned men in their cells before deciding aginst the
granting of executive clemency and they were electrocuted at the
Tennessee State Prison on February 1, 1942. Dockery, who had pre-
-her also, he replied in the affirmative. However, when Dixon was
seated in the chair he denied attacking the girl though he admitted
the robberiese _ RSG Sain Montini iar meee OMT amen eG va
KNOXVILLE NEWS-SENTINEL, Knoxville, Tenn., June 5, 1910; Oct, 1 and
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next day on suspicion and both admitted all of the crimes except the
rape of the girl,. At their first trial they were found guilty but
a mistrial was held when the jury failed to agree on the punishment
phase with eleven jurors voting for life imprisonment and one insist-
ing on the death penalty, At their second trial they were convicted
by a jury which deliberated for only one hour and fifteen minutes anq
both were sentenced to die. The Governor of Tennessee interviewed
both of the condemned men in their cells before deciding aginst the
granting of executive clemency and they were electrocuted at the
Tennessee State Prison on February 1, 192. Dockery, who had pre=
viously maintained his innocence of rape, admitted his guilt after
he had been seated inthe chair and when asked if Dixon had raped
-her also, he replied in the affirmative. However, when Dixon was
seated in the chair he denied attacking the girl though he admitted
the robberiese f i
KNOXVILLE NEWS-SENTINEL, Knoxville, Tenn,, June 5, 19:0; Oct, 1 and
Oct. 2) 190; Feb, 1h, 192. =
next day on suspicion and both admitted all of the crimes except the
rape of the girl, At their first trial they were found guilty but
@ mistrial was held when the jury failed to agree on the punishment
phase with eleven jurors voting for life imprisonment and one insist:
ing on the death penalty, At their second trial they were convicted
by a jury which deliberated for only one hour and fifteen minutes and
both were sentenced to die. The Governor of Tennessee interviewed
both of the condemned men in their cells before deciding aginst the
granting of executive clemency and they were electrocuted at the
Tennessee State Prison on February lh, 192. Dockery, who had pre-
viously maintained his innocence of rape, admitted his guilt after
he had been seated inthe chair and when asked if ae had raped
her also, he replied in the affirmative, However, when Dixon was
seated in the chair he denied attacking the girl though he admitted
the robberies,
KNOXVILLE NEWS-SENTINEL, Knoxville, Tenn,, June 5, 1903 Oct, 1 and
Oct. 2, 190; Feb, Ih, 192,
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DIXON, EXnest and DOCKERY, John
Dixon, a 22-year-old resident of 528 Mitchell St., Knoxville, and
his friend Dackery, an 18-year-old resident of 300 Valley Aves,
Knoxville, were white men, both of whom had prior criminal records
having served time in the penitentiary and reform school, On the
night of June 1, 1940, they robbed a Knoxville man of some money
and checks and unsuccessfully attempted to steal his automobile,
On the afternoon of June l, they gave a ride to a University of
Tennessee student who was traveling to Kingsport and in a patch of
woods near Skaggston School robbed him at gunpoint of $77, took his
suit case and clothes and left him naked in the woods, That night
they approached the automobile in which a young deaf-mute couple
was parked on Love Creek Boad and robbed them at the point of guns,
They then forced the couple in the back seat and one of them drove
while the other kept two pistols pointed at their heads, They went
to a deserted sawmill in the east end of the county and there took
turns raping the girl while the one who was not so occupied held
a pistol on her escort, While they were driving back to the scene
of the abduction, they ran out of gas and they forced the couple
to walk several miles before releasing them. From descriptsons
given by all of the victims, Dixon and Dockery were arrested the
DIXON, Ernest and DOCKERY, John
Dixon, a 22-year-old resident of 528 Mitchell St., Knoxville, and
his friend Dackery, an 18-year-old resident of 300 Valley Aves,
Knoxville, were white men, both of whom had prior criminal records
having served time in the penitentiary and reform school, On the
night of June 1, 190, they robbed a Knoxville man of some money
and checks and unsuccessfully attempted. to steal his automobile.
On the afternoon of June l, they gave a ride to a University of
Tennessee student who was traveling to Kingsport and in a patch of
woods near Skaggston School robbed him at gunpoint of $77, took his
suit case and clothes and left him naked in the woods, That night
they approached the automobile in which a young deaf-mute couple
was parked on Love Creek @oad and robbed them at the point of guns,
They then forced the couple in the back seat and one of them drove
while the other kept two pistols pointed at their heads. They went
to a deserted sawmill in the east end of the county and there took
turns raping the girl while the one who was not so occupied held
a pistol on her escort, While they were driving back to the scene
of the abduction, they ran out of gas and they forced the couple
to walk several miles before releasing them. From descriptsons
given by all of the victims, Dixon and Dockery were arrested the
DIXON, Ernest and DOCKIRY, John
Dixon, a 22-year-old resident of 528 Mitchell St., Knoxville, and
his friend Dickery, an 18-year-old resident of 300 Valley Ave.,
Knoxville, whre white men, both of whom had prior criminal records
having served time in the penitentiary and reform school, On the
night of June 1, 1910, they robbed a Knoxville man of some money
and checks and unsuccessfully attempted to steal his automobile.
On the afternoon of June l, they gave a ride to a University of
Tennessee student who was traveling to Kingsport and in a patch of
while the other kept two pistols pointed at their heads, They went
to a deserted sawmill in the east end of the county and there took
turns raping the girl while the one who was not so occupied held
a pistol on her escort, While they were driving back to the scene
of the abduction, they ran out of gas and they forced the couple
to walk several miles before releasing them, From descriptaons
given by all of the victims, Dixon and Dockery were arrested the
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