Lafe Williams, OH, 1939 October 25

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He was electrocuted on Oct. 25, 1939s

Hamilton, Ohio, newspaper, 10~25=1939,

He was electrocuted on Oct. 25, 1939s

Hamilton, Ohio, newspaper, 10-25-1939.

He was electrocuted on Oct. 25, 1939.

Hamilton, Ohio, newspaper, 10-25-1939.

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~ Wiliiems, al7=year=o1d white man had been employed by
__prosperous Butler Co, » Ohio, farmer, 65=year=old’ Henry 90)
- Graham and was allowed to remain at Graham's home lateness
~ the work was completed. In the fall of 1938, under the
impression that Graham had_received -a-Llarge sum of “money |
from the sale of same cattle 9 Williams went into the __
Kitchen where Graham was XXE¥SKY KE listening to
the radio and bludgeoned the. farmer-to-death with a stick”
of firewood. He was suspected immediately of _the robbery-~
~marder which netted him only $5.00 and was taken into
custody the next day at the home of_relative s-in-Elwoods—
Indiana. Williams confessed » but maintained that he WES
insane at the time and did not know what he was doznge

Williams, a-h?=year=old white man had been employed by
prosperous Putler Co., Ohio, farmer » 6S=year=old Henry |
Graham and was allowed to remain at Graham's home after _
the work was completed. In the fall of 1938, under the
impression that Graham had received a-large sum of money
from the sale of sane cattle » Williams went into the
kitchen where Graham was XXEX, x listening to
the radio and bludgeoned the farmer-to death with a stick
of firewood. He was suspected immediately of the robbery
“marder which netted him only $5.00 and was taken into
custody the next day at the home of relatives -in-flwood;—
Indiana. Williams confessed, but maintained that BO Oe
“insane at the time and did not know what he wa

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Williams, a li?-year-old white man hi
prosperous utler Go., Ohio, farmer,
Graham and was allowed to remai “ah
‘the work was completed. In the fall of 1:
impression that Graham had received

from the sale of same cattle, Wil:

kitchen where Graham was listening to

the radio and bludgeoned the farmer-to-death with a stick

Caraerewood. He was suspected immediately of the robbery

morder which netted him only $5.00 and was taken into

gustody the next day at the hone’ of relatives in Elwood,
liams confe:

Indiana, ssed, but maintained that he. was
insane at the time and did not know what he was dogngs

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