A. C. Williams, 1949 June 1

the porch of a house and began beating on the door and begging adé
mittance, Williams attacked him from behind and began stabbing him
with a pocket knife, They fell from the porch to the ground and
Williams continued his assault. When the taxi driver started to the
auwsistance of Steed, Williams fled. Stted died in the cab énroute
to the hospital and a sbusequent autopsy showed that he had been
stabbed 17 times and died of interhal hemmorhages, Williams was
arrested at home the next morning and, at the time of his capture,
he was in the process of packing a bag as though he planned to flee,
At his trial, he maintained that he had not attacked Steed and had
not been at 501 Jones Avenue when Steed arrived to take Miss “tewart
to the nightclub even though he admitted having administered the
beating to her, Both the taxi driver and Miss Stewart testified
for the prosecution, placing him at the address and the taxi driver
testified as to having witnessed the assault, Williams conviction
was affirmed by the Georgia Supreme Coubt on appeal and he was elec
trocuted at the Georgia State Prison on June 1, 1949.

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the porch of a house and began beating on the door and begging adé
mittance, Williams attacked him from behind and began stabbing him
with a pocket knife. They fell from the porch to the ground and
Williams continued his assault. When the taxi driver started to the
ausistance of Steed, Williams fled. Sted died in the cab enroute
to the hospital and a sbusequent autopsy showed that he had been
stabbed 17 times and died of interhal hemmorhages, Williams was
arrested at home the next morning and, at the time of his capture,
he was in the process of packing a bag as though he planned to flee,
At his trial, he maintained that he had not attacked Steed and had
not been at 501 Jones Avenue when Steed arrived to take Miss Stewart
to the nightclub even though he admitted having administered the
beating to her, Both the taxi driver and Miss Stewart testified
for the prosecution, placing him at the address and the taxi driver
testified as to having witnessed the assault, Williams conviction
was affirmed by the Georgia sis aha Court on appeal and he was elece
trocuted at the Georgia State Prison on June 1, 19,9,

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the porch of a house and began beating on the door and begging ad}
mittance. Williams attacked him from behind and began stabbing him
with a pocket knife, They fell from the porch to the ground and
Williams contimed his assault, When the taxi driver started to the
avsistance of Steed, Williams fled, Stted died in the cab gnroute
to the hospital and a sbusequent autopsy showed that he had been
stabbed 17 times and died of interbal henmorhages, Williams was
arrested at home the next morning and, at the time of his capture,
he was in the process of packing a bag as though he planned to flee,
At his trial, he maintained that he had not attacked Steed and had
not been at 501 Jones Avenue when Steed arrived to take Miss Stewart
to the nightclub even though he admitted having administered the
beating to her, Both the taxi driver and Miss Stewart testified
for the prosecution, placing him at the address and the taxi driver
testified as to having witnessed the assault, Williams conviction
was affirmed by the Georgia Supreme Coubt on appeal and he was elece
trocuted at the Georgia State Prison on June 1, 1919.

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WILLIAMS, A. C.

Williams, a 33-year-old black man, lived at 11 Woodward Avenue, At-
lanta, Ga. For approximately two weeks he had been having an affair
with a woman named Annie Mae Stewart. Early on the evening of April
3, 1948, they were drinking in a tavern when 23-year-old Jeriah
Steed entered and began conversing with Miss Stewart, making a date
to take her to a nightclub Later that evening. fEhis conversation
took place in the presence of and without any objection from Williams,
Shortly afterwards he and Miss Stewart left the tavern to walk to her
home which was located at 501 Jones Avenue, They began arguing when
Williams informed her that he did not have $16 which he had promised
her for some glasses and when she informed him that she could obtain
the money from Steed, he became enraged and beat her severely, bruis-
ing and lacerating her face, After they reached her house, he left
and when Steed arrived in a taxi, she met him at the door and told
him that she would be unable to keep their date as a result of the
beating that she had received, While they were talking, Williams

ap peared out of the dark and she slammed the door, When Steed wa
him approaching, he leaped from the porch and began running down the
stree screaming, The taxi driver, who he had instructed to wait,
followed as Williams Ghased Steed, Several G@AaKX away, Steed ran on

block

WILLIAMS, A. Co

Williams, a 33-year-old black man, lived at 11 Woodward Avenue, At-
lanta, Ga. For approximately two weeks he had been having an affair
with a woman named Annie Mae Stewart. Early on the evening of April
3, 198, they were drinking in a tavern when 23-year-old Jeriah
Steed entered and began conversing with Miss Stewart, making a date
to take her to a nightclub later that evening, Ehis conversation
took place in the presence of and without any objection from Willians,|
‘Shortly afterwards he and Miss Stewart left the tavern to walk to her
home which was located at 501 Jones Avenue. They began arguing when
Williams informed her that he did not have $16 which he had promised
her for some glasses and when she informed him that she could obtain
the money from Steed, he became enraged and beat her severely, bruis-
ing and lacerating her face. After they reached her house, he left
and when Steed arrived in a taxi, she met him at the door and told
him that she would be unable to keep their date as a result of the
beating that she had received. While they were talking, Williams
appeared out of the dark and she sl t

hin, popreechsg) he leaped from the moRee aid eee ae ce * e
street screaming. The taxi driver, who he had instructed to wait,
followed as Williams éhased Steed. Several asaxx away, Steed ran on

blocks

WILLIAMS, A. C.

ged and beat her severely, bruis-
After they reached her house, he left
and when Steed arrived in a taxi, she met him at the door and told
him that she would be unable to keep their date as a result of the
beating that she had received, ‘hile they were talking, Williams
appeared out of the dark and she slanmed th

im approsching, He eared tra ee raat and ‘Geodn Setenise eae
Screaming. The taxi driver, who he had instructed to wait,
followed as Williams Chased Steed. Several AMX avay, Steed san’on

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