William Stroup, GA, 1944 July 28

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Appeal: GA. BOOK & MAGAZTI

RI STROUP, William B.
falleyear-old (paper says 39) whit
bathe Georgia State Prison on July 28, 19h. Had been

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convicted in Fulton County in 190 for armed robbery and
sentenced to 6 to 10 years but received conditional par-
don from Gov, Eugene Talmadge 2 years later. In April,
19,3, abducted a 12<yearmold white girl on Capitol Ave.
and took her in automobile several miles away where he
rapede She was found in dazed condition by railroad men
and taken to hospital where she said she had been Aaa ab-
ducted and assaulted by man wearing brown trousers and a
chauffeur's cape He was arrested several days later and
signed confession which his attorneys subsequently
attacked in habus corpus proceedings as having been
obtained under duress. Appealed and Axa affirmed 28

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Appeal: GA. BOOK & MAGAZINE

RiSTROUP, William B.
fy hil-year-old (paper says 39) whit
bathe Georgia State Prison on July 28, 19. Had been

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convicted in Fulton County in 190 for armed robbery and
sentenced to 6 to 10 years but received conditional par-
don from Gov, Eugene Talmadge 2 years later. In ‘pril,
193, abducted a 12-year-old white girl on Capitol Ave.
and took her in automobile séveral miles away where he
raped.e ‘She was found in dazed condition by railroad men
and taken to hospital where she said she had been Haw ab-

ducted and assaulted by man wearing brown trousers and a
© was arrested several days later and
orneys subsequently

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ison on July 28, 19hh. Had been
© convicted in Fulton County in 1910 for armed robbery and
B sentenced to 6 to 10 years but received conditional par=
® don from Gov, Eugene Talrladge 2 years later. In tpril,
S 1913, abducted a 12-year-old white girl on Capitol Aves
and took her in automobile séveral miles away where he
She was found in dazed condition by railroad men

btained under duress. oe ppealed and 2a Sts
STERN (2nd) 119 (nothing on caseg) ATLANTA JOUR]

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