George Bland, PA, 1924 March 17

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BLAND, George

George Bland, black, electrocuted Rockview State Prison,
Pennsylvania (Dauphin County) on March 17, 192. Was
convicted of complicity in the murder of Fannie Harris,
black, at her Harrisburg home in January, 1923. Went to
his death calmly and silently, refusing to admit partici-
pation in the crime, Charles Harris, convicted with him ,
died of tuberculosis in the Dauphin County Jail before
his death sentence could be carried out,

JOHNSTOWN TRIBUNE, Johnstown, Pa., March 17, 192h

Mrs, Harris litterally hacked to pieces and dismembered
-body-burted-in ba -cettar of her home, Hanuckaxnxdicrkonxin
Paper lists accomplices name as Charles Earnest and Sue
he died of TB in Sept., 1923, SCRANTON TIMES, 3-17-192h

Mareh 17, 192k
BLAND, George

George Bland, black, electrocuted Rockview State Prison,
Pennsylvania (Dauphin County) on March 17, 192. Was
convicted of complicity in the murder of Fannie Harris,
black, at her Harrisburg home in Jamary, 1923. Went to
his death calmly and silently, refusing to admit partici-
pation in the crime, Charles Harris, convicted with him ,
died of tuberculesis in the Dauphin County Jail before
his death sentence could be carried out.

JOHNSTOWN TRIBUNE, Johnstown, Pa., March 17, 192)

Mrs. Harris litterally hacked to pieces and dismembered
-bedy—buried—in-ba cettar of her tome, — BaxmKe)

Paper lists accomplices name as Charles Earnest and Ba
he died of TB in Sept., 1923. SCRANTON TIMES, 3-17-1192),

March 17, 192k,
BLAND, George

George Bland, iad, alia ea Gio sec,
Pennsylvania (Dauphin County) on March 17, 192. Was
convicted of complicity in the mrder of Fannie Harris,
black, at her Harrisburg home in Jamary, 1923, Went. to

died of tuberculosis in the Dauphin County Jail before
his death sentence could be carried out,

JOHNSTOWN TRIBUNE, Johnstown, Pa,, March 17, 192h
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