| JOHNSON, Israel
| "Union Springs, Alae, 3=30-189l-Israel Johnson was hanged
| for killing Wash Roberts on Jane 7, 189. Johnson |
stepped behind Roberts when he was going from preaching
with a woman and struck him a blow with an axe which
caused death. A very large crowd of negroes were there
before hend notwithstanding the fact that the gallows
was enclosed and no one Heals outside could see the
body drope”
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JOHNSON, Israel
| "Union Springs, Alae, 3-30-189l-lIsrael Johnson was hanged —
for killing Wash Roberts on Jane 7, 189. Johnson
stepped behind Roberts when he was going from preaching
with a woman and struck him a blow with an axe which
caused death. A very large crowd of negroes were there
before hend notwithstanding the fact that the gallows
was enclosed and no one standing outside could see the
body drope™
BIRMINGHAM DAILY NEWS, Birmingham, @lac.
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JOHNSON, Israel
"Union Springs, Alas, 3-30-189l-Usrael Johnson was hanged
for killing Wash Roberts on Jan. 7, 189k. Johnson
stepped behind Roberts when he was going from preaching
with a woman and struck him a blow with an axe which
caused death. A very large crowd of negroes were there
before hend notwithstanding the fact that the gallows
was enclosed and no one standing outside could see the
body drops”
aye NEWS, Birmingham, Mla.
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