. COLLIER, Robert = October 16th, 191
Black, 34, electrocuted Indiana State Prison (Vanderburgh)
on 10-16-191). "Evansville, Inde, June 22, 191j-"obert —
Collier, a negro sentenced to death here last week for the
murder of a policeman, will go to his death Friday, Octobe
16, in the electric chair he helped install at Michigan
City. Collier was released from the Michigan City prison
last February. He was suffering with tuberculosis and
was sent home to die. One of his last acts at the peni-
tentiary was helping to construct the electric chair,
"Yes, sir,' he smiled in his cell in the county. jail, 'I
helped KAXKHX build the chair and I was the first man to
sit in LURXXTxAWxRA after it was completed. Now I'm going
to spend my last moment in it, I am going to the chair
happy as.a bird.! Collier shows: no sign of fear at his
approaching death," JOURNAL, Atlanta, GA, 6-22=191) (1/2.)
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COLLIER, Robert : October 16 |
Black, 3, electrocuted Indiana State Prison (Vanderburgh)
on 10-16-191), "Evansville, Inde, June 22, 191-Robert |
Collier, a negro sentenced to death here last week for the
murder of a policeman, will go.to his death Friday, Octobe
16, in the electric chair he helped install at Michigan
City. Collier was released from the Michigan City prison
last February. He was suffering with tuberculosis and
was sent home to die. One of his last acts at the peni-
tentiary was helping to construct the electric chair.
"Yes, sir,' he smiled in his cell in the county. jail, 'I
helped K&XKUX build the chair and I was the first man to
sit in itZXXYXaHx#a after it was completed. Now I'm goins
to spend my last moment in it, I am going to the chair
happy as a birde' Collier shows: no sign of fear at his
approaching death," JOURNAL, Atlanta, GA, 6-22=191) (1/2.)
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COLLIER, Robert tober 16th,
Black, 35 mlecteorut ea Thain State Prison (Vanderburgh
$l, “Evansville, Inde, June 22, 19ls-Hobert
of a policeman, will go to his death Friday, Octobe
the electric chair he helped install at Michigan
Collier was released from the Michigan City prison
last February. He was suffering with tuberculosis and
was sent home to die. One of his last acts at the peni-
tentiary was helping to construct the electric chair.
‘Yes, sir,' he smiled in his cell in the county. jail, 'I
helped X4XMiX build the chair and I was the first man to
sit in itZXQMaHXeM after it was completed, Now I'm going
+o spend my last moment in it, I am going to the chair
happy as a bird. Collier shows-no sign of fea:
approaching death." JOURNAL, Atlanta, GA, 6a22019 oil, ap. )
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