Johnny Smith, FL, 1939 May 12

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30-year-old black man, electrocuted, Florida State Prison

(Indian River County) for murder on May 12, 1939
According to Vandiver/Radelet papers, convic-
ted of murder of Sam Jones, elderly black man
who was his employer on June 1, 1936; senten-
ced on 10-30-1936; Accomplice George Norwood
also black, freed without trial, Jones was
killed when Smith & Norwood robbed him. They
went to his house, both armed, to rob him,

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30-year-old black man, electrocuted, Florida State Prison

(Indian River County) for murder on May 12, 1939
According to Vandiver/Radelet papers, convic-
ted of murder of Sam Jones, elderly black man
who was his employer on June 1, 1936; senten-
ced on 10-30-1936; Accomplice George Norwood
also black, freed without trial. Jones was
killed when Smith & Norwood robbed him. They
went to his house, both armed, to rob him.

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30-year-old black man, electrocuted, Florida State Prison

(Indian River County) for mrder on May 12, 1939
According to Vandiver/Radelet papers, convic-
ted of murder of Sam Jones, elderly black man
who was his employer on June 1, 1936; senten-

ced on 10-30-1936; Accomplice George Norwood
also black, freed without trial. Jones was
killed when Smith & Norwood robbed him, They
went to his house, both armed, to rob him,

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