CRIBNER, James M,, TAYLOR, Thomas Howard and TURNER, William J. C,
Scribner, 25-year rs~old, taylor, age unknown, and Turner, 2l-yerrs-old,
were Nashville, Tenn., plack men. On the night of Aug. 7; 197 » they
accosted two 19-year-old white girls who were visiting the grounds of
The State Capitol with a male escort. Threatening all three of the
whites with a pistol, they took turns raping the three women. All
three were taken into custody shortly afterwards and B&S<ixkE posi-
tively identified by the three victims, Tried and convicted, they
were sentenced to die and all three were electrocuted on August ay 9
1948. The warden of the penitentiary stated that all three of them
conducted themselves "quietly and silently throughout the last few.
ninutes,"
THE NASHVILIG BANNER, Nashvil. le, Tenn. - Auge ais 1918,
SCRIBNER, James M,, TAYLOR, Thomas Howard and TURNER, William J. C,
Scribner, 25-years-old, Taylor, age unknown, and Turner, 2l=yerrs-old,
were Nashville, Tenn., black men. On the night of Aug. 7, 197, they
accosted two 19-year-old white girls who were visiting the grounds of
fhe State Capitol with a male escort. Threatening all three of the
ites with a pistol, they took turns raping the three women. All
three were taken into custody shortly afterwards and PSSSIE posi-
tively identified by the three victims, Tried and convicted, they
were sentenced to die and all three were electrocuted on August 31,
1948, The warden of the penitentiary stated that all three of them
conducted themselves "quietly and silently throughout the last few
minutes."
THe NASHVILLG BANNSR; Nashville, Tenn., Aug. sais) ile) Noy
TAYIOR, Thoma:
Howard and TURNER
age uninown, and Tarn
the might of Auge
‘aylor
facies
oe turns raping the three womens
Stody shortly aft 1 BOLE
the three victims,
were sentenced to die and all three were electrocuted
of the ees
throughout tho last few
conducted thenselves
ne, Auge 31, 19h3.
