Jake Johnson, TX, 1870 August 12

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where hwe was slave of Philip Johnson;
Men, PICAYUNE, New Orleans 8-14-1870 (10)

TixAS BOOK AND MAGAZINE EACERPTs.

as her guardian; was native of Beaufort Co,
where hwe was slave of Philip Johnson;
Men. PICAYUNE, New Orleans 8-14-1870 (10)

TEXAS BOOK AND MAGAZINE EXCERPTS.

as her guardian; was native of Beaufort Co,
where hwe was slave of Philip Johnson;
Men. PICAYUNZ, New Orleans 8-14-1870 (10)

KAS BOOK AND MAGAZINE EXCERPTS.

JOHNSON, Jake ee

NEW YORK HERALD, New York 8-30-1870 (5:6)
carries.account of hanging of Jake Jofinson at
Houston, TX on -G-l2,

Murdered B, W. Loveland, white, a grocery store
Owner; store on Fannin 3t., Houston and date
of crime was 12-1-1869; bludgeoned with bar of
iron; (atual date was 11-3 O at night); John-
son was a Freedman; was farm laborer; Doc
Wheeler, another Freedman, also arrested but
died in jail on 3-17-1870; appealéd to state
supreme Court; Jules Mitchel and John Jamison .
algo implicated but not tried; made will, leav-

ing $600 to his daughter afd naming Mr. * arken

JOHNSON, dake 8-12-1870

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NEW YORK HERALD, New York 8-30-1870 (5:6)
carries.account of hanging of Jake Jofinson at
Houston, TX on 8-12,

Murdered B. W. Loveland, white, a grocery store
owner; store on Fannin 3t., Houston and date

of crime was 12-1-1869; bludgeoned with bar of
iron; (atual date was 11-3 O at night); John-
son was a Freedman; was farm laborer; Doc
Wheeler, another Freedman, also arrested but
died in jail on 3-17-1870; appealéd to state
supreme Court; Jules Mitchel and John Jamison |
also implicated but not tried; made will, leav-

ing $600 to his daughter afid naming Mr. ~*~ arken

8-12-1870

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NeW YORK HERALD, New York 8-30-1870 (5:6)
carries account of hanging of Jake Jonson at
Houston, TX on 6-12,

Murdered B, W. Loveland, white, a grocery store|
owner; 5tore on Fannin 3t., Houston and date
of crime was 12-1-1869; bludgeoned with bar of
iron; (atual date was 11-3 0 at night); John-
son Was a Freedman; was farm laborer; Doc
Wheeler, another Freedman, also arrested but
died in jail on 3-17-1870; appealed to state
supreme Court; Jules Mitchel and John Jamison
also implicated but not tried; made will, leav-

ing $600 to his daughter afd naming Mr, * arke

Joos, Suse ez-a670

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