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—TERRELL, Wilt.
Terrell, a 2l-year~old black man, lived in Nashville, Tenn, On Jan,
16, 1927, he was on Vaughn's-Gap Road, seven miles west of Nashville,
when he encountered Sl-year-old.Miss mma Porter, and her 71-year-old
blind sister, Miss Suzie Porter, The two white women had been toa —
-store where they exchanged some eggs for other foord- items and were
returning home when Terrell approached them and asked for some di-
rections, He then walked on ahead of the two women but suddeily
turned with a drawn knife and raped the younger woman, When the blind
sister, scream, he knocked her to the ground, Terrell, identified by
a description furnished by Miss Emma Porter, was taken into custody
“shortly afterwards on a Belle Meade street” car after it-had reached
Nashville, When he was positively identified, he confessed the rape
but denied that he had struck the blind sister, Indicted the day
after the crime, he was speedily brought to trial, convicted and -sen--
tenced to die, His execution was delayed by an unsuccessful appeal
to the Tennessee Supreme Court and then by a mental examination at the
State Hospital, While the results of the examination indicated that
he was far below normal mentality for his age, it ruled that he was
sane, and he was electrocuted at the Tennessee State Prison on June
19,1928, In spite of his earlier confession, he went to his death
TERRELL, Wild. d aan
Terrell, a 21-year-old black man, lived in Nashville, Tenn, On Jan,
16, 1927, he was on Vaughn's Gap Road, seven miles west of Nashville,
when he encountered 51-year-old.Miss Emma Porter, and her 71-year-old
blind sister, Miss Suzie Porter, The two white women had been to a
store where theyexchanged- some eggs for_-other foord items and were
returning home when Terrell approached them and asked for some di-
rections, He then walked on ahead of the two women but suddebly
turned with a drawn knife and raped the younger woman, “hen the blind
sister, scream, he knocked her to the ground, Terrell, Identified by
a description furnished by Miss Emma Porter, was taken into custody
shortly afterwards on a Belle Meade street car after it had reached
Nashville, When he was positively identified, he confessed the rape
but denied that he had struck the blind sister, Indicted the day
after the crime, he was speedily brought to trial, convicted and-sen-
tenced to die, His execution was delayed by an unsuccessful appeal
to the Tennessee Supreme Court and then by a mental examination at tha
State Hospital. While the results of the examination indicated that
he was far below normal mentality for his age, it ruled that he was
sane, and he was electrocuted at the Tennessee State Prison on June
19, 1928, In_spite of his earlier confession, he went to his death
Somhaas Se
Terrell, a 21-year-old black man, lived in Nashville, Tenn, On Jan,
16, 1927, he wes on Vaughn's Gap Road, seven miles west of Nashville,
when he encountered 5]-year-old.Miss mma Porter and her 71-year-old
blind sister, Miss Suzie Porter, The two white women had been to a
store where they exchanged-some-eggs for-other foord-itens and were
returning home yhen Terrell approached them and asked for some di-
rections, He then walked on ahead of the two women but suddedly
tumed with-a drawn knife and raped the younger womans ‘hen the blind|
sister, scream, he knocked her to the ground, Terrell, Identified by
a description furnished by Miss Emma Porter, was taken into custody
shortly afterwards on a Belle Meade street car after it had reached
Nashville, When he was positively identified, he confessed the rape
but denied that he had struck the blind sister, Indicted the day
after the crime, he was speedily brought to trial, convicted and sen-
tenced to die, His execubion yas delayed by an unsuccessful appeal
to the Tennessee Supreme Court and then by a mental examination at the
uae oer while the results of the examination indicated that.
elow normal mentality for his age, it ruled that he was
Aaa fend tre was, electrocuted at the Tennessee State Prison on June
19,-19285 In spite of his. carlier: confession, he went to his dea’
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