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SIMS, Robert
: Isham Sims, a black farm laborer employed by a Washington
Co., tenn., farmer, W. D. Boring, was tending to his chores on July
9, 1897, when Walter Galloway, the fiance of Miss Effie Boring, rode
up. He offered Sims five cents to take his horse to the barn and
feed it, Sims refused and the two-men got—into an an Minelly,
Galloway took the horse to bhe ee himself and while he was Seeding
it Sims went and got a shotgun. Miss CRE RE HUE BODE 2, KERB
BA ALN ANCE CL ETE Doping saw Sims
ne towards the barn with the gun and she ran inside and warned
pemeentele As Galloway stepéa outside, Sims fired one time , mor =
y wounding the young man, Convicted of the murder, Sims-was
sed at Jonesboro, Tenn., on Nov. 17, 18 897» His neck was not
ee by the fall-and he strangled to death.
THE BIRMINGHAM NEWS » Birmingham, Daeg, Nove 1g 1897,
SIMS, Robert
farm Laborer employed by a Washington
tending to his chores on July
Boring, rode
and
Sims, alias Isham Sims, a black
Go., Tenn,, farmer, W. D, Bloreisace was
is 1897, when
lter Galloway, the fiance of Miss Lf
ed Sims five cents to take his horse to the barn
Sims refused and the two men_got—into an-argument.inally,
took horse to bhe barn himself and Le he was feeding
rent and gota shotgun. Miss EXUUGWaoRK RR HGRA EXEOXERS
SHS MBB ROMA PAKR CARRERA N SRE Boning saw Sims
towards the barn with the gun and she ran inside and warned
As Galloway stepéd outside, Sims fired one
wounding the young man. Convicted of the murder, Sims was
at Re coulis on Nov. 17, 1897. His neck was not
n by the fall and 1 angled to death.
a
time, mor-
oke
THE BIRMINGHAM NEWS, Birmingham, Ala., Nov. ee lOo lie
er ert
ning to his chore:
ei outside, Sin
Convicted of the
2 1697.
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