Henry White, 1923 March 2

COLUMBUS DISPATCH, Columbus, Ohio, Feb. 12, 19223 June 23, Lo 22%
and March 2, 1923,

COLUMBUS DISPATCH, Columbus, Ohio, Feb. 12, 19225 June 23, 1922;
and March 2, 1923,

COLUMBUS DISPATCH, Columbus, Ohio, Feb. 12, 19225, June 23, 1922

and March 2, 1923,

WHITE, Henry 2 fe [1923 ee

“White, a hl-year=old black many and his 39-year-old wife ,May, lived
in Columbus, Ohio. White haw never been in trouble before, but he
and his wife had been having domestic problems, On the night of

®EEA home when, on the corner of Winner and Hawthorne Avenue, they
got into an argument and White killed her by firing five shots into
her body. White fled to Cleveland where he was not captured until
June and he was, at that time, returned to Columbus for trial,

On the trip back to Columbus, he confessed the crime to the officers
who were escorting him and at his trial he was convicted and sentenced

fused to drink any water at all on the preceding day. He had to be
Supported to the electric chair by the guards and the chaplain and,
after he was Seated, he mede several attempts to turn around and to
get up before the Straps were fastened, It was necessary to make
five applications of the electrical current before he was pronnunced

5 fe W923

White, a \leyear-old black man, and his 39-year-old wife May, lived
in Columbus, Ohio. White had never been in trouble before, but he
and his wife had been having domestic problems. On the night of
Feb. ll, 1922, they had been visiting some friends and were walking

home when, on the corner of Winner and Hawthorne Avenue, they
got into an argument and White Killed her by firing five shots into
her body. White fled to Cleveland where he was not captured until

_WHITE, Henry

electric chair at the Ohio State Prison on March 2, 1923, and he re-
fused to drink any water at all on the preceding day. He had to be

after he was seated, he mede several attempts to turn around and to
get up before the straps were fastened, It was hecessary to make
five applications of the electrical current before he was pronounced

WHITE, Henry

White, a lil-year-old black man, and his 39.
in Columbus, Ohio, white hat never been in trouble before, but he

her body. white fled to Cleveland where he was not captured until
dune and he was, at that time, returned to Columbus for trial,

whe were escorting him and at his trial he was convicted and sentenced
Honey, Mite became-terror-stricken before his exeuton in the
sagctric chair at the Ohio State Prison on March 2, 1923, and he re~

day. He had to be
Arete esetectrta Clair by Umeruania and’ Be chaplain and,
after he was seated, he mede several attempts to turn around and to
Get up before the straps were fastened, Th was necessary to make
fie Tppthest ene of eir-atecuntoa! current baer te oat pronnunced
lead.