Lawrence Davenport, TX, 1928 June 1

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Black, “lectrocuted, Texas State Prison, 6-1-1928
(Harris County) for murder of 0, F, Foster. Foster riding
with a lady, Miss Phillips on streets of Houston at night
when he jumped upon running board of car & told him to
"Stick 'em up", Robbed Foster of $3.00 and attmpted
to pull girl from car when deceased interfered & washit
on head with barrel of pistol, Again tried to pull her
from car, and Foster interfered & was shot. Later tried
to hold up another couple & man fired shot which struck
him in leg & he was taken to hospital, Had same unusual

cartridges in pistol taken from ene at hospital as those
used to kill neat confessed & repudiated, Identified

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DAVENPORT, Lawrence 2
Black, “lectrocuted, Texas State Prison, 6-1-1928
(Harris County) for murder of 0, F, Foster, Foster riding
with a lady, Miss Phillips onstretts of Houston at night
when he jumped upon running board of car & told him to
"Stick 'em up", Robbed Foster of $3.00 and attmpted

to pull girl from car when deceased interfered & washit
on head with barrel of pistol, Again tried to pull her
from car, and Foster interfered & was shot. Later tried
to hold up another couple & man fired shot which struck
him in leg & he was taken to hospital, Had same unusual
cartridges in pistol taken from him at hospital as those
used to kill Peseta & repudiated, alee
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DAVENPORT, Lawrence {ORKSHEBT

Black, Hectrocuted, Texas State Prison, 6-1-1928
(Harris County) for murder of 0, F, Fost Foster riding
with a lady, Miss Phillis onstrebts of Houston at night
when he jumped upon running board of car & told him to
nstick ‘em up", Robbed Foster of 83,00 and attmpted

to pull girl from car when deceased interfered & washit
on head with barrel of pistol, Again tried to pull her
from car, and Foster interfered & was shot. Later tried
to hold up another couple & man fired shot which struck
him in leg & he was taken to hospital, Had same unusual
Eee in pistol taken from him a hospital as those
ised to kill. Foster, confessed & repudiated, Identified

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