"Special Dispatch to The Journal) Moultrie, Ga., Auge 19,
1915-In his dying statmént made just before he was hangkd
here this morning for the murder of W. §. Washington, weal-
thy naval stores operator of this county four years ago,
Will McGriff, negro desperado, confessed to killing 10 othe
perople. All but one of these were killed after McGriff
shot Mr. Washington to death and escaped, to be arrested
nearly four years later, The first person killed was a
deputy sheriff at Tallahassee, Fla., whose name he failed
to give." , JOURNAL, Atlanta, GA, Auge 19, 1915 (1:2)
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"Special Dispatch to The Journal) Moultrie, Gae, Auge 19,
1915-In his dying statmént made just before he was hangkd
here this morning for the murder of W. % Washington, weal-
thy naval stores operator of this county four years ago,
Will McGriff, negro desperado, confessed to killing 10 othd
perople. All but one of these were killed after McGriff
shot Mr, Washington to death and escaped, to be arrested
‘nearly four years later, The first person killed was a
deputy sheriff at Tallahassee, Fla., whose name he failed
to give. , JOURNAL, Atlanta, GA, Aug. .19, 1915 Se 20)
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Bacay Dispatch to The Journal) Moultrie, we Auge 1
1915~In his dying statmént made just before he was
here this morning for the murder of W. ge
put one of these were killed after McGriff
shot Mr, Washington to death and escaped, to be arrested
‘nearly four years later, The first person killed was a
deputy sheriff at Tallahassee, Fla., whose name he failed
to give." JOURNAL, Atlanta, GA, Aug. 19, 1915 (uz26 )
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‘McGriff, a Colquitt Co., Ga., Negro shot and killed W, lig
Washington, a white naval Stores operator, and Sylvester
Phinney, a’Negro turpentine worker -at BEBERDoerun, Gas
on July 11, 1911. Two other Negroes were also wounded _
py McGriff before he was captured, Convicted, he was
hanged at Moultrie, Ga., on Aug, 19) 1915) Bom the —
gallows, he confessed that during his lifetime he had __
killed no less than eleven persons including a Sheriff
in Florida. He did not know the names of his victimes
the Moultrie Observer, Mouktrie; Ga. , Novs-12;-1956.
August 19, 1915
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McGriff, a Colquitt Co., Ga., Negro shot and killed WL.
Washington,-a white naval stores operator, and Sylvester
Phinney, a Negro turpentine worker at RSE Doerun, Gae|
on July 11, 1911. Two other Negroes were also wounded
by MeGriff before he was captured. “Convicted, he was
hanged at Moultrie » Gas, on Aug, 19,1915. From the
gallows, he confessed that during his lifetime he had :
killed no less than eleven persons including a Sheriff
in Florida. He did not know the names of his victimes
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August 19, 1915
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MoGriff, a Colquitt Co., Ga., Negro shot and killed W, L,
Washington, a white naval stores operator, and Sylvester
Phinney, a Negro turpentine worker at DSWSK}-Dosrun, Gay
on July 11, 1911, ‘Two other Negroes were also wounded
by McGriff before he was captured, i
hanged at Moultrie, Ga., on Aug,
gallows, he confessed that during his lifetime he had
killed no less than eleven persons including a Sheriff
in Florida. He did not know the names of his victimes
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