Court, the only ground for the appeal being that the conviction was
contraby, to the evidence, While awaiting execution, he became friend-
ly with one of the guards who re&&ened prior to his death, » He reouest-
ed that the guard attend the execution “with a red necktie and a smile"
He lauged and joked until the very. end and, as he was being strapped
into the chair he looked at the former guards grinned and spoke his
Last words: "The See aee isn't red enough,"
LEXINGTON HERALD, rexihgten: Kentucky, Wave 6, Nov. 7 & Nov, 8, 1933
and May 29, 19:36 |
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Court, the only ground for the appeal being that the conviction was
contraby.to the evidence, While awaiting execution, he became friend-
ly with one of the guards who re&&gned prior to his death, » He reouest-
ed that the guard attend the execution "with a red necktie and a smile’
He lauged and joked until the very. end and, as he was being strapped
into the chair he looked at the former guard, grinned and spoke his
last. words: "The necktie isn't red enough."
LEXINGTON HERALD, Lexington, “entucky, Nov 6, Nove 7 & Nov, 8, 1933
and May 29, 1936
Cleeprcele Le, AG Wl
Court, the only ground for the appeal being that the conviction was
contraby.to the evidence, While awaiting execution,
ly with one of the guards who reéggned prior to his death,
ed that the guard attend the execution "with a red necktie and a smile"
He lauged and joked until the very. end and, as he was being strapped
into the chair he looked at the former Enea, grinned and spoke his
last words: "The necktie isn't red enough,
LEXINGTON HERALD, Lexington, “entucky, Nov, 6, Nov. 7 & Nov, 8, 1933
and May 29, 1936
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| WOODFORD, James Russell
Woodford, a 19-year-old black man, lived at 710 Georgetown St., Lex-
ington, Ky. , For several years he had ridden the Douglass Park street
car of the Kentucky Traction and Terminal Company and he was acquaint-
ed with the motorman, 62-year-old J, M, Anderson, In November, 1933,
he was broke and needed money with which to purchase winter clothes,
Ke decided that Anderson would probably carry a large sum on his late
run and made plans to rob him, At 7 o'clock on the eeening of Nov,
5, he entered the car at its last stop at the intessection of Price's
Road and Georgetown Pike, He had disguised himself and was wearing
a raincoat, so Anderson did not recognize him, After he had deposited
his coin in the box, he drew his pistol and told Anderson that it was
"a stick-up," Anderson attempted to take the gun from him and he shot
him in the abdomen, inflicting a wound from which Anderson died the
next daye WHAAKAMAXHAAXKAKRH XTHRM XANAX KRAP XR ARK AUR AKA AA ANE X AR AX AK
NSUXXKSXHKEXABKKEAKAAXAAYAH Prior to falling to the floor of the car,
Anderson managed to ring the car bell and Woodford, becoming frightened
and finding the car door closed, kicked out one of the front windows
and escaped without taking any money. He was taken into custody as a
suspect and on Nov, 7 he confessed, saying thatHMEXWME the gun had
discharged when his arm struk the door while struggling with Anderson,
His conviction was appealed to and affirmed by the State Supreme
WOODFORD, James Russell
Woodford, a 19-year-old black man, lived at 710 Georgetown St., Lex-
ington, Ky. , For several years he had ridden the Douglass Park street
car of the Kentucky Traction and Terminal Company and he was acquaint-
ed with the motorman, 62-year-old J, M, Anderson, In November, 1933,
he was broke and needed money with which to purchase winter clothes,
je decided that Anderson would probably carry a large sum on his late
run and made plans to rob him, At 7 o'clock on the eesning of Nov,
5, he entered the car at its last stop at the intessection of Price's
Road and Georgetown Pike, He had disguised himself and was wearing
a raincoat, so Anderson did not recognize him, After he had deposited
his coin in the box, he drew his pistol and told Anderson that it was
"a stick-up,"" Andprson attempted to take the gun from him and he shot
him in the abdomen, inflicting a wound from which Anderson died the
next day. WAMXRHMAXWAEXKAK RH XANKM XAWAXKRARXAR OK XRWR ERS AWA X BHA
NAHXXT JXMRXAMNRERKRAXAAMAH Prior to falling to the floor of the car,
Anderson managed to ring the car bell and Woodford, becoming frightened
and finding the car door closed, kicked out one of the front windows
and escaped without taking any money. He was taken into custody as a
suspect mud on Nov. 7 he Le saying thatHMEXMME the gun had
discharged when his arm struk the door while struggling with Anderson,
His conviction was appealed to and affirmed by the State Suprane
WOODFORD, James Russell
Woodford, a 19-year-old black man, lived at 710 Georgetown St., Lex-
ington, Ky. . For several years he had ridden the Douglass Park street
car of the Kentucky Traction and Terminal Company and he was acouaint-
ed with the motorman, 62-year-old J, M, Anderson, In November, 1933,
he was broke and needed money with which to purchase winter clothes.
He decided that Anderson would probably carry a large sum on his late
run and made plans to rob him, At 7 o!clock on the ewening of Nov.
5, he entered the car at its last stop at the intersection of Price's
Road and Georgetown Pike, He had disguised himself and was wearing
a reincoat, so Anderson did not recognize him, After he had deposited
his coin in the box, he drew his pistol and told Anderson that it was
Ita stick-up," Anderson attempted to take the gun from him and he shot
him in the abdomen, inflicting a wound from which Anderson died the
UXEMMRERMRAXEARTN Prior to falling to the floor of the car,
Anderson managed to ring the car bell and Woodford, becoming frightened
and finding the car door closed, kicked out one of the front windows
and escaped without taking any money, He was taken into custody as a
suspect and on Nov, 7 he confessed, saying that XIX the gun had
discharged when his arm struk the door while struggling with Anderson,
His conviction was appealed to and affirmed by the State Supreme
