James Toler, GA, 1957 March 19

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| COLMAN, Don MitcHell and TOLER, sano’ Ph < Crd
| Both black, Colman XXXKHA 18-yearseold and Toler 39-years
old, Both electrocuted Georgia State Prison (Fulton Co,)
on March 19, 1957, Convicted of mrder of Mrs, Inez John-
son, ah Atlanta secretary, in office on June 1, 1956,
Tried separately and both convicted and sentenced to die,
KOXARKXEX Colman evidently captured in Cleveland, Ohio,
Both appealed (Toler 96 SOUTHEASTERN (2nd) 5933 Colman,

96 SOUTHEASTERN (2nd) 611). Toler suspected of four other
unsolved slayings and weayk questioned before execution but
denied. Last words of Toler: "The other crime I do not
know anything about = I am not guilty." Colman made no
last statement.

ATLANTA JOURNAL, Atlanta, Ga,, 3-19-1957

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COLMAN, Don MitcH@li and TOLER, sanee Asc < CAL.

Both black, Colman XXXMHA@ 18-yearseold and Toler 39-years
old, Both electrocuted Georgia State Prison (Fulton 0o,)
on March 19, 1957, Convicted of mrder of Mrs, Inez John-
son, ah Atlanta secretary, in office on June 1, 1956,
Tried separately and both convicted and sentenced to die.
RAXXKXEX Colman evidently captured in Cleveland, Ohio,
Both appealed (Toler 96 SOUTHEASTERN (2nd) 593s Colman,

96 SOUTHEASTERN (2nd) 611). Toler suspected of four other
unsolved slayings and xapk questioned before execution but
denied. Last words of Toler: "The other crime I do not
know anything about = I am not guilty." Colman made no
last statement.

ATLANTA JOURNAL, Atlanta, Ga,, 3-19-1957

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COLMAN, Don MitcHelt “and TOzsR, James’ ("Ds
Both black, Colman XWXKNM 18~years-old and Toler 39-years|
old, Both electrocuted Georgia State Prison (Fulton Co.)
on March 19, 1957, Convicted of mrder of Mrs, Inez John-|
son, ah Atlanta secretary, in office on June 1, 1956,
Tried separately and both convicted and sentenced to dic,
feseesesd

Colman evidently captured in Cleveland, Ohio,
Both appealed (Toler 96 SOUTHEASTERN (2nd) 593; Colman,

96 SOUTHEASTERN (2nd) 611), Toler suspected of four other
unsolved slayings and xagk questioned before execution but|
denied, Last words of Toler: "The other crime I do not
know anything about ~ I am not guilty," Colman made no
last. statement.

ATLANTA JOURNAL, Atlanta, Ga,, 3-19-1957

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