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"Danville, VA, 12-23=-1902~Special-Arthur Wilton, colored,
whows convicted of the murder of Jake Lee, on Nov, 12th,
was sentenced in theCorporation Court this morning to
hang on Feb. 6, 1903. Wilton, after he had been taken
back to his cell, requested to see a newspaper reporter
and made a statement in which he vigorously protested
his innocence and asked that the public be made cognizant
of the fact that an innocent man was sentenced to be hung
and that it was a warning sent to all young men to shun
liquor and bad company, His statement was to the effect
that he was a martyr." EVENING LEADER, R,chmond, VA,
12-23-1902 (7:3)
TIMES@DISPATCH of 3-10-1903 states Wilton was hung tlast
monthe" See JONES, Will Pork s ha- Vo
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"Danville, VA, 12-23=1902-Speciial-Arthur Wilton, colored,
whows convicted of the murder of Jake Lee, on Nove 12th,
was sentenced in theCorporation Court this morning to
hang on Feb. 6, 1903. Wilton, after he had been taken
back to his cell, requested to see a newspaper reporter
and made a statement in which he vigorously protested
his innocence and asked that the public be made cognizant
of the fact that an innocent man was sentenced to be hung
and that it was a warning sent to all young men to shun
liquor and bad company, His statement was to the effect
that he was a martyre' EVENING LEADER, R,chmond, VA,
12-23-1902 (7:3)
TIMES=@DISPATCH of 3-10-1903 states Wilton was hung flast
month" See JONES, Will Trde shu ree
(TON, Arthur aA bP OF
"Danville, VA, 12-23-1902-Spectal-Arthur Wilton, colored,|
vwhovas convicted of the murder of Jake Lee, on Nov. 12th,
was sentenced in pteatt ae Aaa Court this morning to
hang on Feb, 6, 1903, Wilton, after he had been taken
back to his cell, requested to see a newspaper reporter
and made a statement in which he vigorously protested
his innocence and asked that the public be made cognizent|
of the fact that an innocent man was sentenced to be hung
and that it was a warning sent to all young men to shun
liquor and bad company, His statement was to the effect
that he was a martyr." EVENING LEADER, R,chmond, VA,
12-23-1902 (7:3)
TIMES-DISPATCH of 3-10-1903 states Wilton yas huny a
the"! See JONES, Wil: (OW
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