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31-year-old black man, electrocuted March 10, 1912, at the
New Jersey State Prison (Camden), Confessed on April 25,
19h1, to basbball bat murder of 38-year-old Mrs, tenes
McBurney, a former rodeo star, Confessed after being
given a large steal dinner following a day's questioning.
Said: "You boys have been good to me and given me a big
feed. I'll confess now, I did it," Cox, a former WPA
worker, said he asked for a drink of water at the McBurney
farm house and when the family dog growled at hh he struck
it with a stick, Mrs, McBurney phshed him off the steps.
He said: "I saw a baseball bat lying there and I picked it
up and hit her with it until she was dead,"
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COX, Robert. A, Vig Off G Le.
31-year-old black man, electrecuted March 10, 192, at the
New Jersey State Prison (Camden), Confessed on April 25,
191, to basbball bat murder of 38-year-old Mrs, Agnes
NcBurney, a former rodeo star. Confessed after being
given a large steal dinner following a day's questioning,
Said: "You boys have been good to me and given me a big
feed. I'll confess now, I did it." Cox, a former WPA
worker, said he asked for a drink of water at the McBurney
farm house and when the family dog growled at hith he strucl]
it with a stick, Mrs, McBurney phshed him off the steps.
He said: "I saw a baseball bat lying there and I picked it
up and hit her with it until she was dead."
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NcBurney, a former rodeo star. Confessed after being
given a large steal cinner following a day's questioning.
Said: "Yon boys have been good to me and given me a big
feed, I'll confess now, I did it." Cox,
worker, said he asked for a drink of water
farm house and when the family dog growled
it with a stick, Mes, McBurney phshed him
He said: "I saw a baseball bat lying there and I picked it
up and hit her with it until she was dead,"
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