JOHNSON. Steve
Johnson, a black man, lived in the small communited of Dinner Island ir
the lower end of St. Johns County, Fla., as did George Williams, also
black, “he two men got intonan argument over a $1.00 debt and on the
night of March 23, 1912, Johnson went to Willaams'cabin and fired a
lead of buckshot through the front door, a portion of which struck
Williams in the abdomenk and inflicted fatal wounds, Other neighbors,
all BAX black, on hearing the shots, rushed to Williams’ cabin to act
as peacemakers and Johnson fired on them also but none were injured,
Several of the men rushed him and managed to disarm him, one of then
stabbing him in the shoulder during the scuffle, Jehnson managed to
breaka away and ran to his bwn house were he barricaded himself inside
with arms and a large supply of anmmjntion, When officers arrived the
next morning, he refused to surrender and about fifty shots were fired
into the house before he did so, Tried and convicted the next month,
there was no appeal and he was hanged at St. Augustine on the same
scaffold with Baxter and White, convicted of another crime, at 11:30
on the morning of May 31, 1912. Along with the two other prisoners,
he marched to his death singing hymns and his last request was that
his shees be given to his mother. J
FLORIDA TIMES-UNION. Jacksonville, March 25, 1912; » 1912.
JOHNSON, Steve
Johnson, a black man, lived in the small communited of Dinner Island in
the lower end of St, Johns County, Fla., as did George Williams, also
black. *he two men got intonan argument over a $1.00 debt and on the
night of March 23, 1912, Johnson went to Willaams'cabin and fired a
load of buckshot through the front door, a portion of which struck
Williams in the abdomenk and inflicted fatal wounds, Other neighbors,
all BAX black, on hearing the shots, rushed to Williams’ cabin to act
as peacemakers and Johnson fired on them also but none were injured,
Several of the men rushed him and managed to disarm him, one of then
stabbing him in the shoulder during the scuffle, Johnson managed to
breaka away and ran to his bwn house were he barricaded himself inside
with arms and a large supply of ammjntion, When officers arrived the
next morning, he refused to surrender and about fifty shots were fired
into the house before he did so, Tried and convicted the next month,
there was no appeal and he was hanged at St. Augustine on the same
scaffold with Baxter and White, convicted of another crime, at 11:30
on the morning of May 31, 1912. Along with the two other prisoners,
he marched to his death singing hymns and his last request was that
his shees be given to his mother. }
By 1912.
FLORIDA TIMES-UNION. Jacksonville, March 25, 19123
JOHNSON. Steve
Johnsen, a black man, lived in the small communited of Dinner Island
as did George Williams, also
over a $1,00 debt and on the
night of March 23, 1912, Johnson went to Willddms'cabin and fired a
load of buckshot through the front door, a portion of which struck
villiams in the abdomenk and inflicted fatal wounds, Other neighbors,
all WAX black, on hearing the shots, rushed to Williams’ cabin to act
as peacemakers and Johnson fired on them also but none were injured,
Several of the men rushed him and managed to disarm him, one of then
stabbing him in the shoulder during the scuffle. Johnson managed to
breaka away and ran to his bwn house were he barricaded himself inside
with arms and a large supply of anmjntion, When officers arrived the
next morning, he refused to surrender and about fifty shots were fired
Anto the house before he did so, Tried and convicted the next month,
there was no appeal and he was hanged at St. Augustine on the same
scaffold with Baxter and thite, convicted of another crime, at 11:30
on the morning of May 31, 1912. Aleng with the two other prisoners,
he marched to his death singing hymns and his last request was that
his shoes be given to his mother.
Jews!
FLORIDA TIMES-UNION. Jacksonville, March 25, 19126
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