Bef ore his exectition, he confessed that he along had
killed Dr. Ford.
Source: The Sylvester Local, Sylvester, georgia.
May 13, 1926 and June 2h, 1926.
Before his execittion, he confessed that he dl ong had
killed Dr. Ford. i
Source: The Sylvester Local, Sylvester, §eorgia.
May 13, 1926 and June 2h, 1926.
Before hig execition, he confessed that he al ong had
killed Dr. Ford.
The Sylvester Local, eee, fleorgia.
May 13, 1926 and ce 2h, 1
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STEWART, Amos
Stewart was a Negro tenant on the Gordy, Ga., farm of |
- PASHESK ARN FETE ARN RY 60-year-old planter=physician Dr,
_Ashton T, Ford, On May 2, 1926, Stewart asked Dr, Ford —
for more money and the Doctor refused. Stewart -got-—_—
- drunk and went to the Ford home that night and called
__Ford out. When the elderly physician reached the yard,
Stewart bludgeoned him to death with an axe, Stewart
4 a8 captured shortly afterwards at his brother=in-law's
__ house where he had passed oute He claimed that three
white men who were dressed as women forced hin to eai4
- Ford out and that they had killed him. Convicted of
_murder on May 7, he was electrocuted on June 105 192 64
| — STEWART, Amos
Stewart was a Negro fenant on the Gordy, Ga., farm of ‘
SRNR 60-year-old planter-physician Dr,
Ashton T. Ford, On May 25 1926, Stewart asked Dr. Ford
for more money and the Doctor refused. Stewart got
druhk and went to the Ford home that night and called
Ford out. When the elderly physician reached the yard,
Stewart bludgeoned him to death with an axe, Stewart
W as Captured shortly afterwards at his brother-in-law's
house where he had passed out. He claimed that three
white men who were dressed as women forced him to call
Ford out and that they had killed him. Convicted of
murder_on May 7, he was-electrocuted on June 18, 192 6,
iF 5—Amo:
Stewart was a Negro tenant on the Gordy, Ga., fam of
60. d plant i
physician Dr,
Ashton T, Ford, On May 2, 1926, Stewart. asked Dr. Ford
ior more money and the Doctor refused. Stewart got
Ford out. When the elderly physician reached the yard,
ith an axe. Stewart
Ford out and that they had killed him. Convicted of
murder on May 7, he was electrocuted on June 18, 192 6,
murder on ~
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