couple and he, too, was charged with the crime, Walker's convic-
tion.resulted in a death sentence while NXKSEK Nimrod Kearce who
gare convicted received a life sentence. Walker was electro-
pletely exonerated.
THE SYLVESTER LOCAL, Sylvester, Georgia.
couple and he, too, was charged with the crime. Walker's convic-
tion resulted in a death sentence while NXKSEE Nimrod Kearce who
was.also convicted received a life sentence, Walker was electro-
cuted. at the Georgia State Prison on RARHK March 16; 193, but
Kearce appealed his conviction, Agente! anew trial and was com-
pletely exonerated.
THE SYLVESTER LOCAL, Sylvester, Georgia.
» too, was charged with the crime, Walker's convic-
ton resulted in a'death sentence while XIKBEE Nimrod Kearce vho
was also convicted received a life sentence. Walker was elactro-
cuted at the Georgia State Prison on RAEK March oe 2931, but
Kearce appealed his conviction, received a new and was com-
pletely exonerated.
THE SYLVESTER LOCAL, Sylvester, Georgia,
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WALKER, Sandy
Walker, a l\8-year-old Jacksonville, Flas, black man and James Thomas,
also black, drove up to the home of Cliff Kearce near Oakfield,
Worth-Coe, Gas, on the night sf of Def, 18, 1932 , and requested that
they be allowed to spend the night, explaining that they were hauling
a load of whiskey to the North, Kearce, who was 68-year-old, and his
62-year-old wife, Betty, also blacks, were two of the wealthiest per-
sons in Worth County, owning over 2 ,000 acres of land there and
possessing considerable real estate holdings in Jacksonville, They
fed the two men and told them that they could sleep in the house
occupied by one of their tenants, Will Ware, During the night, Wal-
ker and Thomas forced Ware to take them to the Kearce home where
they brutally beat the Kearce's and Ware. Ware feigned death and
saved his life, Mr. Kearce died of his injuries that night and Mrs,
Kearce died a few days later, Ware positively identified Walker and
Thomas as the killers after they had been taken into custody while
driving Kearce's automobile, Thomas confessed his part in the crime,
Stating that he had been hired by Walker to assist in robb the
elderly couple but that he did not know that violence was intended
and he received a life sentence, Walker maintained that Kearce's
older brother, Nimrod Kea rcey had hired him to kill the elderly
WALKER, Sandy :
Walker, a l\8-year-old Jacksonville, Fla., black man and James Thomas,
also black, drove up to the home of Cliff Kearce near Oakfield,
Worth-Coe, Gao, on the night m& of Def. 18, 1932 , and requested tha
they be allowed to spend the night, explaining that they were hauling
a load of whiskey to the North. Kearce, who was 68-year-old, and hig
62-year-old wife, Betty, also blacks, were two of the wealthiest per-
sons in Worth County, owning over 2 ,000 acres of land there and
possessing considerable real estate holdings in Jacksonville, They
fed the two men and told them that they could sleep in the house
occupied by one of their tenants, Will Ware, During the night, Wal-
ker and Thomas forced Ware to take them to the Kearce home where
they brutally beat the Kearce's and Ware. Ware feigned death and
saved his life. Mr. Kearce died of his injuries that night and Mrs,
Kearce died a few days later. Ware positively identified Walker and
Thomas as the killers after they had been taken into custody while
driving Kearce's automobile. Thomas confessed his part in the crime,
stating that he had been hired by Walker to assist in robb the
elderly eouple but that he did not know that violence was intended
and he received a life sentence. Walker maintained that Kearce's
older brother, Nimrod Kea rcey had hired him to kill the elderly
WALKER, Sandy :
Walker, a \8-year-old Jacksonville, Fla., black man and James Thomas,|
also black, drove up to the home of Cliff Kearce near Oakfield,
th-Co.y Gas, on the night m€ of De, 18, 1932 , and requested that]
they be allowed to spend the night, explaining that they were ha
a load of whiskey to the North. Kearce, who was 68-year-old, and hig
62-year-old wife, Betty, also blacks, were two of the wealthiest per.
sons in Worth County, owning over 2 ,000 acres of land there and
Possessing considerable real estate holdings in Jacksonville. They
fed the two men and told them that they could sleep in the house
occupied by one of their tenants, Will Ware,
ker and Thomas forced Ware to take them
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