Finally his wife stated that shortly before the blaze was discovered 3
he had entered their living quarters with blood on his clothes, chan-
ged and asked her to memove the stains. ‘hen confronted with..her
statement, he confessed giving his desire to rape Mrs, lewis as his
only motive. Convicted and sentenced’ to die, he was electrocuted at
he “lorida State Prison on August 23, 19,8 ea
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Finally his wife stated that shortly before the blaze was discovered,
he had entered their living quarters with blood on his clothes, chan-
ged and asked her to memove the stains. ‘hen confronted with. her
statement, he confessed giving his desire to rape Mrs, lewis as his
only motives Convicted and sentenced’ to die, he was io Gd a see at
the Florida State Prison on August 23 5 LOLS.
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that shortly before the blaze was discovered,
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2 hen confronted with her
ment, he confessed giving his nas to rape Mrs, lewis as his
motives Convicted and sentenced to diy he was Mectrocutad at
th e Florida State Prison on August 23, 1918,
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WASHINGTON, Alonzo, Jie
Washington, a R 26-year-old black native of Atlanta, Ga.,-had served.
a 3-year-sentence in a Georgia xeformatory before moving to. Tampa, ..
Flas, where he was twice convicted of larceny. He then moved.with his
wife to Jacksonville where he obtained employment as a janitor.at.the
Bolles School for Boys, a military academy, One of his duties at.the
School was the cleaning of the infirmary and ehortly after nooh.on..~_
April 6, 198, when he noticed the 37-year-old head nurse » Mrs, Fred
W, Lewis, niece of former U.S , Senator George Radcliffe of Maryland »
enter her living quarters, he followed with the intent of raping her,
He complained that he had a stomach ache, and when Mrs, Lewis turned
to a cabinet to obtain some medicine » he grabbed her. She struggled
and he bludgeoned her to dea th with a heavy ash tray, He then covered
her body with some clothes’ and a mattress 3 poured kerosene over the
matterss and the furniture, fired the building and left » Locking the
door behind him, The matress protected the body from the flames and 7
caeily aseertaincas CRRA IngveR ved We Gbtte vs Abe CRUSE Oa tBSth aR,
because he was unable to verify his movements at the time of the crimes
| WASHINGTON Alonzo, Jr
Washington, a ® 26-year-old black native of Atlanta, Ga., had served
a 3-year-sentence in a Georgia #eformatory before moving to Tampa,
Fla., where he was twice convicted of larceny. He then moved, with his
wife to Jacksonville where he obtained employment as a janitor.at.the
Bolles School for Boys, a military academy, One of his duties atthe
school was the cleaning of the infirmary and shortly. after. noon.on
April 6, 198, when he noticed the 37-year-old head nurse » Mrs. Fred
W. Lewis, niece of former U.S , Senator George Radcliffe of Maryland,
enter her living quarters, he followed with the intent of raping her.
He complained that he had a stomach ache, and when Mrs, Lewis turned
to a cabinet to obtain some medicine, he grabbed her. She struggled
and he bludgeoned her to dea th with a heavy ash tray. ‘“e then covere
her body with some clothes and a mattress 3» poured kerosene over the
matterss and the furniture, fired the building and left » locking the
door behind him, ‘he matress protected the body from the flames and,
gas $ Boe Srey pa 4 A a ag Stee as thee Yon ho Bese Hee.
because he was unable to verify his movements at the time of the crime.
SHINGTON, Alonzo, dr,
Washington, a 26-year-old black native of Atlanta, Ga., had seried
a 3-year-sentence in a Georgia #eformatory before moving to. Tampa,
Fla., where he was twice convicted of larceny, He then moved.with his
wife to Jacksonville where he obtained employment as a janitor.at. the
Bolles School for Boys, a military academy, One of his duties at. the
school was the cleaning of the infimary and ehortly after noon-on
April 6, 1948, when he noticed the 37-year-old head nurse, Mrs, Fred
W, Lewis, niece of former U.S , Senator George Radcliffe of Marylands
enter her living quarters, he followed with the intent of raping her.
He complained that he had a stomach ache, and when “rs, lewis turned
to a cabinet to obtain same medicine, he grabbed her. She struggled
and he bludgeoned her to dea th with a heavy ash tray. e then covere:
her body with some clothes and a mattress, poured kerosene over the
matterss and the furniture, fired the building and left, locking the
nd him, The matress protected the body fron the flanes and,
Saoll§ abbr ¥EinddS MEER INS OF Hod w SHRS Waste PPER Che BS ES,
because he was unable to verify his movenents at the time of the crime,
