MIMS, William L. March 22, 1940.
Black, 38, electrocuted GASP (Bibb) March 22, 1940.
"The State of Georgia yesterday took the life of Will Mims
M con negro, in expiation of the murder in 1938 of Dave
F, Mitchell, elderly white WPA worker. Mimes went to the
electric €hair shortly after noon without making a state-
ment. A last-minute appeal to Gov. Rivers the d&y before
had failed to stay the execution and an appeal for a new
trial also had failed. Mitchell died in a Telfair Street
gutter of a knife wound in the throat inflicted by Mims
after the white man had sought to intercede in an argument
between the negro and his common-law wife. Mims declared
in a statement to the jury that convicted him that he was
under a 'spell' placed on him by a negress when he killed
the white man."TELEGRAPH, Macoh, GA 3/23/1940,p12.
¥XBEXK 4 SE (@) 31. GA B&ME.
MIMS, William L. March 22, 1940.
Black, 38, electrocuted GASP (Bibb) March 22, 1940.
"The State of Georgia yesterday took the life of Will Mims
M_con negro, in expiation of the murder in 1938 of Dave
F, Mitchell, elderly white WPA worker. Mimes went to the
electric éhair shortly after noon without making a state-
ment. A last-minute appeal to Gov. Rivers the ay before
had failed to stay the execution and an appeal for a new
trial also had failed. Mitchell died in a Telfair Street
gutter of a knife wound in the throat inflicted by Mims
after the white man had sought to intercede in an argument
between the negro and his common-law wife. Mims declared
in a statement to the jury that convicted him that he was
under a 'spell' placed on him by a negress when he killed
the white man."'TELEGRAPH, Macon, GA 3/23/1940,p12.
HxwEXK 4 SE (#) 31. GA B&ME.
MIMS, William L. 1940,
Black, 38, electrocuted GAS Gin) net 22, “1940.
"The State of Georgia yesterday took the life of Will Mims
con negro, in expiation of the murder in 1938 of Dave
Fr. Mitchell, elderly white WPA worker. Mimes went to the
gutter of a knife wound in the throat inflicted by Mims
after the white man had sought to intercede in an argument
between the negro and his common-law wife. a
in a statement to the jury that convicted him that he was
under a 'spell' placed on him by a negress when he killed
the vnite man.WTELEGRAPH, Macoh, GA 3/23/1940,p 126
WOK 4 SE (2) 31, GA Ba
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