WASHINGTON, George 4p 35 SF OR
Black, 20, hanged Hitieboroush’ County. Bla) On
April 3, 1908, for the murder of Eugene Gurley,
also black, an innocent bystander. Tampa had
come to Tampa several months previously from
vaVannah, Georgia. He was playing pool with
John Brown with whom he was blavins pool: Due
instead the shotgun blast killed Gurley,
From Agresti inventory, citkng Tampa TRIBUNE,
Tampa, #lorida, 4-4-1908 (1:7) and HILLSBOROUGH
COUNTY JalL DOCKET BOOK, Case # 20256, Minute
Book X, page three,
WASHINGTON, George 4 ao SG Oe
Black, 20, hanged Hillsborough County, Fla., on
April 3, 1908, for the murder of Eugene Gurley.
also black, an innocent bystander. Tampa had
come to Tampa several months previously from
Savannah, Georgia. He was playing pool with
John Brown with whom he was playing pool, but
instead the shotgun blast killed Gurley.
From Agresti inventory, citkng Tampa TRIBUNE,
Tampa, "lorida, 4-4-1908 (1:7) and HILLSBOROUGH
COUNTY JAIL DOCKET BOOK, Case # 20256, Minute
Book X, page three.
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