Harry Butler, DE, 1926 February 26

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MWilmington, Delas, 2=-5=1926=Governor Robinson today iss<
ued a proclamation calling out the national guard for due
ty at the Sussex courthouse at Georgetown nest Monday
when Harry Butler, negro, will be placed on trial, char-
ged with attacking Eleanor Steinmetz, l0-years-old, of
Bridgeville, and beating her almost to death and also wit)
attacking Bertha Neal, negro, The little girl, with her
skull fractured in seven places, still is in precarious
condition, ee." ARKANSAS GAZEITE, 2-6-1926

"Wilmington, Delas, 2=5=1926-Governor Robinson today iss
ued a proclamation calling out the national guard for du-
ty at the Sussex courthouse at Georgetown next Monday
when Harry Butler, negro, will be placed on trial, char-
ged with attacking Eleanor Steinmetz, l0-years-old, of
Bridgeville, and beating her almost to death and also wit
attacking Bertha Neal, negro, The Little girl, with her
skull fractured in seven places, still is in precarious
Condition, se." ARKANSAS GAZHITE, 2-6-1926

"Wilmington, Delas, 2-5=1926Governor Robinson today iss-
ued a proclamation calling out the national guard for du-|
ty at the Sussex courthouse at Georgetown next Monday
when Harry Butler, negro, will be placed on trial, char=
ged with attacking Eleanor Steinmetz, 10-years-old, of
Bridgeville, and beating her almost to death and also witf
attacking Bertha Neal, negro, The little girl, with her
skull fractured in seven places, still is in precarious
condition, ..." ARKANSAS GAZEITE, 2-6-1926

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Hanged for rape at Georgetown, Delaware, on Feb, 26,

1926, A 2leyear-bd black man
"Georgetown, Delaware, Jan, 22, 1926-Harry Butler, 2h,
of Bridgeville, Dela., was. spirited into the New Castle
County workhouse early today after he had been saved from
a mob in southern Helaware by state and county officials,
The authorities said Butler had confessed to assault on a
LO-year=old white girl and an attack on a negro woman,

He left the white girl for dead,"

ARKANSAS GAZETTE, Little Rock, Ark,, 1-23-1926
See DELAWARE - BOOK AND MAGAZINE EXCERPTS,

February 26, 1926
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Hanged for rape at Georgetown, Delaware, on Feb, 26,

1926, A 2leyear-bd black man
"Georgetown, Delaware, Jan, 22, 1926-Harry Butler, 2h,
of Bridgeville, Dela., was. spirited into the New Castle
County workhouse early today after he had been saved from
a mob in southern Helaware by state and county officials,
The authorities said Butler had confessed to assault on a
lO-year=old white girl and an attack on a negro woman.
ie left the white girl for dead,"

ARKANSAS GAZETTE, Little Rock, Ark., 1-23-1926
See DELAWARE - BOOK AND MAGAZINE EXCERPTS.

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