BOOKER, Dock
hé-year=old black man, asphyxiated, Missouri qate “rison
on April 1, 1955, "Dock Booker, ie, died in the gas cha-
mber for killing a friend in St, eons) Booker appeared
to be resigned as he walked into the gas chamber at the
Missouri State Benitentiary. The deadly cyanide pellets
were released at 12:09 AM and ten and a half minutes
later he was dead. Booker was convicted of killing Earl
larrison August 15, 1953, after the two Negroes had
been arguing in a St. Louis tavern about who was the
better baseball pitcher, Harrison died of gunshot wounds
KANSAS CITY TIMES, April 1, 1955,
276 SOUTHWESTERN (2nd) 10h)
BOOKER, Dock :
\6-year-old black man, asphyxiated, Missouri qate *rison
on April 1, 1955, ''Dock Booker, 6, died in the gas cha-
mber for killing a friend in St. Louis, Booker appeared
to be resigned as he walked into the gas chamber at the
Missouri State Benitentiary. The deadly cyanide pellets
were released at 12:09 AM and ten and a half minutes
later he was dead, Booker was convicted of killing Earl
Harrison August 15, 1953, after the two Negroes had
been arguing in a St. Louis tavern about who was the
better baseball pitcher. Harrison died of gunshot wounds
KANSAS CITY TIMES, April 1, 1955,
276 SOUTHWESTERN (2nd) 10)
BOOKER, Dock
\6ayear“old black man, asphyxiated, Missouri qate “rison|
on April 1, 1955, "Dock Booker, he, died in
mber for killing a friend in St, Louis,
Missouri State Benitentiary.
were released at 12:09 AM and ten and a half minutes
later he was dead, Booker was convicted of killing Earl
Harrison August 15, 1953, after the two Negroes had
been arguing in a St, Louis tavern about who was the
better baseball pitcher. Harrison died of gunshot wounds|
KANSAS CITY TIMES, April 1, 1955,
276 SOUTHWESTERN (2nd) 10)
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