wife to date other men and that she deserved to die, Tried, con-
victed and sentenced to death, his case was appealed to the Alabama
State Suprme Court which affirmed the sentence. He was electrocute
at Kilby Prison on Jamary 9, 1942, dying with a prayer on his Lips,
BIRMINGHAM NEWS, Birmingham, Ala., Jan, 9, 192.
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wife to date other men and that she deserved to die, Tried, con-
victed and sentenced to death, his case was appealed to the Alabama
State Suprme Court which affirmed the sentence. He was electrocuted
at Kilby Prison on Jamary 9; 192, dying with a prayer on his lips,
BIRMINGHAM NEWS, Birmingham, Ala., Jan, 9, 192.
SOUTHERN REPORTER 2nd SERIZS 311
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wife to date other men and that she deserved to die, Tried, con-
victed and sentenced to death, his case was appealed to the Alabama
State’ Suprme Court which affirmed the sentence, He was electrocuted
at Kilby Prison on January 9, 192, dying with a prayer on his lips,|
IRMINGHAM NEWS, Birmingham, Ala., Jan. 9, 192.
1, SOUTHERN REPORTER 2nd SERIZS 321
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Dyer, a 3h-vear-old white man, was @ steward in a Birmingham, Ala.,
hotel, He met his 18-year-old wife, a cigarette girl, while working
there and persuaded her to marry him in spite of her reservations
because of the difference in their ages. Trouble developed when
Dorothy became pregnant because Dyer wanted the child and she did
note “hen he refused to agree to an aborbion, she left him and
moved into an apartment with the hotel's 22-year-old hat-check girl,
Dorothy Lymmance, After his wife left him, Dyer started drinking
heavily and on the afternoon of Nov, 12, 1939, he purchased a cheap
revolver and went to the hotel which was crowded with Armisticd Day
celeprants who had just left a football gamé. When he found Dorothy
in the crowd, he asked her to return to him. She refused and he
_ drew his pistol and shot and killed both her and ‘es, Iymance, After
he had emptied the revolver into the two women, he exclaimed "I an
on my way to the electric chair," and stood holding the pistol until
police arrived to take him into custody, 4e admitted killing the
two women but he later said that he was sorry that he had killed his
wife. He expressed no remorse BEXEK over the murder of Mrs. Lyemance
Saying that he blamed her Bor breaking hp his home by encouraging his
FOYER, Albert
DYuR, Albert fee Bie
Dyer, a 3l<year-old white man, was a steward ina Birmingham, Ala,,
hotel. He met his 18-ysar-old wife, a cigarette girl, while working
there and persuaded her to marry him in spite of her reservations
because of the difference in their ages. Trouble developed when
Dorothy became pregnant because Dyer wanted the child and she did
not. When he refused to agree to an aborbion, she left him and
moved into an apartment with the hotel's 22-year-old hat-check girl,
Dorothy Lyamance, After his wife left him, Dyer started drinking
heavily and on the afternoon of Nove 12, 1939, he purchased a cheap
revolver and went to the hotel which was crowded with Armisticd Day
celeprants who had just left a football game. When he found Dorothy
in the crowd, he asked her to return to him. She refused and he
drew his pistol and shot and killed both her and “rs, Iymance, After
he had emptied the revolver into the two women, he exclaimed "I am
on my way to the electric chair," and stood holding the pistol until
police arrived to take him into custody. 4e admitted killing the
two women but he later said that he was sorry that he had killed his
wife. He expressed no remorse BEXEK over the murder of Mrs. Lyemance
Saying that he blamed her Bor breaking hp his home by encouraging his
DYuR, Albert Vian ae
Dyer, @ 3l-year-old white man, was a steward ina Birmingham, Ala,,
hotel, He met his 18-ysar-old wife, a cigarette girl, while working
there and persuaded her to marry hin in spite of her reservations
Pecause of the difference in their ages. Trouble developed when
Dorothy becane pregnant because Dyer wanted the child and she did
not. When he refused to agree to an abort:
moved into an apartment with the hotel!
Dorothy Lymmance.
mn, he exclaimed "I am
" and stood holding the pistol until
custody. He admitted killing the
that he was sorry that he had killed his
se BIXEE over ths mrder of Mrs, Lyomance
saying that he blamed her Bor breaking hp his hane by encouraging his!
