Sherman Richards, GA, 1901 November 22

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RICHARDS, Sherman

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"Savannah, Ga.y 10=-15-190P-Sherman Richards, a negro,
was yesterday convicted of the mrder of Hagar Hobin-
son, a woman of his own race, on thenight of Sept. 13
last, and sentenced to death, the date for the execu-
tion being fixed as Nov. 22. “ichards killed the woman
in a fit of jealousy and opened fire on the police with
a elt-caliber revolver whem his arrest was attempted
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"Savannah, Ga., 10-15-190P-Sherman Richards, a negro,
was yesterday convicted of the murder of Hagar Robin-
son, a woman of his own race, on thenight of Sept. 13
last, and sentenced to death, the date for the execu-
tion being fixed as Nov. 22. “ichards killed the woman
in a fit of jealousy and opened fire on the police with
a ell-caliber revolver when his arrest was attempted,"
EWS.

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