Lige Wall, LA, 1929 March 1

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Lige Wall, convicted in lV aneipahoa Parish, La., "in June,
1928, for murder for murder of aoe ia Percy Roberts of
near Kentwood, was unmoved on 1-30-1929 when informed that
Governor Long had signed death warrany for him to be execu
ted on March 1, 1929, Prosecution maintained Hobtrts was
killed by Wall to prevent his testifying in a Mississippi
court case involving one of Wall's relatives. From TIMES.
PICAYUNE, 1-30-1929 (1/8). "...Wall was convicted in June,
(1928, Sor the mrder of Percy C Roberts, 17-year-old
youth, The young man was shot a few miles outside of

Kentwood after he had been lured into a baun by Wall. The
killing was the result of a feud that had started months
before in Mississippi when Roberts was the star witness

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Lige Wall, convicted in langipahoa Parish, La,, "in June,
1928, for murder for mrder of ena A Percy Roberts of
near Kentwood, was unmoved on 1-30-1929 when informed that
Governor Long had signed death warrany for him to be execu=
ted on March 1, 1929, Prosecution maintained Robtrts was
killed by Wall to prevent his testifying in a Mississippi
court case involving one of Wall's relatives, From TIMES.
PICAYUNE, 1-30-1929 (1/8). "...Wall was convicted in June,
1928, sor the mrder of Percy C, Roberts, 17-year-old
youth, The young man was shot a few miles outside of
Kentwood after he had been lured into a bamn by Wall. The
killing was the result of a feud that had started months
before in Mississippi when Roberts was the star witness

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killed by Wall to prevent his testifying in a Mississippi
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court case involving one o: Ll's relatives. From TIMES-
PICAYUNE, 1-30-1929 (1/8). ",.,1/all was convicted in June,
1928, for the mrder of Perey” C, Roberts, 17-year-old
youth, ‘he young man was shot a few miles outside of
Kentwood after he had been lured into a bem by Vall, The
killing was the result of a feud that had started months

before in Mississippi when Roberts was the star witness



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