Walker Brown, OH, 1932 June 3

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H e confessed and gave State8s Evidence against. the.other —
men and received a life sentence. Frank Sjith, the owner —
of the club where the crime was plannedalso received a
life sentence and died in prison. The other four men were
all electrocuted, with Brown being the first to die on
June 3, 1932. ;

See also: LOUDERMILK, Henry, ADAMS, Lacey and LITTLE ,
Arthur |

The Columbus Citizen, Columbus, Ohio, )\-19~1953,

Photograph in this issue of paper.

OR FULL ACCOUNT SEE NATIONAL DETECTIVE, MAY, i
z OHIO BK & MAG EX = UNDER ADAMS

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H e confessed and gave State8s Evidence against the..other
men and received a life sentence. Frank Sith, the. omer
of the club where the crime was plannedalso received.a
life sentence and died ‘in prison. The other four men were
all electrocuted, with Brown being the first to die on
June 3, 1932. x

See also: LOUDERMILK, Henry, ADAMS, Lacey and LITTLE,
Arthur

The Columbus Citizen, Columbus, Ohio, 1-19-1953,

Photograph in this issue of papers
FOR FULL ACCOUNT SEE NATIONAL DETECTIVE, MAY, L
OHIO BK & MAG EX = UNDER ADAMS
19); 2

He confessed and gave State8s Evidence against the other
men and received a life sentence,

See also: LOUDERMIX, Henry, ADAMS, Lacey and LITTLE,
Arthur

The Columbus Citizen, Columbus, Ohio, 1-19-1953,

Photograph in this issue of paper.

‘OR FULL ACCOUNT SEE NATIONAL DETECTIVE, MAY,
u OHIO BK & MAG EX = UNDER ADAMS

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BROWN, Walker if
Brown, a 2h-year-old Ohio Negro was one of a gang that
conspired at a Pickaway Co., Ohio, night spot to rob 7h
year-old retired blacksmith and truck farmer John Kidney.
On the night of Dec. 9, 1931, Brown, Henry Laudermilk,
Lacey Adams, Arthur Little, and John Hairston went to

the Kidney home and Brown bludgeoned the old man to death
with a brakeman's club, They entered the house and clubbe
his 64-year-old invalid sister, Sarah Kidney, into un-
consciousness, placed both body under stme blankets and
poured chloroform over thems Though they exepcted a large

sum of money, they only found $16.00, most of which was
in old bills that were out of circulation, Hairston was

caught first when he passed some of the bills at a
dice game at the night spot where the crime was

BROWN, Walker

Brown, a 2l-year-old Ohio Negro was one of a gang that
conspired at a Pickaway Co., Ohio, night spot to rob Tle
year-old retired blacksmith and truck farmer John Kidney.
On the night of Dec. 9, 1931, Brown, Henry Laudermilk,
Lacey Adams, Arthur Little, and John Hairston went’ to

the Kidney home and Brown bludgeoned the old man to death
with a brakeman's club, They entered the house and clubbe
his 64-year-old invalid sister, Sarah Kidney, into un-
consciousness, placed both body under séme blankets and
poured chloroform over them. Though *they exepcted a large

sum of money, they only found $16.00, most of which was
in old bills that were out of circulations Hairston was

caught first when he passed some of the bills at a
dice game at the night spot where the crime was

BROWN, Walker

Brown, a 2l-year-old Ohio Negro was one of a gang that

coneolrea at_a Pickaway Co., Ohio, night spot to rob 7h
ar-old retired blacksmith and truck farmer John Kidney.

tn the night of Dec. 9, 1931, Brown, Henry Laudermilky

Lacey Adams, Arthur Little, and John Hairston went’ to

the Kidney home and Brown bludgeoned the old man to death

with a brakeman's club, ni

his 64-year-old invalid sister, Sarah Kidney, into un-

consciousness, placed both body under séme blankets and

poured gaits over them, Though they exepcted a large

they ae found sas. 00, most of which was

frrola bine tats © out of circulation, Hairston was
Caught First when he passed sone of the bills at a
dice game at the night spot where the crime was

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