was the murderer,"
JOHNSTOWN TRIBUNE, Johnstown, Pa. Octe Ly 1909
was the murderer,"
JOHNSTOWN TRIBUNE, Johnstown, Pas, Octe ly 1909
was the murderer,"
JOHNSTOWN TRIBUNE, Johnstown, Pa,, Octe 1h, 1909
WILLIS, Thomas
Black, hanged Oct, ll, 1909, Wilkes-Barre, Pa, Murdered
Cameron Coll, an infirm veteran horseman in his stables
at West Pittston on Sept, 26, 19073; motive robbery; stole.
a watch which he pawned and which led to his arrest; was
a colored jockey; sentenced Nov, 9, 1908; claimed his
innocence to the last. See Wilkes-Barre RECORD, Oct. 15,
1909, See 223 PENNSYLVANIA 526,
SCAFFOLD AND CHAIR by Teeters, PartII, page 155
"A white girl, about 20-yearseold, on Oct. 11, 1909, made
an affidavit that she was in the stable when Cool was
killed and, while not indicating who his murderer was,
swore that she was positive that Willis did not kill Cool,
She swore she was in the stable with a young white man but
she refused to say that her companion instead of Willis
WILLIS, Thomas
Black, hanged Oct, lh, 1909, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Murdered
Cameron Coll, an infirm veteran horseman in his stables
at West Pittston on Sept, 26, 1907; motive robbery; stole
a watch which he pawned and which led to his arrest; was
a colored jockey; sentenced Nov. 9, 1908; claimed his
innocence to the last. See Wilkes-Barre RECORD, Oct. 15,
1909, See 223 PENNSYLVANIA 526,
SCAFFOLD AND CHAIR by Teeters, PartII, page 155
"A white girl, about 20-years-old, on Oct. 11, 1909, made
an affidavit that she was in the stable when Cool was
killed and, while not indicating who his mrderer was,
swore that she was positive that Willis did not kill Cool,
She swore she was in the stable with a young white man but
she refused to say that her companion instead of Willis
WILLIS, Thomas
Black, hanged Oct, ls, 1909, Wilkes-Barre, Pa, Murdered
Cameron Coll, an infirm veteran horseman in his stables
at West Pittston on Sept, 26, 1907; motive robbery; stole
a watch which he pawned and which led to his arrest; was
a colored jockey; sentenced Nov, 9, 1908; claimed his
innocence to the last. See Wilkes-Barre RECORD, Oct, 15,
1909, See 223 PENNSYLVANIA 526,
SCAFFOLD AND CHAIR by Teeters, PartII, page 155
"A white girl, about 20-years-old, on Oct. 11, 1909, made
an affidavit that she was aa the rate Cie Ces was
killed and, while not indicat ho his
swore that she was oaikiven thet Jallis aia’ Be “all 31 boots
She swore she was in the stable with a young white man but}
she refused to say that her companion instead of Willis
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