JOHNSON, Dave SIC
"Baton Rouge, bLa., March 31, 1939-A crowd of more than 100
unofficial witnesses sawthe the hanging today of Dave
Johnsoh, 33, negro, convicted of criminal attack. Canvas
stretched to bar their view was removed just a few moments
before the trap was sprung six minutes after noon today.
The body was cut down 21 minutes later and the negro was
pronounced dead, Johnson, an ex-convict, died on the
gallows for twicecriminally attacking a 20-yeareold co-éd
in a cabbagefield on the Louisiana State University #aupgug,
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trial a month ago was that he cameupon the girl and an es-
cort in a parked automobile, robbed them and then attacked
thegirl, threatening to shoot the boy if he interfered."
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JOHNSON, Dave PGlIIZ7F
"Baton Rouge, ba., March 31, 1939-A crowd of more than 100
unofficial witnesses sawthe the hanging today of Dave
Johnsoh, 33, negro, convicted of criminal attack. Canvas
stretched to bar their view was removed just a few moments
before the trap was sprung six minutes after noon today.
The body was cut down 21 minutes later and the negro was
pronounced dead, Johnson, an ex-convict, died on the
gallows for twicecriminally attacking a 20-yeareold co-éd
ina cabbagefield on the Louisiana State University sauguxy
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trial a month ago was that he cameupon the girl and an es-
cort in a prked automobile, robbed them and then attacked
thegirl, threatening to shoot the boy if he interfered."
MONTGOMERY ADVERTISER, Montgomery, Ala., Miril 1, 1939(2-7
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JORNSON, Dave BS BEAN /.
"Baton Rouge, La., March 31, 1939-A crowd of more than 100
unofficial witnesses savthe the hanging today of Dave
Johnsoh, 33, negro, convicted of criminal attack, Canvas
stretched to bar their view was removed just a few moments
before the trap was sprung six minutes ai
The body was cut down 21 minutes late!
pronounced dead.
gallows for twi iminally attacking a
in a cabbagefield on the Louisiana St:
XEOGOGRTANK field, Testimony ax at his
trial a month ago was that he cameupon the girl and an es
cort ina Lares sutomobile, robbed them and then attacked
thegirl, threatening to shoot the boy if he interfered."
MONIGOMERY ADVERPISER, Montgomery, Ala., April 1, 1939(2-7)
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