examined him ruled that he was sane, His conviction was appealed to
the Alabama Supreme Court which upheld the lower Court and he was
electrocuted at the Alabama State Prison on May 2) 1952,
fhe BIRMINGHAM NEWS 9 Birmingham, Alabama, May 2, 1952,
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examined him ruled that he was sane, His conviction was appealed to
the Alabama Supreme Court which upheld the lower Court and he was
electrocuted at the Alabama State Prison on May 2, 1952,
The BIRMINGHAM NEWS, Birmingham, Alabama, May 2, 1952.
57 SOUTHERN REPORTER 2 nd SERIES 513
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examined him ruled that he was sane, His conviction was appealed to
the Alabama Supreme Court which upheld the lower Court and he was
electrocuted at the Alabama State Prison on May 2, 1952,
RMINGHAM NEWS, Birmingham, Alabama, May 2, 1952.
57 SOUTHERN REPORTER 2 nd SERIES 513
SMITH, A ndrew Lee
Smith, a 3l-year-old black coal miner, lived at Alden, Jefferson Co,
Ala. He frequently conducted a crap game in Xe one of the rear
rooms of his house and after Alden came under the police jurisdictior
of Graysville, he was raided twice during the Christmas Seaston,
1950. Around 5:30 on the morning of April 21, 1951, Graysville Po-
lice Chief SHKEXBERXRXXNEKHEEK Stanford R. Howton and Constable of th
38th Precinct, Sam Linn raided a game with Howton entering the house
through the back door and Linn entering by a front door, They
arrested all of the participants and allowed them to make appeara nce
bods. While the officers were making out the bonds, Smith took some
Kkx various members of his family testified that there was a streak
of insanity in the family and that Sgith had acted "qQueerly" on
occasions, However, the Superintendent of the mine where he worked
said that he believed Smith to be sane and a psychiatrist who had
SMITH, A ndrew Lee
Smith, a 31-year-old black coal miner, lived at Alden, Jefferson Coe
Ala. He frequently conducted a crap game in xmm one of the rear
rooms of his house and after Alden came under the police jurisdictior|
of Graysville, he was raided twice during the Christmas Seaston,
1950. Around 5:30 on the morning of April 21, 1951, Graysville Po-
lice Chief SHMEXSERXRXXKOXEMA Stanford R. Howton and Constable of the
38th Precinct, Sam Linn raided a game with Howton entering the house
through the back door and Linn entering by a front door, They
arrested all of the participants and allowed them to make appeara nee
bods. While the officers were making out the bonds, Smith took some
of insanity in the family and that Sith had acted "queerly" on
occasions. However, the superintendent of the mine where he worked
said that he beligved Smith to be sane and a psychiatrist who had
SMITH, A ndrew Lee
lived at Alden, Jefferson Co,
ar
Howton entering the house
hey
got into his car and fled.
emer around 11 o'clock that same
rwards. His plea was insanity and
testified that there was a streak
Syith had acted "queerlyn
nt of the mine where
Said that he beligved Smith to be sane and a psychiatrist who had
