Charlie Grogans, 1932 July 28

fied that Grogans had gone to his house around 11 6'clock that night
carrying the gun which was muddy and thet he had cleaned it the next ~
morning. He was convicted by. a jury which deliberated for only five
minutes and the conviction was affirmed on appeal to the State Court |
of Criminal Appeals, He was electrocuted at the Texas State Prison
on July 28, 1932, He made no statement after he entered the death

chamber, but shortly before ABXH% doing so he denied to the warde@

that he had raped the voneee

BEAUMONT ENTERPRISE, BEAUMONT, TEXAS, July 20, 1932,

50 S. W. (2nd) 290

fied that Grogans had gone to his house around 11 O'clock that night
carrying the gun which was muddy and thet he had cleaned it the next
morning, He was convicted by a jury which deliberated for only five
minutes and the conviction was affirmed on appeal to the State Court
of Criminal Appeals, He was electrocuted at the Texas State Prison
on July 28, 1932. He made no statement after he entered the death
chamber, but shortly before A@&XE% doing so he denied to the warden
that he had raped the womane 7

BEAUMONT ENTERPRISE, BEAUMONT, TEXAS. July 28, 1932.

50 S. W. (2nd) 290

fied that Grogans had gone to his house around 11 O'clock that night
@ gun which was muddy and thet he had cleaned it the next

Ne :
He was convicted by a jury which deliberated for only five

minutes and the conviction was affirmed on appeal t6 the’State Court
He was electrocuted at the Texas State Prison

of Criminal Appeals,

on July 28, 1932, He made no statement after he entered the death
chamber, but shortly before @EXEA doing so he denied to the warden
that he had raped the wor

HEAUMONT ENTERPRISE, BEAUMONT, TEXAS, July 28, 1932.

50 S. We (2nd) 290

GROGANS. Charlie

Grogans, a burly 33-year-old black man, lived in Beaumont, Jefferson
Co. Tex. QKXEMEXKZEMKXARXLHX Around 8 o'clock on the night of July
el, 1231, he approached a car parked on a muddy road located on the
outskirts of the city in which a young white woman and her escort
were parked, Using force and threatening with the shotgun which he
was carrying, he raped the woman, After his arrest, he was positive-
ly identified by byth her and her escort, His defense was that he
had loaned the gun to another man who had returned it late on the
night of the rape and he attempted to fix blame for the assault on
him, However, the other man was able to prove an alibi with.wit-
nesses and he testified that he had never borrowed the gun, Grogans
also sought to prove an alibi for himself by a woman, but she became
confused on cross-examination and admitted that she did not recall
whether he was there on the night of July 21st or July 22nd, The
State presented a strong case which, in addition to thepositive iden-
tification of both the girl and her escort, consisted of the testi-

seen hin hear the scene os! ERS MOcworogans and, swore thas. they had

that he was carrying a shotgun at the time, is own brother testi-

GROGANS. Charlie

Grogans, a burly 33-year-old black man, lived in Beaumont, Jefferson
Cony Tex. GHXKMEXNXBMKXARXLHX Around 8 o'clock on the night of July
21, 1931, he approached a car parked on a middy road located on the
outskirts of the city in which a young white woman and her escort
were parked, Using force and threatening with the shotgun which he
was carrying, he raped the woman. After his arrest, he was positive-
ly identified by byth her and her escort. His defense was that he
had loaned the gun to another man who had returned it late on the
night of the rape and he attempted to fix blame for the assault on
him, However, the other man was able to prove an alibi with.wit-
nesses and he testified that he had never borrowed the gun, Grogans
also sought to prove an alibi for himself by a woman, but she became
confused on cross-examination and admitted that she did nob recall
whether he was there on the night of July 2lst or July 22nd. The
State presented a strong case which, in addition to thepositive iden-
tification of both the girl and her escort, consisted of the testi-

onty, of se i
seen him hear tie avons or EPS newrogang SS ES Gulp bs eoee gad
that he was carrying a shotgun at the time, His own brother testi-

GROGANS. Charlie

5
outskirts of the city in which a young white woman and her escort
were parked, Using force and threatening with the shotgun which he
was carrying, he raped the woman, After his arrest, he was positive-|
ly identified by byth her and her escort, His defense was that he
had loaned the gun to another man who had returned it late on the

tification of both the girl and her escort, consisted of the testi-
monty, of ser i Ww is

Seer nin Rear the “acane of URS SuswOronans and,syorg that, they had
that he was carrying a shotgun at the time, His own brother testi-

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