Less than three hours later, he was cornered near Ninth and College EXx
Streets and, when he fired at the officers, he was shot four times with
one of the bullets breaking his leg, After he had been taken to a hos~
pital for treatment, he was taken to the State Prison for safekeeping,
Shortly afterwards, a number of men WM#MKEXKH went to the hospital and
demanded admission to his room, When it was explained to then that he
had been moved, they left, Later five men went to the Prison and said
that they were Sheriffs! Deputies who had been sent to take him into
custody but an actual deputy who was in the office at the time denied
this and they then said that they only wanted to "see! him for a few
minutes, There request denied, they left and shortly afterwards a mob
that had gathered outside the prison dispersed, His conviction and
the sentence of death were affirmed by the Arkansas Supreme Court on
appeal and he was electrocuted at the State Prison on July 1h, 1933.
tis last wohds, spoken to an official as the electron was being fitted
to his head, were: "Well, Joe, this will be the last time you'll see
me,'' Grippled by the bullet that had broken his leg, he used a cane
to walk calmly and unassistéd to the chair, The execution was witnessed
by ten members of Atwood's family,
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Less than three hours later, he was cornered near Ninth and College Xx
Streets and, when he fired at the officers, he was shot four times with
one of the bullets breaking his leg, After he had been taken to a hos-
pital for treatment, he was taken to the State Prison for safekeeping,
Shortly afterwards, a number of men ®#HEXKH went to the hospital and
demanded admission to his room, When it was explained to then that he
had been moved, they left, Later five men went to the Prison and said
that they were Sheriffs' Deputies who had been sent to take him into
custody but an actual deputy who was in the office at the time denied
this and they then said that they only wanted to "see" him for a few
minutes, There request denied, they left and shortly afterwards a mob
‘that had gathered outside the prison dispersed, His conviction and
the sentence of death were affirmed by the Arkansas Supreme Court on
appeal and he was electrocuted at the State Prison on July 1h, 1933.
His last wohds, spoken to an official as the electron was being fitted
to his head, were: "Well, Joe, this will be the last time you'll see
me, Crippled by the bullet that had broken his leg, he used a cane
to walk cAlmly and unassist@d to the chair, The execution was witnessed
by ten members of Atwood's family,
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Less than three hours later, he was cornered near Ninth and Colleze EXE
Streets and, when he fired at the officers, he was shot four times with
one of the bullets breaking his leg, After he had been taken to a hos-
pital for treatment, he was taken to the State Prison for safekeeping,
Shortly afterwards, a number of men #iflfXWH vent to the hospital and
demanded admission to his room, ‘hen it was explained to then that he
had been moved, they left, Later five men went to the Prison and said
that they were Sheriffs' Deputies who had been sent to take him into
custody but an actual deputy who was in the office at the time denied
this and they then said that they only wanted to "see" hig for a few
minutes, There request denied, they left and shortly afterwards a mob
that had gathered outside the prison dispersed, His conviction and
ithe sentence of death were affirmed by the Arkansas Supreme Court on
appeal and he was electrocuted at the State Prison on July 1h, 1933+
His last wohds, spoken to an official as the electron was being fitted
to his head, werer "Well, Joe, this will be the last time you'll see
Crippled by the bullet that had broken his leg, he used a can
me," :
‘The execution was witnessed
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WILLIAMS, Woodie
Williams, a 39-year-old black man, was first sentenced to the Arkansas
State Prison for three years following his conviction on a charge of
grand larceny, After his release, he traveled around the country and
in 1920, under the alias of Charles Smith, he was sentenced to & term
of from one-to-fourteen years in an Illinois prison for grand larceny,
In 1930 he was arrested in a craps game in Tittle Rock, Ark., for
possession of narcotics and when his fingerprints were found to match
those of a man who had committed several burglaries in Jefferson Gos,
he was sent there and, following his trial and conviction, sentenced
to nine years imprisonment, He escaped from a State Prison farm on
March 30, 1932, and returned to Tittle Rock, On April 15, armed with
two pistols which he had previously stolen, he entered through the
rear of the Black and White food store located on Twelfth and Welch
Streets, After forcing the butcher into a refrigerator, he summoned
the manager to the rear and ordered him inside the cooler also, He ©
then went to the front and was in the process of taking the money from
the register when Carthel H, Atwood, the 20-year-old produce clerk who
was unaware that a robbery was in progress, euddeniry rose from his
seated position in the produce section, Without warning, Williams |
fired and killed him, He then fled through the front door but was seen
by several passersby who knew him and provided his name to the police,
WILLIAMS, Woodie
Williams, a 39-year-old black man, was first sentenced to the Arkansas
State Prison for three years following his conviction on a charge of
grand larceny, After his release, he traveled around the country and
in 1920, under the alias of Charles Smith, he was sentenced to & term
of from one-to-fourteen years in an Illinois prison for grand larceny,
In 1930 he was arrested in a craps game in Tittle Rock, Ark., for
possession of narcotics and when his fingerprints were found to match
those of a man who had committed several burglaries in Jefferson Con,
he was sent there and, following his trial and conviction, sentenced
to nine years imprisonment. He escaped from a State Prison farm on
March 30, 1932, and returned to Tittle Rock, On April 15, armed with
two pistols which he had previously stolen, he entered through the
rear of the Black and White food store located on Twelfth and Welch
Streets. After forcing the butcher into a refrigerator, he summoned
the manager to the rear and ordered him inside the cooler also, He
then went to the front and was in the process of taking the money from
the register when Carthel H, Atwood, the 20-year-old produce clerk who
was unaware that a robbery was in progress, euddeniry rose from his
seated position in the produce section, ‘Without warning, Williams
fired and killed him, He then fled through the front door but was seen
by several passersby who knew him and provided his name to the polices
WILLIAMS, Woodie
Williams, a 39-year-old black man, was first sentenced to the Arkansas
State Prison for three years following his conviction on a charge of
grand larceny, After his release, he traveled around the country and
in 1920, under the alias of Charles Smith, he was sentenced to & tern
of from one-to-fourteen years in an Illinois prison for grand larceny,
In 1930 he was arrested in a craps game in Tittle Fock, ark., for
possession of narcotics and when his fingerprints were found to match
those of a man who had committed several burglaries in Jefferson (o.,
he was sent there and, following his trial and conviction, sentenced
to nine years imprisonment, He escaped from a State Prison farm on
March 30, 1932, and returned to Tittle Rock, On April 15, armed with
two pistols which he had previously stolen, he entered through the
rear of the Black and White food store located on Twelfth and Welch
Streets, After forcing the butcher into a refrigerator, he summoned
the manager to the rear and ordered him inside the cooler also, He
then went to the front and was in the process of taking the money from
the register when Carthel K, Atwood, the 20-year-old produce clerk who
was unaware that a robbery was in progress, euddeniry rose from his
seated position in the produce section, ‘Without warning, Williams
fired and killed him, He then fled through the front door but was seen
by several passersby who knew him and provided his name to the police,
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