Berry Lucas, GA, 1917

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Convicted of wife murder in Macon, Bibb Co., Ga., and
sentenced to be hanged. Conviction and sentence affirmed.
in Dece, 1916, Was not hanged in XXXK January, 1917,
but possibly in Feb, or Mar,

"BUNYAN (Not Berry) 0. Lucas was sentenced in the Feb,
term, 1916, to be hanged on April 1h, 1916, ‘here

were many entries subsequent to this one but finally

on 2-5-1917, he was resentenced to hang on 322-1917.
Since that last entry I could find nothing on Bunyan and

I assume that he did, in fact, han
g by the neck until
dead..." Ltr, dtd, See from Calder We. Payne,

Middle Ga. Hist,
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Convicted of wife murder in Macon, Bibb Co,, Ga., and
sentenced to be hanged. Conviction and sentence affirmed.
in Dec.e, 1916, Was not hanged in XXXK January, 1917,
but possibly in Feb. or Mar,

"BUNYAN (Not Berry) 0. Lucas was sentenced in the Feb.
term, 1916, to be hanged on April 1, 1916. ‘here
were many entries subsequent to this one but finally
on 2-5-1917, he was resentenced to hang on 3-22-1917,
Since that last entry I could find nothing on Bunyan and
I assume that he did, in fact, han i

g by the neck unt

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Convicted of wife murder in Macon, Bibb Co,, Gas, an
Conviction and sentence arrimed|
Was not hanged in XXX January, 1917,
but possibly in Feb. or Mar,

"BUNYAN (Not Berry) 0, Lucas was sentenced in the Feb.

term, 1916, to be hanged on April 1h, 1916. There
were many entries subsequent to this one but finally
on 2-5-1917, he was resentenced to hang on 3-22-1917,
Since that last entry I could find nothing on Bunyan and
T assume that he did, in fact, h
dead..." Ltr, dtd, 146-1982 “ftom Gelder te a ee
qliigdde Ga. Hist, So,
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