Charlie Sexton, 1943 August 20

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the matter of the doe c swithh=

blade knife. He said that he had then killed the other boy in. self- |
defense, He showed the officers where he had concealed the stock
and the barrel of the gun as well as Clont's empty wallet. KXXKXE ,
No knife was ever found ahd, at the trial, a number of witnesses tes -
tified that they had never seen one in Clong*s possession, “pexton
was convicted and sentenced to die, After the Sta te Supremg . Court
affirmed the conviction, he was electrocuted at the Georgia “tate
Prison on August 20, 193, at the age of 16, .

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He said that after they had left the gruck, they began arguing over

the matter of the dog and that Clonts had-att oked-him-with-a-swithh=

blade knife. He said that he had then. killed the other boy in, self~
defensé, He showed the officers where he had concealed the stock
and the barrel of the gun as well as Clont's empty wallet. KEXKXE .
No knife was ever found ahd, at the trial, a number of witnesses tés-
tified that they had never seen one in Clong*s possession. Sexton
was convicted and sentenced to die, After the Sta te Supreme Court
affirmed the conviction, he was electrocuted at the Georgia State

Prison on August 20, 1913, at the age of 16,

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, SEXTON, Charlie ("Jewbaby") SI 9 YZ

sexton, alias Charlie Benton, was a black youth born on’ Sept. 2),
1926. He lived in rural Paulding Co,, Ga., and was employed as a
laborer at the bomber plant in Marietta, For a time, another black
youth, lrnest Clonts, lived at the house where Sexton lived with his
Wether and Step-father, but the two boys got into an argument after
Clonts had accused Sexton of Shooting a dog and Clonts moved to the
nearby home of his grandmother, Each morning, he would go by the
Sexton house and the two boys would walk to the -road where they
caught their ride to the’ plant together, Clonts planned to enter

the army and, on the morning ȣ that. he planned to draw his money

and quit his job, Sexton took a Shotgun to work, concealing it under
& raincoat, That night, Glonts paid the man with whom they road

and he noticed the remainder of the money that Clonts had drawn still
in his possession, The two boys walked off together and Clonts! body
was later discovered. He had been Struck over the head and shot in
the back with a Shotgun and his pockets were empty of any money ex-
cept for one penny. Sexton and his step-father were taken into cus-
tody and when officers told Sexton that they would release the step-
father if he would confess, Sexton admitted that he had killed Clonts,

SEXTON, Charlie ("Jewbaby')

Sexton, alias Charlie Benton, was a black youth born on’ Sept, 2h),
1926, He lived in rural Paulding Co,, Gas; and was employed as a
laborer at the bomber plant in Marietta, For a time, another black
youth, Ernest Clonts, lived at the house where Sexton lived with his
Wether and step-father, but the two boys got into an argument after
Clonts had accused Sexton of Shooting a dog and Clonts moved to the
nearby home of his grandmother, Each morning, he would go by the
Sexton house and the two boys would walk to the -road where they
caught their ride to the’ plant together, Clonts planned to enter

the army and, on the morning xf that. he planned to draw his money

and quit his job, Sexton took a shotgun to work, concealing it under
a raincoat, That night 3 Glonts paid the man with whom they road

and he noticed the remainder of the money that Clonts had drawn still
in his possession. The two boys walked off together and Clonts! body
was later discovered. He had been struck over the head and shot in
the back with a Shotgun and his pockets were empty of any money ex-
cept for one penny. Sexton and his step-father were taken into cus-
tody and when officers told Sexton that they would release the step-
father if he would confess, Sexton admitted that he had killed Clonts,

SEXTON, Charlie ("Jewbaby")

Sexton, alias Charlie Zentor
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1926,

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