JOHNSON, Charlie
Johnson, a 27-year-old black Baker Co.,.Ga., farm lLaborer,.lived..
near the Harly County line. He took a ll-year-old. white. girl who
also lived in Baker County across the. line and raped her. in..Harly
County. ecause the crime had actually occurred in Early County ,
he was charged’ there, tried, convicted and sentenced to death. ae
the July, 1915, term of court. Johnson received his sentence..
Standing erect with his head res#ing on his chest, - Afterwards,
he swallowed hard and slumped back into his chair, Hé was bRectrocu-
ted at the Georgia State Prison on September 21, 19)),5,
THE EARLY COUNTY NEWS, Blakley, Ga., July 265 195 & Oct. 4, 1915.
JOHNSON, Charlie
Johnson, a 27-year-old black Baker Co., Ga., farm laborer,.lived
near the Early County line. He took a lj-year-old. white. girl.awho
also lived in Baker County across the line and raped her in.Early
County. ecause the crime had actually occurred in Early County,
he was charged there, tried, convicted and sentenced to death at
the July, 1915, term of court. Johnson received his sentence.’
standing erect with his head resé#ing on his chest. Afterwards ;
he swallowed hard and slumped back into his chair. Hé was haectrocu-
ted at the Georgia State Prison on September 21, 1945,
THE EARLY COUNTY NEWS, Blakley, Ga., July 26, 1945 & Oct. hy 195.
JOHNSON, Charlie
son, 2 27-year-old black Baker Cow, Ga., farm Labor
the Barly County line. He took a Uj-year-old white. girl.sho
also lived in Baker County across the line and raped her inHarly
County. ecause the crime had actually occurred in Zarly County,
he was charged thore, tried, Convicted and sentenced to death at
the July, 195, term of court. Johnson received his sentence
standing erect with his head resting on his chest. Afterwards,
he swallowed hard and slumped back into h: Hé was bAectrocu-
ted at the Georgia State Prison on September 21, 1915.
THE EARLY COUNTY NEWS, Blakley, Ga., July 26, 19l5 & Oct. h, 19)5.
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