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Jackson, a imitive Talladega Cp., Ala., Negro approached the parked
| car near which Leamon Shields, a Sycamore KRY sawmill owner and his
| divorced companion, Mrs, Vera Edwards were sitting on the night of
| Dec. 1, 1940. When the couple heard his approach, Shields turned to
| See who it was and Jackson fired a shotgun into his chest, killing
_him instantly. He then dragged Mrs, Edwards into a field where he
raped and robbed her, It is believed that he would have killed her
| also had not an automobile approached as he was completing the attack.
Jackson went to his home where he told his wife what he had done and
threw Mrs, Edwards! wrist watch into a well where it was recovered
when Mrs, Jackson related her husband's confession to officers, Jack=
son escaped and was not captured wntil Jan, 4, 191, when he was cor~
nered by two farmers in a barn near Weowka. Because of the intensity
of the feelings in Talladega County, he was taken directly to Kilby
Prison where he confessed the murder, the robbery and the attack and
he was held there until his trial began. From the witness stand
Mrs. Edwards positively identified him as Shield's murderer and her
attacker and he was convicted and sentenced to die. When he was asked
for his last words at his electrocution on July 11, 1911, he
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| Jackson, a mutive Talladega Cp., Ala., Negro approached the parked
car near which Leamon Shields, a Sycamore ES¥ sawmill owner and his
| divorced companion, Mrs, Vera Edwards were sitting on the night of
Dec. 1), 1910. When the couple heard his approach, Shields turned to
| see who it was and Jackson fired a shotgun into his chest, killing
him instantly. He then dragged Mrs, Edwards into a field where he
raped and robbed her, It is believed that he would have killed her
also had not an automobile approached as he was completing the attack.
Jackson went to his home where he told his wife what he had done and
threw Mrs, Edwards! wrist watch into a well where it was recovered
when Mrs, Jackson related her husband's confession to officers. Jack-=
son escaped and was not captured until Jan, l, 191, when he was cor-
nered by two farmers in a barn near Weowka, Because of the intensity
of the feelings in Talladega County, he was taken directly to Kilby
Prison where he confessed the murder, the robbery and the attack and
he was held there until his trial began, From the witness stand
Mrs, Edwards positively identified him as Shield's murderer and fier
attacker and he was convicted and sentenced to die. When he was asked
for his last words at his electrocution on July 11, 1911, he
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car near which Leamon Shields, a Sycamore K8X sawmill owner and
divorced companion, Mrs, Vera Edwards were sitting on the night se
Dece ly 1940. When the couple heard his approach, Shields turned to
see who it was and Jackson fired a shotgun into his chest, killing
him instantly. He then dragged Mrs, Edwards into a field where he
Faped and robbed her. It is believed that he would have killed her
also had not an autonobil as he was comp g the attack.
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threw Mrs, Edwards! wrist watch into a well where it was recovered
when Mrs, Jackson related her husband's confession to officers, Jack=
son escaped and was not captured until Jan, ), 191, when he was cor~
nered by two farmers in a barn near Weowka, Because of the intensity
of the feelings in Talladega County, he was taken directly to Kilby
Prison where he confessed the nee the xobbery and the attack and
he was held there until his an. From the witness stand,
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attacker and he was convicted and sentenced to die. When he was asked
for his last words at his electrocution on July 11, 19/1, he
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