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cheerfully and sang hymns on the march from his cell to the gallows.
His last words were: "I'm euilty, The Lord giveth and the Lord faketh
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away. Blessed by the name of the Lord. I'm ready, Sheriff,"
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KENTUCKY POST, Covington, Sentucky, June 3, 1938.
109 minutes after it received the case, a Kenton County jury convicted
Harold Van Venison, 36, Negro night club entertainer, of criminal
attack and decreed a death by hanging, ‘Was charged with raping Eleanor
Nieberling, 25, on August 16, meax on a lonely country road, WAAMXNRHZ
Van Venison took stand in own behalf and said he had confessed because
he feared lynching. He BEEBE followed victim to stand. She wept on
stand as she recalled details of attack which the state charged took
place on night of August 16, State said he and Lattimore, 2), whose
trial is scheduled for the next week, held up the woman and her escort
on a lonely road near Covington,"
CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER, Cleveland, Ohio, 11-6-1937
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KENTUCKY POST, Covington, Sentucky, June 3,.1938
109 minutes after it received the case, a Kenton County jury convicted
Jarold Van Venison, 36, Negro night club entertainer, ef criminal
attack and decreed a death by hanging. Was charged with raping Eleanor
Nieberling, 25, on August 16, mgax on a lonely country road, WAWXNMEX
Van Venison took stand in own behalf and said he had confessed because
he feared lynching. He BEBE followed victim to stand. She wept on
stand as she recalled details of attack which the state charged took
place on night of August 16, State said he and Lattimore, 2l, whose
trial is scheduled for the next week, held up the woman and her escort
on a lonely road near Covington,"
CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER, Cleveland, Ohio, 11-6-1937
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20 minutes after it received the case, a Kenton County jury convicted
Harold Van Venison, 36, Negro night club entertainer, of criminal
attack and decreed a death by hanging, ‘as charged with raping Eleanor]
Nieberling, 25, on August 16, mexx on a lonely country road. s8X
Van Venison took stand in own behalf and said he had confessed because
he feared lynching, He EWEK followed victim to stand, She wept on ERB
stand as she recalled details of attack which the state charged took
place on night of August 16, State said he and Lattimore, 2), whose
een oe for the next week, held up the wonan and her escort
‘@ lonely road near Covington,
CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER, Cleveland, Ohio, 11-6-1937
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VENISON, Harold Van AAt 2 Pe :
Venison, a Covington, Ky., black man, NAKXAXKBKSEXaX was the baritone
singer in a Gospel quartet that frequently sang over a Covi Lng bon
radio station. He had shot at least two men, serving a 110 day sen-
tence in. New Albany, Ind., for one shooting and being acquitted of
the other. He had also served a three year sentence in a Kentucky
prison for, house-breaking,- In the « early morning hours of IE August
7; he _and a Coving ton black youth, Donald Lattimore, raped a
25-year-old white Covington steno; srapher on lonely Charter Oak Read,
Venison oe but Lattimore was arrested shortly afterwards and
named Him as his partner and the instigator of the assault. Latti-
more stated that he was afraid of Venison and was forced to partici-
pate in the rape. .WAE Venison was not captured until Oct. 10, 1937,
when he was ao ee in Aiken, 6 3 and taken into custody, Re-
vurned to Covington four days @: eG single sed. At his trial, his
au borneys maintained that the fe been forced :
but he was convicted and
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