TAYLOR, Toots,
Taylor, a Memphis, Tenn., black man, operated a boot-black stand
on Poplar Street near the bayou. On August 27, 190), 2 free-for-
all among some Memphis blacks broke out across the street from
Taylor's stand and one of his ihtimate friends was getting the
worst in the encounter, Taylor drew a revolver, rushed across the
street and shot Sam Gaines, an imocent bystander who was not even
involved in the affray three times, The senond and third shots
were fired into Gaines! back as he was lying on the ground, Taylor
attempted to flee but was stopped by a eum policeman. He brandished
the weapon at the policeman but was out of ammunition, At his
trial, he was convicted and sentenced to die, He was hanged in the
Memphis Jail Yard on July 18, 1905, His last words were: "I ain't
sorry of death, I'm ready, I'm prepared to meet my God." He
died easily, has neck being broken by the fall.
MEMPHIS NEWS-SOMITAR, Memphis, Tenn., July 18, 1905, Page one,
TAYLOR, Toots,
Taylor, a Memphis, Tenn., black man, operated a boot-black stand
on Poplar Street near the bayou. On August 27, 190), a free-for-
all among some Memphis blacks broke out across the street from
Taylor's stand and one of his intimate friends was getting the
worst in the encounter, Taylor drew a revolver, rushed across the
street and shot Sam Gaines, an innocent bystander who was not even
involved in the affray three times, The senond and third shots
were fired into Gaines' back as he was lying on the ground, Taylor
attempted to flee but was stopped by a mum policeman. He brandished
the weapon at the policeman but was out of ammnition, At his
trial, he was convicted and sentenced to die. He was hanged in the
Memphis Jail Yard on July 18, 1905, His last words were: "I ain't
sorry of death. I'm ready, I'm prepared to meet my God." He
died easily, hés neck being broken by the fall.
MEMPHIS NEWS-SCMITAR, Memphis, Tenn., July 18, 1905, Page one.
TAYLOR, Toots,
Taylor, a Memphis, Tenn., black man, operated a boot-black stand
le bayou. On August 27, 190k, a free-for-
all among saue Memphis blacks broke out across the street from
Teylor!s stand and one of his intinate friends was getting the
worst in the encounter, Taylor drew a revolver, rushed across the
street and shot Sam Gaines, an imocent bystander who was not even
involved in the affray three times, The senond and third shots
were fired into Gaines! back as he was lying on the ground,
stempted to flee but was stopped by a mmx policeman,
att
the weapon at the policeman but was out of ammunition,
trial, he was convicted and sentenced to die, He was hanged in the
Memphis Jail Yard on July 18, 1905, His last words wer ain't
sorry of death, I'm ready, I'm prepared to meet my God." He
died easily, his neck being broken by the fall.
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MEMPHIS NEWS-SCMITAR, Memphis, Tenn,, July 18, 1905,
