Will Lacy, GA, 1937 May 21

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la cy, a |leyear-old Caelenbo., Gas, Negro went to the
Lenox, Ga., home of two Negro women on the night of July:
6, 1935, and killed them both with a shotgun. At his exe
cution, Lacy admittéd the killings-bat-claimed skhilf=
defense. He was @lectrocutéd on Ma Ae ALA Als 74

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Tac y, @ Ileyear-old Gasiméo., Gas; Negro-went to the
lenox, Ca, home of two Negro women on the night of duly
6, 1935, and killed them both with a shotgun, At his exe
cutdon, Lacy admitted the killings tut-claimed sklf=
defense. He was Blectrocutéd on Ma y 21, 1937.

The Adel News, Adel, Ga,

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