pece neon, Gace, Septe 2h, 1915-Joe Persons, a negro boy of
ee, -was-hanged—in—the jail yard here
bocay for assaulting an eight-year-old white girl near here
last June. ‘o the half hundred persons arpund the scaffold,
announced he was ready to die. Although he weighed only 75
pounds, his neck was broken by the fall. Officers did not
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possibly necessary to successfully executedhim." JOURNAL,
Pensacola, Florida, September 26, 1915 (2/he)
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Pensacola, Florida, September 26, 1915 (2/lie)
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"Sept. 2, 1915<4fter a conference with the state prison
commission here today, Governor Nat E, darris declined to
interfere with the execution today at Jackson, Gae, of a
negro boy, variously estimated at from 12 to 15 years
of age. The boy = Joe Persons = weighs only 65 pounds
and it has been suggested it might be necessary to attach
weights to him to successfully carry out the sentence of
hanging. Persons was conficted of assaulting a eight-
year-old white girl near Jackson June ll, last. He was
convicted August 22 and until a few days ago was kept in
jail in Atlanta. e maintained at the trial he was 12
ears of age but testimony brought out led to the belief
hat he was about 14." JOURNAL, Pensacola, Florida, Sept.
205 1915 (3:lie) bY 2~—
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"Sept. 2h, 1915<After a confererice with the state prison
commission here today, Governor Nat E, Harris declined to
interfere with the execution today at Jackson, Gaey of a
negro boy, variously estimated at from 12 to 15 years
of age. The boy = Joe Persons = weighs only 65 pounds
and it has been suggested it might be necessary to attach
weights to him to successfully carry out the sentence of
hanging. Persons was conficted of assaulting a eight-
year-old white girl near Jackson June 1) last. He was
convicted August 22 and until a few days ago was kept in
jail in Atlanta. e maintained at the trial he was 12
qeere of age but testimony brought out led to the belief
hat he was about 14." JOURNAL, Pensacola, Florida, Sept
25, 1915 (3316) i
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"Sept. 2h, 1915-After a conference with the state prison
commission here today, Governor Nat E, Harris declined to
interfere with the execution today at Jackson, Gas, of a
and it has been suggested it might be necessary to attach
weights to him to successfully carry out the sentence of
hanging. Persons was conficted of assaulting a eight-
year-old white girl near Jackson June UU; last. He was
convicted August 22 and until a few days ago was kept in
jail in Atlanta, e maintained at the trial he was 12
ars of age but testimony brought out led to the belief
hat he was about 1." JOURNAL, Pensacola, Florida, Sept.
25, 1915 (3the)
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