Lee Walker, AR, 1926 February 5

outside of confess ions sufficient to convict, Subsequent!
admitted truth of confessions when death warrants read,
‘Lee went fo chair first, calmly and unassisted, His last
words: "Lord, save everybody." James or Roy followed and
-when inask being placed over eyes said last words: "Wait a
minutg, please sir, I want to say one word, Lord save

- everybody and God take my soul," Two women from ElDorado
among witnesses, ,

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outside of confess ions sufficient to convict, Subsequent]
admitted truth of confessions when death warrants read. q
Lee went €o chair first, calmly and unassisted, His last
words: "Lord, save everybody." James or Roy followed and
-when inask being placed over eyes said last words: "Wait a —
minutg, please sir. I want to say one word, Lord save
everybody and God take my ce al "Two women from ElDorado
among witnessese

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on ons sufficient to convict, equent
admitted truth of confessions when death warrants reads
Lee went fo chair first, calmly and unassisted, His last
words: "Lord, save everybody." James or Roy followed and

I want to say one word, av
erybody and God take my soul," Two women from ElDorado
among witnesses

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EDMONDS, Roy and WALKER, Lee |
| Edmonds (real name, James Walker) and Walker, black cousins
|} electrocuted Ark, State Prison 21926 (Union County.)
| Had planned payroll robbery of 15-year-old white man Ira M.
|) Hudson, wealthy lumber mill owner, oil well owner and forme
/er President of El Dorado Chamber of Commerce for over a |
week, On afternoon of Dec. 12, 1925, waited a point on
Lawson Road 8 miles east of ElDorado for four hours until
Hudsen arrived. After-stopping him and robbing of $700,
they forced him into the woods where Lee Walker shot him
downe Poured Lysol over shoes to prevent bloodhounds from
tracking. Arrested on tip after Lee purchased automobile
and both began spending lavishly and arrested next daye
Taken to State Prison for safekeeping where both confessed,

Tried on Dec. 30, 1925, and convicted by jury deliberating
(19 minutes. At trial, repudiated confessions but evidence

| EDMONDS, Roy and WALKER, Lee o :
Edmonds (real name, James Walker) and Walker, black cousins
| electrocuted Ark, State Prison 2=)1926. (Union County.)
Had planned payroll robbery of l5-year-old white man Ira M,
Hudson, wealthy lumber mill owner, oil well owner and form-
er President of El Dorado Chamber of Commerce for over a
week. On afternoon of Dece 12, 1925, waited a point on
Lawson Road 8 miles east of ElDorado for four hours until
Hudsen arrived. Affer-stopping him and robbing of $700,
they forced him into the woods where Lee Walker shot him
downe Poured Lysol over shoes to prevent bloodhounds from
tracking, Arrested on tip after Lee purchased automobile
and both began spending lavishly and arrested next day.
Taken to State Prison for safekeeping where both confessed,
Tried on Dec. 30, 1925, and convicted by jury deliberating
19 minutes, At trial, repudiated confessions but evidence

EDMONDS, Roy and WALKER, Lee
Edmonds (real name, James Walker) and Walker, black cous:
electrocuted Ark, State Prison 2-le1926 (Union County.)
Had planned payroll robbery of 45-year-old white man Ira M,
Hudson, wealthy lumber mill owner, oil yell owner and form.
er President of El Dorado Chamber of Commerce for over a
week. On afternoon of Dec. 12, 1925, waited a point on
Lawson Road 8 miles east of ElDorado for four hours until
Hudson arrived. Affer-stopping him and robbing of $700,
they forced him into the woods where Lee Walker shot him
down, Poured Lysol over shoes to prevent bloodhounds from
tracking. Arrested on tip after Lee purchased automate
and both began spending lavishly and arrested nex
Taken to State Prison for safekeeping where boliconfetsot
ec 1925, and convicted by jury deliberating
pipet ra Pee eee) confessions but evidence

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