his canned goods and had killed him for his money. They believe:
that he had 1 the old man's clothes to pieces to discover any
money that might be hidden in them. Green continued to maintaih
his innocence through xext his trial at which he was convicted and
sentenced to die on strong Gircumstantial evidence, PRior to his
xecution, he finally confessed sara he had killed the old man who,
ne said, had Nattemptec to molest him." Green was crving and near
collaps se when led into the death chanbar, and his
with adhesive tape so he would not have to face the witnesses
was asphyxiated at San Guentin on Oct. 20, 19396
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Calife, li-1-1938 (photo in this issue); l-5
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goods and had killed him for his money.
1dman's clothe a: pieces
dden in
1 kext his trial at
to die on strong éircumstanti
he finally confessed that he L]
id “attempted to moles pit Green was Ci
into the deat and his eyes
ape so he would : the witne
at San Guentin on Oct. 20, 1939.
convicted and
‘ior to his
old man who,
sno, Calif., l-1-1938 (photo in this
LO0=20=1939
GREEN, William
Green, a 38year-old black man had served one sentence in San “uentin
from -‘erced County for burg] Lary After his release, he cultivated a
friendship with 69nvear-old | ‘eorge Woshineter leek, a retired Bakers-
field gunsmith who had moved to Fresno and was living in a tent in
a squatter's camp as a recluse, Leek , a white man, was known to
be financially well off tmemt inxxep in spite of his prmitive living
CONGR LONS § and it was a known fact that he had wie recently withdrawn
over $5,000 from a bank, On March 22, 1938, he was reported ie auc
and Greer was arrested on suspiciin when some of .hiis friends reportec
that he had "suddently become rich? and was Spending money freely,
Green admitted that he had gotten over $300 from Leek but claimed that
elderly man had advanced it to him as a down payment in a plot to
blow up the Sheriff's office and get even with some officers who had
tried to evict the people from thes quatter's camp. The ground in the
entire area was probed and Leek's body was finally found in a grave
near potter’ s Field on April h, He had 1 been bludgeoned to death with
an iron pipe and his clothes had been torn from his body. Officers
theorized that Green had lused him to the spot on the pretext of aid-
ing him in catching some Mexicans who Ldek thought had been stealing
%
GREEN, William
Green, a 38-year-old black man had served one sentence in San “uentin
o
from ‘‘erced County for burglary. After his release, he cultivated a
a squatter's camp as a recluse. Léek, a white man, was known to
conditions, and it wa
}
vis friends
the elderly man had advanced it to him as a down payment in a plot to
tried to evict the people from thes quatter's camp. The ground in the
entire area was probed and leek's body was finally found in a grave
near fo s 1d on April ), He had been bludgeoned to death with
an i E his clothes had been torn from his body, Officers
.
theorized that Gre
en had lured him to the spot on the pretext of
ing him in catching some Me’
xicans who L¥ek thought had been stealing
2 ter's camp a white man, was known
be financially well off soot a in spite of his pmaltive Livir
at wit +
On March 22, 1938,
n suspiciiin when some of his friends reports
becone rich? and was speniiing noney freely.
he had gotten ovar $300 fron Leek ut claimed
ced it to him as a dow pagm
leriff's office and ae ev:
