Clem Head, 1924 April 15

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Heady ya 1 -3l-year-old Joises toni » Ohio, black man had been drinking
heavily and he and another black man became embréiled in a fight.

The police’ were summoned and when they arrived, Head fled. Prospero
Antannucci, an innocent bystander, ran after him in pursuit and

Head turned and shot him, inflicting a fatal wound. At his trial,
Head pleaded not guilty and maintained that he was so dmunk at the
time of the killing that he did not remember any of the circumstances,
Convicted and sentenced to death, he was electrocuted at the Ohio

5 ta te *rison on April 15, 192h.

YOUNGSTOWN VINDICATOR, Youngstown, Ohioy “pril 15, 192h.

HEAD, Clem

Head, .a-3l-year-old Youngstown, Ohio, black man had been drinking
heavily.and he and another black man became embriiled in a fight,

The polica’were summoned and when they arrived, Head fled. Prospero
Antannucci, an innocent bystander, ran after him in pursuit and

Head turned and shot him, inflicting a fatal wound. At his trial,
Head pleaded not guilty and maintained that he was so dmunk at the
time of the killing that he did not remember any of the circumstances,
Convicted and sentenced to death, he was electrocuted at the Ohio

S ta te ‘rison on April 15, 192h.

YOUNGSTOWN VINDICATOR, Youngstown, Ohioy April 15, 192h.

HEAD, Clem

Head, a-31-year-old Youngstown, Ohio, black man had been drinking
heavily and he and another black man became embréiled in a fights
re summoned and when ore arrived, Head fled, Prospero
ran after him in

that any
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ison on April 15, 192h.
YOUNGSTOWN VINDICATOR, Youngstown, Ohioy April 15, 192h.

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Clem Head executed on 1924-04-15 in Ohio (OH)
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