Edward Honeycutt, LA, 1951 June 8

Negro, from execution for the rape of a white housewifes
The woman, Mrs. George Byrd, showed no emotion as she
watched the electrocution, The 220-pound Negro died 22
minutes after the Louisiana State Supreme Court and the
United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, both in New
Orleans, refused to stay the execution, Forty minutes la
ter another attorney left the office of U. 5, Supreme
Court Justice Felix Frankfurter and told newsmen the jus-
tice had just denied a stay of execution, The attorney
was not aware Honeycutt was dead, Two shocks were needed
to take the 6<foot, 3-inch man's life,"

LOUISVILLE COURIER*JOURNAL, Louisyille, Kye, 6-9-1951,

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Negro, from execution for the rape of a white housewife.
The woman, Mrs. George Byrd, showed no emotion as she
watched the electrocution, The 220-pound Negro died 22 mj
minutes after the Louisiana State Supreme Court and the
United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, both in New
Orleans, refused to stqy the execution, Forty minutes lad
ter another attorney left the office of U. S, Supreme
Court Justice Felix Frankfurter and told newsmen the jus-
tice had just denied a stay of execution, The attorney
was not aware Honeycutt was dead, Two shocks were needed,
to take the 6-foot, 3-inch man's life,"

Wh. feo eee Louisyille, Kye, 6-9-1951,

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he woman, Mrs, George Byrd, showed no emotion as she
en the electrocution, The 220-pound Negro died 22
minutes after the Louisiana State Supreme Court and the
United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, both in New
Orleans, refused to stay the execution, Forty minutes la

ter another attorney left the office of U. S, Supreme
Court Justice Felix Frankfurter and told newsmen the jus-

tice had just denied a stay of execution, ‘The attorney
was not aware Honeycutt was dead, Two shocks were needed
to take the 6-foot, 3-inch man's life,"

Uy Le COURIERMJOURNAL, Louisyil}e, Kye, 6-9-1951,

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"Opelousas, Lae, June 7, 1951=A 2heyear-old Negro, Ed=
ward Honeycutt, is cheduled to die in the Statels elec=
tric chair here tomorrow (June 8) for the rape of a
Eunice, La., white woman, on Dec, 1, 1948, The Civil
Rights Congress at New York said it will file ang eppeal
contending that Honeycutt is a ‘victim of unequal Jim
Crow justice,’ . The victim, the mother of two children,
and her husband have been granted permission to watch the
execution,"

LOUISVILLE COURIER JOURNAL, Louisville, Ky,, 6-8-1951

"June 8, 1951-A last-minute fight by the Civil Rights
Congress failed today to save Edward Honeycutt, 2l-year-

‘HONEYCUTT, Edward (*W. T.") 6 hy eA

"Opelousas, Las, June 7, 1951A 2h-year-old Negro, Ed=
ward Honeycutt, is cheduled to die in the State's elec-
tric chair here tomorrow (June 8) for the rape of a
Eunice, La., white woman, on Dec. 1, 1918, The Civil
Rights Congress at New York said it will file an# appeal
contending that Honeycutt is a 'victim of unequal Jim
Crow justice,' . The victim, the mother of two children,

and her husband have been granted permission to watch the
execution,"

LOUISVILLE COURIER JOURNAL, Louisville, Ky,, 6-8-1951

"June 8, 1951-A last-minute fight by the Civil Rights
Congress failed today to save Edward Honeycutt, 2le-year=

HONEYCUTT, Edward ("W. T.") Cory AG

"Opelousas, Lae, June 7, 1951“A 2heyear-old Negro, Ed=
ward Honeycutt, is cheduled to die in the State's elec-
tric chair here tomorrow (June 8) for the rape of a
Eunice, La,, white woman, on Dec, 1, 1918, The Civil
Fights Congress at New York said it will file ant appeal
contending that Honeycutt is a ‘victim of unequal Jim
Crow justice.’ The victim, the mother of two children,
and her husband have been granted permission to watch the|
execution,"

LOUISVILLE COURIER JOURNAL, Louisville, Ky,, 6-8-1951
"June 8, 1951-A last-minute fight by the Civil Rights
Congress failed today to save Edward Honeycutt, 2lj-year=

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