Paper researched and written by Rodney Hartgraves, a student at
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lee College, from articles contained in the Cleveland HERALD,
Cleveland, Ten Mey 12-3-19)173 12-L0-19),7; 2-25-1918: and 331-1
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THOMPSON, Barney
Thompson, a 29-year-old Cleveland, Tenn.,; black man, had at one
time lived with a black woman named Ma:gie Ashmore, They had
quarreled and separated when, on Nov. 29, 1917, Thompson walked
into the Manhattan Cafe on Hast Inman St. in Cle wland where
Miss Ashmore was working and stabbed her six times in the back
and chest. He then walked over to the jail and surrendered hin-
self, M8KKESA Thompson pleaded guilty at his trial and five
wittnesses testified to having seen him kill Miss Ashmore. He
offered virtually no defense and refused to testify in his own
ehalf, Convicted and sentenced to death, his attorneys appealed
his case to the Supreme Coukt of Tennessee on the grounds that
there were no blacks on the jury, but evidence was shown that
the names of three blacks were picked from the jury box, xe two
of whom were excused because they were ministers and the third
wid not show up. The Supreme Court upheld the sentence and after
the Governor refused to intervene, Thompson was electrocuted at
the Tennessee State trison on Feb. 17, 1919.
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THOMPSON, Barney’
Thompson, a 29-year-old Oleveland, Tenn.,; black man, had at one
time lived with a black woman named Maggie Ashmore. They had
quarreled and separated when, on Nov. 29, 1917, Thompson walked
into the Manhattan Cafe on Hast Inman St. in Cle wland where
Miss Ashmore was working and stabbed her six times in the back
and chest. He then walked over to the jail and surrendered him-
self, MSKKESK Thompson pleaded guilty at his trial and five
wittnesses testified to having seen him kill Miss Ashmore. He
offered virtually no defense and refused to testify in his own
ehalf. Convicted and sentenced to death, his attorneys appealed
his case to the Supreme Coubt of Tennessee on the grounds that
there were no blacks on the jury, but evidence was shown that
the names of three blacks were picked fran the jury box, sm two
of whom were excused because they were ministers and the third
tid not show up. The Supreme Court upheld the sentence and after
the Governor refused to intervene, Thompson was electrocuted at
the Tennessee State Ee on Feb. 17, 199.
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MPSON, Barney
Thompson, a 29-year-old Cleveland, Tenn,, black man, had at one
time lived with a black woman named Maggie Ashmore, They had
quarreled and separated when, on Nov, 29, 197, Thompson walked
‘© the Manhattan Cafe on Hast Inman St. in Cle wland where
yhnore was epee and stabbed her six times h
ked over to the jail and surrendered him-
i Tangron pleaded oat at his trial and five
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appealed
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> vere no blacks on the jury, as evidence was shown that
the names of three blacks wer:
of whom were excused because the rad
wid not show up. hiprena Court epnstal the sentence and after
fhe overnce vata to intervene, Thompson was electrocuted at
State 'rison on ee 175 199
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