SOURCE: The Sylvester Local, Sylvester, Ga.
SOURCE: The Sylvester Local, Sylvester, Ga.
RCE The Sylvester Local, Sylvester, Ga.
- Cooper, a ),8-year=old Isabella, Ga, Negro had served a
prison term for killing another Negro near Red Rock in
Worth Co. On April 9, 1955, Cooper's mother-in-law re=
—ported his wife, Mary, missing, Cooper stated that she
was visiting in Jacksonville, Flae; but he was arrested
- on suspicion of murderiXUOS8% when her bloody clothes
“were found in a pig pen near their house. A few days
in a des@rted farm house and a eequent: investipations—
as
her own homee Cooper was ein et of the murder and —
electrocuted on Sept. 21, 1956.
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her own hanee Cooper was convicted of the murder and
electrocuted on Sept. 21, 1956.
Cooper, a l\8-year-old Tater, Ga, Negro had served a
Feagon, term for killing another Negro near Red heck in
Worth Co. On Apri a peer Cooper's mother-in-law re=
is wife
> mis:
was visiting in ‘Jacksonville, Flas, but he was arrested
sore geicion of mirderOUKSEK when her bloody clothes
were found in a-pig pen near their house. A ten days
jater, her body was discovered buried ulller sont straw
in a desgrted farm house and _subsequent -imestigations
er own hanes Coo; was pan icc of the ee and
electrocuted on Sept. 21, 19:
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