James Thomas, NC, 1869 June 4

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Letter dated 1-31-1979 from KRRRER Jacob opis kia Wey a
Clerk of the Halifax.County Superior Court,

Baker and Thomas were hanged on June 4, 1869;
Johnson was commuted to life imprisonment,
SOUTHERNER, Tarboro, NG 6-10-1869 (2/4) ana
6/17/1869 (3/4.)

Buker aged 30; NEW YORK HERALD 6-4-1869 (5:1)

Letter dated 1-31-1979 from HBHRER Jacob C, Taylor,
Clerk of the Halifax,.County Superior Court,

Baker and Thomas were hanged on June 4, 1869;
Johnson was commuted to life imprisonment,
SOUTHERNER, Tarboro, NO. 6-10-1869 (2/4) ana
6/17/1869 (3/4.)

Baker aged 30; NEW YORK HERALD 6-4-1869 (5:1)

Letter dated 1-31-1979 fron MERE Jacob C. Taylor,
rk of the Halifax County Superior Court,

Baker and Thomas were hanged on June 4, 1869;

Jobnson wae commuted to life imprisonmen
propane, NO. 6-10-1869 (2/4)

err /ibe0 G/A.)

ker aged 30; NEW YORK HERALD 6-4-1869 (5:1)

BAKER, Augustus, THOMAS, James amr S
eRe err reether shamed Sect, «Halifax Co., N. CG.)
"The Defendants were arraigned & pleaded not guilty in
open Court on the lth Monday in July, 1868, to an indict-
ment for murder of Wade Ditches, From a verdict of guil+
ty by the jury at the conclusion of the trial that began’
on Thursday, July 30, 1868, the Defendants appealed to
the Supreme Court of North Carolina, Crimianl Docket "
1, pages 2, 3 & hh, At the January, 1969, Term of Supreme
Court of North Carolina, the Court found no error, 63 N,
CG. 276 (1869), The notation hereinbelow set out appears
on page 8 of Criminal Docket No, 1 as entered in the
caption case at the Spring Term, 1869, of the Halifax
County (N. C.$ Superior Court as follows: "Defts.

brought into Court in the custody of the Sheriff and the
sentence of death pronounced against them for proceedings

sea full see bound minutes,"

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ren = Pret, Halifax Co., N. C)
"The Defendants were arraigned & pleaded not guilty in
open Court on the th Monday in July, 1868, to an indict+
ment for murder of Wade Ditches, From a verdict of guil+
ty by the jury at the conclusion of the trial that began’
on Thursday, duly 30, 1868, the Defendants appealed to
the Supreme Court of North Carolina, Crimianl Docket "
1, pages 2, 3&4, At the January, 1969, Term of Supreme
Court of North Carolina, the Court found no error, 63 N.
C. 276 (1869), The notation hereinbelow set out appears
on page 8 of Criminal Docket No. 1 as entered in the
caption case at the Spring Term, 1869, of the Halifax
Gounty (N. C,$ Superior Court as follows: "Defts.
brought into Court in the custody of the Sheriff and the
sentence of death pronounced against them for proceedings
ga full see bound minutes,"

; BAKER, Augustus, THOMAS, James 2
¢ a

BAKER, Augustus, THOMAS, Janes a
Halifax Co., N.

MThe Defendants were arraigned & pleaded not guilty

open Court on the lth Monday in July, 1868, (arn corks

ment for murder of Vade Ditches, rom a verdict of guile

ty by the jury at the conclusion of the trial that began

on Thursday, July 30, 1868, the Defendants appealed to

the Supreme Court of North Carolina, Crimianl Docket "

1, pages 2,3 &l. At the January, 1969, Term of Supreme

Court of North cee the Court found no error, 63 Ne
6, 276 (1869), The notation hereinbelow set out appears
oh page Ii8 of Criminal Docket No. 1 as entered in the
caption case at the Spring Term, 1869, of the Halifax
County (MN. C.) Superior Court as follows: "Defts

brought into Court in the custody 9 Sheriff’ and the
gentence of death pronounced against then for proceedings
én full see bound minutes:



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