BIRMINGHAM DAILY NEWS, Birmingham, Alabama, 7-30-1897
BIRMINGHAM DAILY NEWS, Birmingham, Alabama, 7-30-1897
DAILY NEWS, Birmingham, Alabama, 7-30-1897
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JOHNSON, Jon es ae L277
Johnson, -2 25-year-old black native of Meridian, Miss., moved with
his wife and two children to the plantation owned by Captain J. We
Winston in Lacy Beat, Sumter Co., Ala., in January, 1896, He had
repeated disputes with the overseer of the plantation, a white man
named A, I’, Clark, who he felt was cheating him out of a portion
of his share of the crope On the night of Dec. 8, 1896, Clark
was sitting at home with his wife and children when a disturbance
was heard in the barn among the livestock, As the overseer stepped
outside the house to invéstigate, he was instantly killed by two
shotgun blasts, Jonson, who disappeared with his wife and family
immediately after the crime, was suspected because of his trouble
with Clark and he was captured in Mississippi a few daysylater,
Returned to Alabama, he confessed but claimed that he had been
hired to kill Clark by three other black men, Convicted and sen=
tenced to death, he was hanged at Livingston, Ala., on July 30,
1897, Prior to his executi : + j
reiterated fis sulle cution, he made a statement in which he
JOHNSON, Jopn Yaka 1 oF 7a
Jehnson, @ 25-year-old black native of Meridian, Miss., moved with
his wife and two children to the plantation owned by Captain J. We
Winston in Lacy Beat, Sumter Co., Ala., in January, 1896. He had
repeated disputes with the overseer of the plantation, a white man
named A. F, Clark, who he felt was cheating him out of a portion
of his share of the crop. On the night of Dec. 8, 1896, Clark
was sitting at home with his wife and children when a disturbance
was heard in the barn among the livestock, As the overseer stepped
outside the house to investigate, he was instantly killed by two
shotgun blasts, Jofmson, who disappeared with his wife and family
immediately after the crime, was suspected because of his trouble
with Clark and he was captured in Mississippi a few daysxlater.
Returned to Alabama, he confessed but claimed that he had been
hired to kill Clark by three other black men, Convicted and sen=
tenced to death, he was hanged at livingston, Ala., on July 30,
1897, Prior to his :
ett a his Soe he made a statement in which he
JOHNSON, Jopn T-Z0-/F wg)
Johnson, @ 25-year-old black native of Meridian, Miss., moved with
his wife and two children to the plantation owed by Captain J.
Winston in Lacy Beat, Sumter Co., Ala,, in January, 1896.
repeated disputes with the overseer of the plantation, a white man
named A. F, Clark, who he felt was cheating him out of a portion
of his share of the crop. On the night of Dec, 8, 1896, Clark
was sitting at home with his wife and children when a disturbance
was heard in the barn among the livestock, As the overseer stepped
outside the house to investigate, he was instantly killed by two
shotgun blasts, Jofnson, who disappeared with his wife and fanily
immediately after the crime, was suspected because of his trouble
with Clark and he was captured in Mississippi a few daysxlater,
Roturned to Alabama, he confessed but claimed that he had been
hired to kill Clark by three other black men, Convicted and sen-
ences to death, he was hanged at Iivingston, Ala., on July 30,
1897. Pri 2 i
1897s abe Bae bie execution, he made a statement in which he
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