tenced to die, McCloud, Jennings and Harvey were allowed to plead
guilty to second degree murder charges and were sentenced to life
imprisonment while Bennett, who pled guilty to first degree murder,
received the same sentence. It should be emphasized that the main
evidence against Henderson was that of his four accomplices, all of
whom admitted that they were involved in the crime, and all of whon
claimed that Henderson had threatened their lives if they ever re-
lated what happened, The Jury was enjoined by the trial judge to
consider their evidence with caution, but it evidently believed
that the substantiating evidence was strong enough to warrant a
conviction, Henderson was electrofuted at the Florida State Prison
on October 6, 191,
SENTINEL, Orlando, Plas, 2/1/1938; 2/2/1938; 3/17/1938; and 3/18/ 138
tenced to die, McCloud, Jennings and Harvey were allowed to plead
guilty to second degree mrder charges and were sentenced to life
imprisonment while Bennett, who pled guilty to first degree murder,
received the same sentence. It should be emphasized that the main
evidence against Henderson was that of his four accomplices, all of
whom admitted that they were involved in the crime, and all of whom
claimed that Henderson had threatened their lives if they ever re-
lated what happened. ‘The jury was enjoined by the trial judge to
consider their evidence with caution, but it evidently believed
that the substantiating evidence was Strong enough to warrant a
conviction, Henderson was electrofuted at the Florida State Prison
on October 6, 191,
SENTINEL, Orlando, Pla., 2/1/1938; 2/2/1938; 3/17/1938; and 3/18/138
tenced to die, McCloud, Jennings and Harvey were allowed to plead
guilty to second degree mrder charges and were sentenced to life
imprisonment while Bennett, who pled guilty to first degree murder,
received the same sentence. It should be emphasized that the main
evidence against lienderson was that of his four accomplices, all of
whom admitted that they were involved in the crime, and all of whan
claimed that Henderson had threatened their lives if they ever re-
lated what happened. The jury was enjoined by the trial judge to
consider their evidence with caution, but it evidently believed
that the substantiating evidence was strong enough to warrant a
conviction, Henderson was electrotuted at the Florida State Prison
on October 6, 1941,
SENTINEL, Orlando, Fla., 2/1/19383 2/2/1938; 3/17/1938; ana 3/18/138
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1aNDERSON, Charles
HENDERSON, Ch browa laborer Who
Henderson, a 34-year-old black resident of Orlando, Fla.,,had worked
at one time as a seller for W, Ray Smith, a white bolita” "numbers™
opera tor, For several weeks, he had planned robbing Smith who he
knew would be carrying a considerable sum of money on “edenesday
nights, He enlisted four friends, John Bennett, Gus McCloud, Robert
Jemniings and Jack Harvey to assist him in his plan and on the night
of January 18, 1938, they drove out to the farm owned by Smith's
father-in-law bn 2K8 Crystal Lake Drive and hid in the barn to await
omith's arrival, Henderson was armed with a double-barrell shotgun
while Bennett was armed with a Single-barrell gun that Henderson
furnished. When Smith entered the barn, Henderson shot him in the
groin with a load of size 8 pelletts and then bludgeoned him over
the head with the barrell of the gun that he was carrying. He gave
his confedera tes some of the money that he took and drove them back
to Yrlando. Ali were Subsequently arrested and there was a conflict
of testimony as to whether the fatal shot had been fired by Bennett
or by Henderson, All four of his accomplices testified against him |
at his trial while Henderson denied that he had any part in the mur=
der-robbery and sought to establish an alibi that was substantiated
only by his own relatives, After he had been convicted and sen-
ENDERSON, Charles
eee ie Ce ha
Henderson, a 3-year-old black resident of Orlando, Fla. ,,had worked
at one time as a seller for W, Ray Smith, a white bolita”"numbers™
opera tor. For several weeks, he had planned Fobbing Smith who he
knew would be carrying a considerable sum of money on “edenesday
nights, He enlisted four friends, John Bennett, Gus McCloud, Robert
Jemings and Jack Harvey to assist him in his plan and on the night
of January 18, 1938, they drove out to the farm owned by Smith's
father-in-law on KB Crystal Lake Drive and hid in the barn to await
Smith's arrival, Henderson was armed with a double-barrell shotgun
while Bennett was armed with a Single-barrell gun that Henderson
furnished, When Smith entered the barn, Henderson shot him in the
groin with a load of size 8 pelletts and then bludgeoned him over
the head with the barrell of the gun that he was carrying. He gave
his confedera tes some of the money that he took and drove them back
to Orlando. All were Subsequently arrested and there was a conflict
or by Henderson, All four of his accomplices testified against him
at his trial while Henderson denied that he had any part in the mur=
der-robbery and sought to establish an alibi that was substantiated
only by his own relatives, After he had been convicted and sen-
HENDERSON, Charles
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Henderson, a 3-year-old black resident of Orlando, Fla, ,had worked
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For several weeks, he had planned robbing Smith who he
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while Bennett was a
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Henderson shot hin in the
then bludgeoned hin over
of testimony as
or by Henderson, s testified against him
at his trial while Henderson denied that he had any part in the nur=
der-robbery and Sought to establish an alibi that was substantiated
only by his own relatives, After he had been convicted and sen-
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