DILL, Ed
Dill, a black farm laborer, lived near Belhaven, Beaufort Co., Ne. 0,
Early one Thursday morning in March, 1922, the wife of a white farmer
walked to her AXEKXH#E mail box some distance from her residence and
then went and visited at the home of a nearby sister, As she was re-=
turning home, she stepped into a wooded area to answer a call of na-
ture and said that she was there met by Dill who overpowered and raped
her, After he had completed the rape, he told her that he would kill
her and her entire family if she should tell, For the next three days,
she was nervous and distraught, crying frequently, but refused to tell
her husband the reason for her condition, During this period, Dill
frequently went by their house and on Sunday morning he and the woman's
husband went to Belhaven together, That night, she told her husband
about the assault and Dill was arrested and charged with the crime,
At his trial, he denied his guilt and sought to prove an alibi, His
defense made a strong point in the failure of the woman to report the
rape until three days after it had occurred am# but Dill was convicted
and sentenced to die, His conviction was affirmed by the Supreme
Court of North Carolina and he was electrocuted at the State Prison on
June 28, 1923,
113 SOUTHEASTERN 609
DILL, Ed
Dill, a black farm laborer, lived near Belhaven, Beaufort Cos, Ne OC,
Early one Thursday morning in March, 1922, the wife of a white farmer
walked to her AXK¥MHAK mail box some distance from her residence and
then went and visited at the home of a nearby sister, As she was re-
turning home, she stepped into a wooded area to answer a call of na-
ture and said that she was there met by Dill who overpowered and raped
her, After he had completed the rape, he told her that he would kill
her and her entire family if she should tell, For the next three days,|
she was nervous and distraught, crying frequently, but refused to tell
her husband the reason for her condition, During this period, Dill
frequently went by their house and on Sunday morning he and the woman'g
husband went to Belhaven together, That night, she told her husband
about the assault and Dill was arrested and charged with the crime,
At his trial, he denied his guilt and sought to prove an alibi, His
defense made a strong point in the failure of the woman to report the
rape until three days after it had occurred am# but Dill was convicted
and sentenced to die, His conviction was affirmed by the Supreme
Court of North Carolina and he was electrocuted at the State Prison on
June 28, 1923,
113 SOUTHEASTERN 609
DILL, Ba
Dill, a black farm laborer, lived near Belhaven, Beaufort Cos, Ne 0,
Early one Thursday morning in March, 1922, the wife of a white farmer
walked to her AXEKXHX mail box some distance from her residence and
then went and visited at the home of a nearby sister, As she was re-
turning home, she stepped into a wooded area to answer a call of na~
ture and said that she was there met by Dill who overpowered and raped
r. After he had completed the rape, he told her that he would kill
and her entire family if she should tell, For the next three days
was nervous and distraught, crying frequently, but refused to tell
husband the reason for her condition, During this period, Dill
frequently went by their house and on
That night, she told her husband
about the assault and Dill was arrested and charged with the crime,
At his trial, he denied his guilt and sought to prove an alibi, His
de@ense made a strong point in the failure of the woman to report the
rape until three days after it had occurred ami but Dill was convicted
His conviction was affirmed by the Suprene
and sentenced to die,
he was electrocuted at the State Prison on
Court of North Carolina and h
June 28, 1923.
113 SOUTHEASTERN 609
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