Steve Mitchell, TX, 1951 September 25

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| electrocuted in Huntsville prison Sept. 25, 1951, the only
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| electrocuted in Huntsville prison Sept, 25, 1951, the only
client of Percy Foreman's to be esecuted,"' MURDER, . AMERI-
CA, by J. R, Nash, p 20.

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AUTOBIO3 RAPHY OF BILLY McCUNE - TEXAS ~ BOOK AND MAG. EX.

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MITCHELL, Steve |. Wel Gort i eon |
White, Electrocuted lexas State Prison (Harris County) on
Sept. 25, 1951, "Houston, Texas police receive a phone _
call from Steve Mitchell on theafternoon of Dec, 16, 1918,
informing then that hehas just shot his wife, Heis arrest,
ed and says that his wife has been sleeping away from home
that. he told her they are through and she began hitting
him, then ran into the bathroom He fired his pistol at
her through the door, killing her as she sat on the commo~
de, To reporters, Mitchell declares: 'My wife 18ft me.
She sued me for divorce, She wanted half my property, I
had a right to shoot her. Don't you think I had a right t

shoot her for that?! The flamboyant Lawyer Percy Foreman
takes Mitchell's case but it proves fruitless, Foreman

cannot alter jury opinion after hearing evidence of Mitch
ell’s guilt; he is found guilty, Mitchell is condemned an

MITCHELL, Steve Wel Gut. Tel he
White, Electrocuted lexas State Prison (Harris County) on
Sept. 25, 1951, "Houston, Texas police receive a phone |
call from Steve Mitchell on theafternoon of Dec, 16, 19)8,
informing then that hehas just shot his wife, Heis arrest
ed and says that his wife has been sleeping away from home.
that. he told her they are through and she began hitting

him, then ran into the bathroom, He fired his pistol at

her through the door, killing her as she sat on the commo=
de, To reporters, Mitchell declares: 'My wife 1&ft me.

She sued me for divorce. She wanted half my property. I
had a right to shoot her. Don't you think I had a right t
shoot her for that?! The flamboyant lawyer Percy Foreman
takes Mitchell s case but it proves fruitless. Foreman

cannot alter jury opinion after hearing evidence of Mitch-
ell's guilt; he is found guilty, Mitchell is condemned an

MITCHELL, Steve pUGet. Tok |
White, Electrocuted Vexas State Prison (Harris County) on |
Sept. 25, 1951, "Houston, Texas police receive a phone
call from Steve Mitchell on theafternoon of Dec, 16, 191;8,
informing then that hehas just shot his wife. Heis arrest}
ed and says that his wife has been sleeping away from hone|
thab.he told her they are through and she began hitting
him, then ran into the bathroom, He fired his pistol at
her through the door, killing her as she sat on the commo=|
de, To reporters, Mitchell declarest 'My wife Léft me.
She sued me for divorce, She wanted half my property. I
had a right to shoot her. Don't you think I had a right t
shoot her for that?! The flamboyant lawyer Percy Foreman
takes Mitchell's case but it proves fruitless, Foreman
cannot alter jury opinion after hearing evidence of Mitch-|
ell's guilt; he is found guilty, Mitchell is condemned an|



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