Dora Wright, OK, 1903 July 17

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her charge ‘until she died of the injuries."
GLOBE-DEMOORAT, St. Louis, Mo., May 30, 1903.

her charge until she died of the injuries."
GLOBE-DEMOCRAT, St. Louis, Mo., May 30, 1903.

her charge until she died of the injuries,"
GLOBE-DIMOCRAT, St. Louis, Mo., May 30, 1903.

WRIGHT, Dora 6/17/2903

Dora Wright, a black woman, hanged at South McAlester,
Indiana Territory, on July 17,1903, for the physical
abuse and sadistic beating of a child, Annie Williams, to
death on Feb, 2, 1903,

GALVESTON DATLY NEWS, Galveston, Texas, July 18, 1903
"NEGRESS GIVEN A DEATH SENTENCE: South McAles-
ter, I, T., Moy 29, 1903-After deliberating 20
minutes, the jury in the Dora Wright murder case
returned a verdict this afternoon of guilty
without the usual recommendation of life impris-

opments alatrict toinfites the extreme penalty

and the first given to a woman, Dora Wright is
a negro who whipped a little 77-year-old girl in

“WRIGHT, Dora 6/17/1903

Dora Wright, a black woman, hanged at South McAlester,
Indiana Territory, on July 17, 1903, for the physical
abuse and sadistic beating of a child, Annie Williams, tq
death on Feb. 2, 1903,

GALVESTON DATLY NEWS, Galveston, Texas, July 18, 1903
"NEGRESS GIVEN A DEATH SENTYNCR: South McAles-
ter, I, T., May 29, 1903-After deliberating 20
minutes, the jury in the Dora Wright murder case
returned a verdict this afternoon of guilty
without the usual recommendation of life impris-
opens a}acrict tO imiiine the extras pensies
and the first given to a woman. Dora Wright is
a negro who whipped a little 7-year-old Girl iin

WRIGHT, Dora. 6/17/1903
Dora Wright, a black woman, hanged at South NeAlester,
Indiana Territory, on July 17, 1903, for the physical
abuse and sadistic beating of a child, Annie Willians, td
death on Feb. 2, 1903,

VESTON DAILY NEWS, Galveston, Texas, Sony. 18, 1903
GIVEN A DEATH SENTINCE; South MéAles-

“NEGRESS
terj—le Pay ee 295 1903- Nees aenteeeatingsad
minutes, the jury in the Dora Wright wander case
returned @ verdict this afternoon of gu:
without the usual BSE of life ies
afSlfsdy EB agrG0Re duey Sboats BaascEy
eee nee Wright is is

8 Regro who whipped BRE te 7-year-old girl



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