| mob violence after several car loads of white men had appeared at the.
| guard house looking for them, both were taken to Birmingham for safe——
keeping until their trials at Florence, Lauderdale County, no U, Se
Public Building being available in Colbert County and there both were
convicted in the U, 5, District Court KKX&K Greenhill being setenced
to die and Dewberry receiving a life sentence, Greenbill's conviction
was affirmed on appeal and on October 9, 1925, he was returned from
Birmingham to Florence and hanged there under the direction of Federal
officials, His last words, spoken after he had gone upon the gallows
and when. asked by Chief Deputy Sheriff Henry Hill of Birmingham whe-
ther he had anything to say, were: "I guess not, Mr, H ill,"
BIRMINGHAM AGE HERALD, Birmingham , Ala,, 12-10; 12=113 12-12; 12-13;
L2-Lhs 12-15-1923; 10-22-1923 10-9 and 10-10-1925.
6 FEDERAL (2nd) 13)
| mob violence after several car loads of white men had appeared at the |
guard house looking for them, both were taken to Birmingham for safe-
keeping until their trials at Florence, Lauderdale County, no U. S.
Public Building being available in Colbert County and there both were
convicted in the U, S, District Court KNZ& Greenhill being setenced
to die and Dewberry receiving a life sentence, Greerbill's conviction
was affirmed on appeal and on October 9, 1925, he was returned from
Birmingham to Florence and hanged there under the direction of Federal
officials, His Last words, spoken after he had gone upon the gallows
and when asked by Chief Deputy Sheriff Henry Hill of Birmingham whe-
ther he had anything to say, were: "I guess not, Mr, H ill,"
BIRMINGHAM AGE HENALD, Birmingham , Alay, 12-10; 12-113 12-123 12-133
12; 12-15-1923; 10-22-1923; 10-9 and 10-10-1925,
6 FEDERAL (2nd) 13)
mob violence after several car loads of white men had appeared at the
guard house looking for then, both were taken to Birmingham for safe—
keeping until their trials at Florence, Lauderdale County, no U, S.
Public Building being available in Colbert County and there both were
convicted in the U, S, District Court ¥KX@K Greenhill being setenced
to die and Dewberry receiving a life sentence, Greerbill's conviction]
was affirmed on appeal and on October 9, 1925, he was returned from
Birmingham to Florence and hanged there under the direction of Federal
officials, His last words, spoken after he had gone upon the gallows
and when asked by Chief Deputy Sheriff Henry Hill of Birmingham whe-
ther he had anything to say, were: "I guess not, Mr, H ill,"
BIRMINGHAM AGE HERALD, Birmingham , Ala,, 12-10; 12-113 12-123 12-13;
121s 12-15-1923; 10-22-1923; 10-9 and 10-10-1925.
6 FEDERAL (2nd) 13h
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TGREENHILL, Sam
Greenhill, a a On man, was a resident of Tuscumbia, Ala,
On the morning of Nec, 8, 1923, he and his friend Dave Dewberry, armed
@iith guns and accompanied by their dogs, went hunting on the U, 8,
Sovernment Reservation at Nitrate Plant No, 1 near Sheffield, Colbert
County, They had moderate luck when they were approached by a white
guard, 38-year-old Harry S, White. The two blacks had previously
agreed that they would kill a guard before they would allow, themselves
to be arrested and prosecuted for hunting on the reservation. White
placed them under arrest and they were walking to the guardhouse
with him following them on horseback when “hite's attention was divert,
ed by the dogs chasing a rabbit and Greenhill shot him in the head,
killing him instantly, Greenhill then took his wallet from his pocket,
giving Newberry $10 of the #30 therein and also took White's pistol
before they dragged him 50 feet and thew his body in a cistern that
had 2+ feet of water where it was discovered several hours later.
- Both Newberry and Greenhill were arrested in Tusctimbia the next day
and White's pistol was found in Greenlyill's house, After intensive
questioning at the Guard House of the Nitrate Plant, they both. made
confessions admitting their part in the crime, Because of the fear of
-GREENHILL. Sam
Greenhill, a OS OU: man, was a resident of Tuscumbia, Ala.
On the morning of Nec. 8, 1923, he and his friend Dave Dewberry, armed
giith guns and accompanied by their dogs, went hunting on the U, §,
overnment Reservation at Nitrate Plant No, 1 near Sheffield, Colbert
County, They had moderate luck when they aere approached by a white
guard, 38-year-old Harry S, White, The two blacks had previously
agreed that they would kill a guard before they would allow, themselves
to be arrested and prosecuted for hunting on the reservation. White
placed them under arrest and they were walking to the guardhouse
with him following them on horseback when White's attention was divert
ed by the dogs chasing a rabbit and Greenhill shot him in the head,
killing him instantly. Greenhill then took his wallet from his pocket
giving Newberry #10 of the #30 therein and also took White's pistol
before they dragged him 50 feet and thew his body in a cistern that
had 24 feet of water where it was discovered several hours later.
Both Newberry and Greenhill were arrested in Tusctimbia the next day
and White's pistol was found in Greenlyill's house, After intensive
questioning at the Guard House of the Nitrate Plant, they both made
confessions admitting their part in the crime, Because of the fear of
Greenhill, a as man, was a resident of Tuscumbia, Ala,
On the morning of Nec, 8, 1923, he and his friend Dave Dewberry, armed
with guns and accompanied by their dogs, went hunting on the t, 8,
“overnment Reservation at Nitrate Plant No, 1 near Sheffield, Colbert
County, They had moderate luck when they were approached by a white
guard, 38-year-old Harry S, White, The two blacks had previous
agreed that they would kill a guard before they would allow, thenselves
to be arrested and prosecuted for hunting on the reservation, White
placed than under arrest and they were walking to the guardhouse
with him following then on horseback when whites attention was divert.
ed by the dogs chasing a rabbit and Greenhill shot him in the head,
killing him instantly, Greenhill then took his wallet from his pocket|
giving Newberry $10 of the #30 therein and also took White!s pistol
before they dragged him 50 feet and thew his body in a cistern that
had 2% feet of water where it was discovered several hours later.
Both Newberry and Greenhill were arrested in Tuscimbia the next day
and White's pistol was found in Greengill's house, After intensive
questioning at the Guard House of the Nitrate Plant, they both made
confessions admitting their part in the crime, Because of the fear of
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