"Montgomery, Alabama, Feb. 6, 1926-Criminals sentenced to _
|death after Feb. 28, 1927, in Alabama will be electrocuted |
at Kilby Prison instead of dying on the gallows as has
been the custom in this state. This was the contents of 4.
statement issued by Gov, Brandon in which he stated that
the state was making prepearations for the installation of
an electric chair at Kilby Prison by Oct, 1, 1926, the
date set by a law eneacted in 1923 by the Legislature, Thi
was date set for installation of electric chair system,
Sen, J. C, Inzer of Gadsden is the author of the law
abolishing the gallows and it was only after a fight had b
been carried on in the state legislature for ten years that
it was finally passed in 1923, When Kilby Prison was
planned a section was set aside for an electri chair, and
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BIRMINGHAM NEWS, B'ham, Ala., 2-6-1926
"Montgomery, Alabama, Feb, 6, 1926-Criminals sentenced to
death after Feb. 28, 1927, in Alabama will be electrocuted
lat, Kilby Prison instead of dying on the gallows as has
been the custom in this state. This was the contents of a
statement issued by Gove Brandon in which he stated that
the state was making prepearations for the installation of
an electric chair at Kilby Prison by Oct. 1, 1926, the
date set by a law eneacted in 1923 by the Legislature, Thi
was date set for installation of electric chair system,
Sen, J, C, Inzer of Gadsden is the author of the law
abolishing the gallows and it was only after a fight had b
been carried on in the state legislature for ten years that
it was finally passed in 1923, When Kilby Prison was
planned a section was set aside for an piece chairs. and
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BIRMINGHAM NEWS, B'ham, Ala., 2-6-1926
statement issued by Gove Brandon in which he stated that
the state was making prepearations for the installation of
an electric chair at Kilby Prison by Oct. 1, 1926, the
date set by a law eneacted in 1923 by the Legislature, Th:
was date set for installation of electric chair system.
Sen, J. C, Inzer of Gadsden is the author of the law
abolishing the gallows and it was only after a fight had b
been carried on in the state legislature for ten years that
it was finally passed in 1923, When Kilby Prison was
Planned a section was set aside for an slectrie chair, nd
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BIRMINGEAM NEWS, Btham, Ala., 2-6-1926
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