he repudiated the confession, claiming that he had made it after he
: : e~-six-interrop apoyo eMen with a
black jack. All of the policemen testified that no foree had been
used and that Bass had. made his statment voluntarily. Bass claimed
during the trial that he at Brown had a minor argument and that
when Brown had made a movement as though he was going into his pocket,
Sass feared that he was going for the pistol and struck him in self-
defense, He claimed then that the robbery was an afterthought, Con-
victed and sentenced to die, his case was appealed to the State Su-
preme Court on the basis that his confession had been obtained in
viblation of Kentucky's Anti-Sweating Act. After the Kentucky Court
upheld the conviction, his execution was further delayed by an B$$axxX
unsuccessful appeal to the Hnited States Supreme Court and he was
finally electrocuted at the Kentucky S tate Prison on March 16, 1945,
A sanity hearing held Shortly before the execution found Bass "very
dull, but sane,"
nad.been.-stry a one-oO
LOUISVILLE COURIER-JOURNAL, Louisville, Kentucky, March 16, 19)5,
296 KENTUCKY 1,26
he repudiated the confession, claiming that he had made it after he
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black jack. All of the policemen testified that no foree had been
used and that Bass had. made his statment voluntarily. Bass claimed
during the trial that he iaat Brown had a minor argument and that
when Brown had made a movement as though he was going into his pocket,
Sass feared that he was going for the pistol and struck him in self-
defense. He claimed then that the robbery was an afterthought. Con-
victed and sentenced to die » his case was appealed to the State Su-
preme Court on the basis that his confession had been obtained in
viblation of Kentucky's Anti-Sweating Act. After the Kentucky Court
upheld the conviction, his execution was further delayed by an MXSAHX
unsuccessful appeal to the Mnited States Supreme Court and he was
finally electrocuted at the Kentucky S tate Prison on March 16 » 1945.
A sanity hearing held shortly before the execution found Bass "very
dull, but sane,"
LOUISVILLE COURIER-J OURNAL, Louisville, Kentucky, March 16, 19)5,
296 KENTUCKY 1,26
he repudiated the confession, claiming that he had made it after he
had_been_struck-b:
policemen with &
black jack, All of the policemen testified that no foree had been
used and that Bass had. made his statment voluntarily. Bass claimed
during the trial that he xm Brown had a minor argument and that
when Brown had made a movement as though he was going into his pocket,|
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finally electrocuted at the Kentucky $ tate Prison on March 16, 19lS.
Sealy hearing held shortly before the execution found Bass ‘very
dull, but sane,"
LOUISVILLE COURIER—JOURNAL, Louisville, Kentucky, March 16, 19\5.
296 KENTUCKY 1,26
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BASS, Thomas
Bass, a 23-year-old black native of North Carolina, was a soldier
stationed at Bowman Field near Louisville, Ky. On June 13, 1942, he
and two=-girl friends moved into a room he subrented from Thomas
Brown, a 60-year-old laborer who leaded a house in Louisville, Durin
the next three days, he and Brown became friendly and drank together
on Several occasions, On June 17, in front of the house, Bass inter-
ceded‘in an argument between a girl who lived there and who was with
Brown at the time and one of Brown's fellow workmen. He picked up a
pistol that the other man had dropped on the sidewalk and gave it to
Brown. Later that afternoon, Brown invited Bass into his room and,
in a few minutes, the girl heard Brown ask Bass not to hit him and
Gasp. BESKAXISXYEXERKEXEKEK Bass left the room and Brown was found
dying on his bed, bleeding profusely from a wound on his head, He
was taken to a hospital where he died later that night and Bass, who
had left the house with the two women living with him, was arrested
shortly afterwards, At the time of his arrest, he confessed that he
had known that Brown had some ot and that he had struck pim over
the head with a hammer that Brown kept in the room for breaking up
coal and stolen his wallet from which he took $11.00. At his trial,
BASS, Thomas
Bass, a 23-year-old black native of North Carolina, was a soldier
stationed at Bowman Field near Louisville, Kye On June 13, 1942, he
and two-girl friends moved into a room he subrented from Thomas
Brown, a 60-year-old laborer who leaded a house in Louisville. During
the next three days, he and Brown became friendly and drank together
on several occasions, On June 17, in front of the house, Bass inter-
ceded’in an argument between a girl who lived there and who was with
Brown at the time and one of Brown's fellow workmen. He picked up a
pistol that the other man had dropped on the sidewalk and gave it to
Brown, Later that afternoon, Brown invited Bass into his room and,
in a few mimutes, the girl heard Brown ask Bass not to hit him and
gasp. RBESHRXXEXEXXKEX#ESH Bass left the room and Brown was found
lying on his bed, bleeding profusely from a wound on his head. He
was taken to a hospital where he died later that night: and Bass, who
had left the house with the two women living with him, was arrested
shortly afterwards. At the time of his arrest, he confessed that he
had known that Brown had some pee and that he had struck afin over
the head with a hammer that Brown kept in the room for breaking up
coal and stolen his wallet from which he took $11.00. At his trial,
BASS, Thomas
Bass, a 23-year-old black native of North Carolina, was a soldier
stationed at Bowman Field near Louisville, Ky. On June 13, 1912, he
and two-girl friends moved into a room he subrented from Thomas
Brown, a 60-year-old laborer who
the next three days,
on several occasions.
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coal and stolen his wallet from which he took $11.00. At his trial,
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