Supreme Court resulted in a reversal because the trial court had re-
fused to hear testimony by the dfense on its request for a change of
venue which was deniede A change of venue was then granted to Phillip
Couhty where, for the second time, he was convicted and sentenced to
die. Once again, the case was taken to the State Supreme Court with
the request that the BAEXEXEK conviction be reversed or that the sen=
tence of death be changed, The Court affirmed the conviction and let
the sentence stand, and Hildreth was electrocuted at the 4rkansas
“tate Prison on December 23, 19,9.
PITTSBURGH COURIER, Pittsburgh, Pa., December 31, 1949
217 Se We 2nd 622 3
223 Se We énd (ae
Supreme Court resulted in a reversal because the trial court had re-~
fused to hear testimony by the dfense on its request for a change of
venue Which was denied. A change of venue was then granted to Phillipg
Couhty where, for the second time, he was convicted and sentenced to
die. Once again, the case was taken to the State Supreme Court with
the request that the BAKXEXEH conviction be reversed or that the sen-
tence of death be changed, The Court affirmed the conviction and let
the sentence stand, and Hildreth was electrocuted at the Arkansas
State Prison on December 23, 1919.
PITTSBURGH COURIER, Pittsburgh, Pas, December 31, 1919
217 Se We 2nd 622
223 Se We 2nd 757
Supreme Court resulted in a reversal because the trial court had re~
fused to hear testimony by the dfense on its request for a change of
venue which was denied. A change of venue was then granted to Phillipd
County where, for the second time, he was convicted and sentenced to
die. Once again, the case was taken to the State Supreme Court with
the request that the conviction be reversed or that the sen-
tence of death be changed, The Court affirmed the conviction and let
the sentence stand, and Hildreth was electrocuted at the Arkansas
State Prison on December 23, 1949.
PITTSBURGH COURIER, Pittsburgh, Pa, December 31, 1949
22
217 Se We 2nd 6:
223 Se We 2nd 757
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HILDRETH, Wesley
i th, a 26-year-old black man, was a veteran of World War II, On
EEN 2, 1948, he went to the home of a 21-year-old white woman, wife
of a tenant farmer and mother of a 3-month-old baby, which was located
about three miles off the paved road between, MX#E
Marianna and Helena in Lee Coe, Ark. He entered the house through an
“unlocked kitchen door and suprised the woman who was doing her house-
hold chores with the baby Sleeping in an adjoining room. When he as-
certained that the husband was not at home, he asked her: "Did you
ever have a date with'a colored man?" WKH She replied "No," and‘ he
anseered: "Well, this is one time you are going to have one," Hé
grabbed her, dragged her into the room where the baby lay sleeping and
threw her on the bed where he forcibly raped her, After he had fini-
Shed, he threatened to return and kill her if she should tell her hus-
ran to the field where her husband was Working, related the incident
to him and a physician who examined her Sia d that
force had been used, At the time of his arrest, Hildreth admitted to a
deputy sheriff that h d-the woman, He was convicted in
lee County and sentenced to die, but an appeal to the State
HILDRETH, Wesley
Hildreth, a 26-year-old black man, was a veteran of World War II, On
August 2, 1948, he went to the home of a 21-year-old white woman, wife
of a tenant farmer and mother of a 3-month-old baby, which was located
about three miles off the paved road between,
Marianna and Helena in Lee Co, 9 Ark. He entered the house through an
“unlocked kitchen door and suprised the woman who was doing her house-
hold chores with the baby sleeping in an adjoining room. When he as-
certained that the husband was not at home, he asked her: "Did you
ever have a date with a colored man?" WHE She replied "No »" and‘ he
ansepeed: "Well, this is one time you are going to have one," He
grabbed her, dragged her into the room where the baby lay Sleeping and
threw her on the bed where he forcibly raped her, After he had fini-
Shed, he threatened to return and kill her if she should tell her hus-
to him and a physician who examined her sia d that
force had been used, At the time of his arrest, Hildreth admitted to a
oman. He was convicted in
e County and Sentenced to die » but an appeal to the State
HILDRETH, Wesley
Hildreth, a 26-year-old black man, was a veteran of World War II, On
August 25 1948, he went to the home of a 21-year-old white woman, wife
of a tenant farmer old baby, which was located
al setars
WE She replied "No," and'he
are going to have one,"
iS convicted in
the State
