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SHACKLEFORD, Claude Ee
Shackleford, a 3l-year-old white native of Pilot Mountain, N. C., was
a farmer who resided near High RAXNZ Point. He was convicted of
raping the 10-year-old daughter of a neighbor BRAXKESNESKRSAXERXAXE in
the Summer of 1919 and sentenced to die in North Yarolina's gas cham-
ber. Nine minutes before he was to be executed on June 30, 195, the
Governor grantéd a respite beca use a document, signed by both the
child and her mother, had been submitted claiming that they had given
false evidence concerning the rape. Both the HXX mother and the gird
Subsequently stated that thby did not know the cont&ntw of the docu«
ment when they signed it and that thex testimpny given by the girl
at the trial was correct and Shackleford died in North “a rolina's
gas chamber on July 21, 1950é
GREENSBORO DAILY NEWS, GREENSBORO, N. C., July 21 and uly 22, 1950
SHACKLEFORH, Claude He
Shackleford, a 3l-year-old white native of Pilot Mountain, N. C., was
a farmer who resided near High REXMXS Point. He was convicted of
raping the 10-year-old daughter of a neighbor BRAXKSHESKESAXEBXAIE in
the Summer of 19,9 and sentenced to die in North Varolina's gas cham~
ber. Nine minutes before he was to be executed on June 30, 19)\5, the
Governor grantéd a respite beca use a document, signed by both the
child and her mother, had been submitted claiming that they had given
false evidence concerning the rape. Both the #AX mother and the girl
Subsequently stated that thky did not know the conthntm of the docu=
ment when they signed it and that thex testimpny given by the girl
at the trial was correct and Shackleford died in North “a rolina's
gas chamber on July 21, 1950é
GREENSBORO DAILY NEWS, GREENSBORO, N. C., July 21 and July 225, L950
SHACKLEFORM, Claude E+
Shackleford, @ 3k-year-cld white native of Pilot Mountain, N,
See High REKW Point.
hter of a neighbor
sentenced to die in North “
re he was to be executed
spite beca use a docume
Both the J nother and the irl
not know the Bova of the docu~
i 1
sequently stated that. thy
ment when they signed it and that th
at the trial was correct and Shackli
gas chamber on July 21, 1950,
GREENSBORO DAILY NEWS, GREENSBORO, N. C., July 21 and Yul
