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period during which he
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the jaily yard at Greensbore on Nov, 15 9 19072 oe:
THE BIRMINGHAM NEWS, Birmingham, Alabama, Nove 15, 1907
"12=13=1907-Taylor not captured and lynching feared, Crime oh 9-12 on
daughter of Johnson about 3 miles west of Greensboro, Girl had always
been mentally deficient and never spoken, Child never left alone and
mother had just stepped to front foom whichwas used as store to wait
on customer, leaving child alone. ‘Cries of child caused mother to
rush back and Taylor fled, Crossed Warrior Biver into Greene County
over Lock # 2 at 2 AM on 9-13 and the men who ferried across reported
he was badly fagged out. Child in precarious condition, NEWS 9-13-07
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period during which he put up a furious struggle, He was hanged in
the jaily yard at Greensboro on Nove 15 2 19072 .
THE BIRMINGHAM NEWS, Birmingham, Alabama, Nove 15, 1907
"12=13=1907-Taylor not captured and lynching feared; Crime oh 9~12 on
daughter of Johnson about 3 miles west of Greensboro, Girl had always
been mentally deficient and never spoken, Child never left alone and
mother had just stepped to front foom whichwas used as store to wait
on customer, leaving child alone. ‘Cries of child caused mother to
rush back and Taylor fled, Crossed Warrior ,River into Greene County
over Lock # 2 at 2 AM on 9=13 and the men who ferried across reported
he was badly fagged out. Child in precarious condition, NEWS 9-13-07
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period during which he put up a furious struggle,
the jailg yard at (Oréensbore on Nove 15, 1907. a
THE BIRMINGLUM NEWS, Birminghen, Alabama, Nov
1"12=13=1907=Taylor not’ captured and pear feared?
daughter of Johnson about 3 miles west of Greensboro.
been mentally deficient and never spoken,
mother had just stepped to front #pom whichwas used as store to wait
on customer, leaving child alone, ‘Cries of child caused mother to
rush back and Taylor fled, Crossed Warrior River into Greene County
over Lock # 2 at 2 AM on 9-13 and the men who ferried across reported
he was badly fagged out, Child in precarious condition, NEWS 9-13-07
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TAYLOR, Doss Ms 7 Fos
Taylor, a black farm laborer, lived in Hale Cosy Alay In Septem
ber, 1907, he raped the young daughter of Alfred Johnson, a re~
Spected white farmer who lived about four miles from Greensboro,
finally apprehended in Demopolis,: He was taken to the Jefferson
County Jail for ‘safekeeping until his trial when he was returned
to Greensboro and convicted. Taylor maintained that he was inno»
to the gallowsyon which his nervousness and fright was evident,
When asked if he had anything to say, he Spoke his last words;
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paviory a black farm laborer, lived in Hale Cosy Alay In Septem=
ber, 1907, he the ghter of Alfred Johns:
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