MILLEDGEVILLE UNION-R&CORDER, Milledgeville, Ga,, June 7, 295k.
From Miller's BXX¥. death certificate, aged 18, born on
March 6, 1936, in savannah and home address was 134
Fell street, Savannah; father's name unknown and mother’
name was Charity ats occupation laborrer. Had been
at prison for 10 months; Buried 6/18/1954 at Woodaville
Cemetery, 3avannah.
‘Prom Jackson's death certificate: aged 17, born on
August 17, 1936: Home addres3 was 165 Marvin St, Athens
farm Laborer; father! ‘3 name not known; mother's name
was Jessie “ae. Jackson; born a Bee eahero. “éeorgia;
At state Pera for 10 months; buried by ,ack and Payne
Funeral Home, Athens, on June 18, 1954 at sprad18ng
Cemetery, Athens °
MILLEDGEVILLE UNION-RECORDER , Milledgeville, Ga,, June 27, 95).
From Miller's BXX death certificate, aged 18, born on
March 6, 1936, in savannah and home address was 134
Fell street, savannah; father's name unknown and mother's
ndme was Charity Miller; occupation laborrer, Had been
at prison for 10 months; Buried 6/18/1954 at Woodaville
Cemetery, savannah.
"From Jackson's death certificate: aged 17, born on
August 17, 1936; Home address was 165 Marvin 3t., Athens;
farm laborer; father'’s name not known; mother's name
was Jessie “aé Jackson; born at Greensboro, “Yeorgia;
At state prison for 10 months; buried by ack and Payne
Funeral Home, Athens, on June 18, 1954 at spradling
Cemetery, Athens .
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iller; occupation laborrer, Had
Fell street, 3a
néme was Chabity
at prison for 10 months; Buried 6/18/1954 at. Woodsville
Savannah,
son's death certificate: aged 17, born on
dress was 165 Marvin 3t., Athens;
borer} 3 name not known; mother's name
gasie “aé. Jackson; born at Greensboro, Seorgia;
e prison for 10 months; buried by (ack and Payne
1 Home, Athens, om June 18, 1954 at”3pradlfing
Cemetery, Athens
Cemetery,
June 15, 1954
MILLER, Herman Lee and JACKSON, Willie, Jr.
Miller, an 18-year-old black native of Savannah, Ga., and Jackson, a
17-year-old black native of Athens, Gas, were both inmates at the
State Training School for Boys in Milledgeville, Ga. On June 26,
1953, they enjoyed trusty status and were searching for an escaped
inmate in some woods near Milledgeville where they encountered an
18-year-old white girl WKB a student at a local college, who was
horseback riding. They stopped the girl, overpowered and raped her.
Even though she was not so severély injured as to cause her to miss
classes, the boys were nonetheless tried, convicted and sentenced to
die for the crime. Their case was appealed to the State Sppreme
Court on the grounds that they KEM were only sixteen-years-old at
the time of the assault and should have been treated as juvenile
delinquents instead of adult criminals, The warden at the Boy's
Reformatory said that Miller had given his birth date as MWHK March
6, 1936, while Jackson had listed his birth date as August 17, 1936,
which would have nade them both l7-years-old at the time of the
crime and ineligible for treatment as juveniles, When the Court
affirmed their convict&on and the sentence 66 death, they were elec-
trocuted at the Georgia State Prison on June 155 195k.
June 15, 1954
MILLER, Herman Lee and JACKSON, Willie, Jr.
Miller, an 18-year-old black native of Savannah, Ga., and Jackson, a
l7-year-old black native of Athens, Ga., were both inmates at the
State Training School for Boys in Milledgeville, Ga. On June 28,
1953, they enjoyed trusty status and were searching for an escaped
inmate in some woods near Milledgeville where they encountered an
18-year-old white girl ,HKE a student at a local college, who was
horseback riding. They stopped the girl, overpowered and raped her.
Even though she was not so severély injured as to cause her to miss
classes, the boys were nonetheless tried, convicted and sentenced to
die for the crime. Their case was appealed to the State Supreme
Court on the grounds that they K¥H were only sixteen-years-old at
the time of the assault and should have been treated as juvenile
delinquents instead of adult criminals, The warden at the Boy's
Reformatory said that Miller had given his birth date as AB¥HK March
6, 1936, while Jackson had listed his birth date as August 17, 1936,
which would have ade them both 17-years-old at the time of the
crime and ineligible for treatment as juveniles. When the Court
affirmed their convicthon and the Sentence of death, they were elec-
trocuted at the Georgia State Prison on June 15 » 195k.
June 15, 1954
MILLER, Herman Lee and JACKSON, Willie, Jr.
classes, the boys were nonetheless tried, convicted and sentenced to
die for the crime,
death, they were elec-
1B, 195.
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