DAVIS, Charles
2(=year-old black man, electrocuted Ohio State Prison KXXXxx
(Lawrence County) on March 11, 1910.. | ;
"Ironton, Ohio, August 10, 1909=Charles Davis, sbihored,
shot and killed Ella Welch, a mlatto, aged 1, early
this morning and attemp ed suicide by cutting his throat,
Davis, it is alleged, assaulted the girl and because she
was going to tell her mother, shot her with a shotgun,
The girl died a few minutes later, Davis fled and when
about to be captured,by officers, cut his throat with a
barlow knife, He will recover, Indignation against the
negro is very bitter, He is being guarded at the hespital
by the police," BIRMINGHAM NEWS, B'ham, Ala., 8-10-1909
DAVIS, Charles
27syear-old black man, electrocuted Ohio State Prison KXAWK
(Lawrence County) on March ile LOO es
"Ironton, Ohio, August 10, 199-Charles Davis, ebiored,
shot and killed Ella Welch, a mlatto, aged 1h, early
this morning and attemp ed suicide by cutting his throat.
Davis, it is alleged, assaulted the girl and because she
was going to tell her mother, shot her with a shotgun,
The girl died a few minutes later, Davis fled and when
about to be captured,by officers, cut his throat with a
barlow knife, He will recover, Indignation against the
negro is very bitter, He is being guarded at the heepital
by the police," BIRMINGHAM NEWS, Btham, Ala,, 8-10-1909
DAVIS, Charles
27nyear-old black man, electrocuted Ohio State Prison RXXik|
(Lawrence County) on March 11, 1910.
"Ironton, Ohio, August 10, 19M9-Charles Davis, ebaored,
shot and killed Ella Welch, a mlatto, aged lly early
this morning and attemp ed suicide by cutting his throat.
Davis, it is alleged, assaulted the girl and because she
was going to tell her mother, shot her with a shotgun,
The girl died a few minutes later, Davis fled and when
about to be captured,by officers, cut his throat with a
barlow knife, He will recover, Indignation against the
negro is very bitter, He is being guarded at the hospital
by the polices" BIRMINGHAM NEWS, B'ham, Ala. 8-10-1909
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