When he was returned to Rockingham Coe, he claimed to have blacked 4
out_and said that-hedid ne ven getting thé gun out of
the house. His sister testified as to his entering the house angry
and said that both she and his wife tried to prevent him from getting
the gun but that he had pushed them aside, His conviction was
appealed to the North Carolina Supreme Court which affirmed the
lower court and he was asphyxiated at the North Carolina State Pri-
son on April 18, 191,
218 N.C, 219
When he was returned to Rockingham Coe, he claimed to have blacked
out _and said that—he—did-—net—remember-even getting the gun out of
the house. His sister testified as to his entering the house angry
and said that both she and his wife tried to prevent him from getting
the gun but that he had pushed them aside. His conviction was
appealed to the North Carolina Supreme Court which affirmed the
lower court and he was asphyxiated at the North Carolina State Pri-
son on April 18, 19)1,
218 N.C, 219
§ returned to Rockingham Co., he claimed ee have t
dd_that-he-did-not-renember-everr Brana
the house, His sister testified
and said that both Be and his w:
a6.N. C, 219
HUDSON, Dollie Lee
Hudson, a 27-year-old black man, was a share-cropper on land owned
BY Hampton We GLLLOUU Ll) Seeheieesasbetman Coe, Ne it On NoOVe 155 19395
Mr, Elliott drove Hudson and another tenant to the tobacco sale in
Rocky Mount. Afterwards,’ they went by the bank where Elliott cashed
the checks that he had received and settled with the two men. He
¥ cave Hudson $10.35 in cash and told him that his debt was paid. Hud-
son asked for the sale slip for the tobacco and Elliott made out a
duplicate in his own handwriting and gave it to him, explained that_
he had to keep the origial for his own records. Before leaving Rocky
Mount, Hudson was heard to state that he planned to kill someone ei-
ther before he got home or afterwards and then flee to the woods.
Riliott dropped the other sharecropper off at his home and then
drove Hudson to his, When they arrived, Hudson beat him into uncon-
sciousness with his fists and then ren into his house where he got
and loaded his shotgun before beturning to the car and shooting
Hlliobt as he lay unconscious across the front seat, Hudson's wife
and sister fled out the back door when he got the gun and after he
had killed Hlliott, Hudson dragged the body from the car and drove
it to Petersburg where he abandoned it at a sawmill camp. He made
his way to Newark, N. Je, and surrendered to the authorities there,
HUDSON, Dollie Lee
Hudson, a 27-year-old black man, was a share-cropper on land owned
Oy Naripton W, ELILStt in Reetesaleae Cos, Ne C. On Nove 15, 1939,
Mr, Elliott drove Hudson and another tenant to the tobacco sale in
Rocky Mount. Afterwards,’ they went by the bank where Elliott cashed
the checks that he had received and settled with the two men, He
gave Hudson $10.35 in cash and told him that his debt was paid. Hud-
son asked for the sale slip for the tobacco and Elliott made out a
duplicate in his own handwriting and gave it to him, explained that _
he had to keep the origial for his own records. Before leaving Rocky
Mount, Hudson was heard to state that he planned to kill someone ei-
ther before he got home or afterwards and then flee to the woods.
Elliott dropped the other sharecropper off at his home and then
drove Hudson to his, When they arrived, Hudson beat him into uncon-
sciousness with his fists and then ren into his house where he got
and loaded his shotgun before baturning to the car and shooting
Hlliobt as he lay unconscious across the front seat, Hudson's wife
and sister fled out the back door when he got the gun and after he
had killed Elliott, Hudson dragged the body from the car and drove
it to Petersburg where he abandoned it at a sawmill camp. He made
his way to Newark, Ne Je, and surrendered to the authorities there,
HUDSON, Dollie Lee
Hudson, a 27-year-old black man, was a share-cropper on land owned
USicy-rampton w, SLILOCCIh Aeolsiwaiaam Cos, Ne Ce On Nove 15, 1939,
\) Mr. Elliott drove Hudson and another tenant to the tobacco sale in
ocky Mount. Afterwards, they went by the bank where 2lliott cashed
the hacks that he had received and settled with the tio nen,
paid. Hud-|
Son acked for the sale clip far the tobacco ahd Elliott made out a
duplicate in his own handwriting and gave it to him, explained that
he had to keep the origial for his own records. Before leaving Rocky|
Mount, Hudson was heard to state that he planned to kill someone ei-
ther before he got home or afterwards and then flee to the woods.
Elliott dropped the other sharecropper off at his home and then
drove Hudson to his, When they arrived, Hudson beat him into uncon-
sciousness with his fists and then ren into his house where he got
and loaded his shotgun before teturning to the car and shooti:
Blliobt as he lay unconscious across the front seat, Hudson's wife
and sister fled out the back door when he got the gun and after he
had killed @iott, Hudson dragged the body fron, tho car and drove
0 Petersburg where he abandoned it at a sawmill camp, He made
his way to Newark, N. Je, and surrendered to the authorities there,
