George Stinney, 1944 June 16

brutality of the crime negated any consideration of his youthfulness,"
|After his conviction, he admitted the murders a number of times while
on death row, giving full details of the murders, He was electrocuted
at the South Carolina State Prison on June 16, 19); and the execution
was witnessed by the fathers of both of his victims as well as two
black female socialogy students from Allen University. Stinney made
no comment after entering the death chamber with a Bible tucked under
his arms and the guards had difficulty strapping his slight form in
the chair which had been designed for adults, At the time of his exe-
cution, he was only fourteen years, five months old,

CHARLESTON NEWS AND COURIER, Charleston, South Carolina, March 26,
19h; March 28, 19k; March 30, 1943 June 16, 194; June 17, 19Lh.
COLUMBIA STATE, Columbia, S, Ce, XHMMXEZXK 6-17-19);

See Newspaper article from THE SUDDAY RECORD, Bergan; /Passaic/Hudson

Counties, Ne Js, 3-28-1982 by Tom Stout for which I furnished much
information,

brutality of the crime negated any consideration of his youthfulness,"
| After his conviction, he admitted the mrders a number of times while
on death row, giving full details of the murders, He was electrocuted
at the South Carolina State Prison on June 16, 19 and the execution
was witnessed by the fathers of both of his victims as well as two
black female socialogy students from Allen University. Stinney mde
no comment after entering the death chamber with a Bible tucked under
his arms and the guards had difficulty strapping his slight form in
the chair which had been designed for adults, At the time of his exe-
cution, he was only fourteen years, five mohths old.

CHARLESTON NEWS AND COURTER, Charleston, South Carolina, March 26,
19h; March 28, 194hs March 30, 194; June 16, 194); June 17, 19h.
COLUMBIA STATE, Columbia, S, Co, XHM#XEXXK 6-17-19)

See Newspaper article from THE SUDDAY RECORD, Bergan; /Passaic/Hudson

Counties, Ne Je, 3-28-1982 by Tom Stout for which I furnished much
information,

brutality of the crime negated any consideration of his youthfulness,"
After his conviction, he admitted the murders a number of times while
4 le was electrocuted

4 and the execution

black female socielogy students from Allen University.

no comment after entering the death chamber with a Bible tucked under
his arms and the guards had difficulty strapping his slight form in
the chair which had been designed for adults, At the time of his exe~
eution, he was only fourteen years, five months old,

CHARLESTON NEWS AND COURIER, Charleston, South Carolina, March 26,

19h; March 28, 19hhs March 30, 19h; June 16, 19h; June 17, 19bh,
COLUMBIA STATE, Columbia, S, C., XMMMXIZXK 6-17-19)

See ets article from THE SUDDAY RECORD. Bergen; /Passaic/tudson
Counties, Jey 3-28-1982 by Tom Stout for which I furnished much

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STINNEY, George Junius, Jr. SS fe , fs —Sct/als- AAE,
Stinney, a black youth barely ll-years-old, was the sonz of an employé
ee of a lumber mill at Alcalu, Clarendon County, S.C. On the after=
noon of March 2h, 19h, 8-year-old Mary Emma Thames and ll-year=old
Betty June Binnicker, both white, whose fathers were employed by the
same company as Stinney's father, left their home on an old bicycle
to pick wildflowers. Stinney followed them for about one mile and
at a point on a railroad bed near Green Hill Church he made sexual
advances towards the youngest child, When she resisted him, he bludg-
eoned her to death with a 10-inch railroad spike, When Miss Binnicker
came to the rescue of her friend, he bludgeoned her to death also,
after which he dragged both bodies to a water-filled ditch into which
he threw them and their bicycle, When the girls failed to return home,
a searching party was formed and, after looking all night, they found
the bodies early the next morning, Stinney was arrested on suspicion
shortly afterwards and made a complete confession after which he was
taken to a jail outside of the county for safekeeping. Speedily
brought to trial for the death of Miss Binnicker, he was convicted and

to die. The indictment for the murder of Miss Thames wa
notiproseaiies in view of his having received t e death sentence at
his first trial, There was no appeal and an application for executive

clemency was denied by Governor Olin D, Johnston who stated that "the

STINNEY, George Junius, tise Z , 7 SCH US ALL y,

Stinney, a black youth barely ll-years-old, was the sone of an employé
ee of a lumber mill at Alcalu, Clarendon County, S.C. On the after~
noon of March 24, 194, 8-year-old Mary Emma Thames and ll-year-old
Betty June Binnicker, both white, whose fathers were employed by the
same company as Stinney's father, left their home on an old bicycle
to pick wildflowers. Stinney followed them for about one mile and

at a point on a railroad bed near Green Hill Church he made sexual
advances towards the youngest child, When she resisted him, he bludg-
eoned her to death with a 10-inch railroad spike. When Miss Binnicker
came to the rescue of her friend, he bludgeoned her to death also,
after which he dragged both bodies to a water-filled ditch into which
he threw them and their bicycle, When the girls failed to return home,
a searching party was formed and, after looking all night, they found
the bodies early the next morning. Stinney was arrested on suspicion
shortly afterwards and made a complete confession after which he was
taken to a jail outside of the county for safekeeping. Speedily
brought to trial for the death of Miss Binnicker, he was convicted and
ASt prosecuted ih view of his having received the death sentense’s

his first trial, There was no appeal and an application for executive
clemency was denied by Governor Olin D. Johnston who stated that "the

STIMNBY, George Junius, dre | ie A— Sed! 01S Ax
Stinney, a black youth barely lj-years-old, was the son of an employs
ee of a lumber mill at Alcalu, Clarendon County, S.C, On the after-
noon of March 2h, 19h), 8-year-old Mary Emma Thames and ll~year-old
Betty June Binnicker, both white, whose fathers were employed by the
same company as Stinney's father, left their home on an old bicycle
to pick wildflowers. Stinney followed them for about one mile and

at a point on a railroad bed near Green Hill Church he made sexual
advances towards the youngest child, when she resisted him, he bludg-
eoned her to death with a 10-inch railroad spike, When Miss Binnicker
came to the rescue of her friend, he bludgeoned her to death also,
after which he dragged both bodies to a water-filled ditch into which
he threw then and their bicycle, When the girls failed to return home,
a searching party was formed and, after looking all night, they found
the bodies early the next morning, Stinney was arrested on suspicion
shortly afterwards and made a complete confession after which he was
taken to a jail outside of the county for safekeeping. Spee

brought to trial for the death of Miss Binnicker, he was convicted and

ybenced to die. The indictment, for the mmnde: T
fot prosecuted in view of his having received the death sentence"ae.
his first trial, There was no app: ‘an application for executive

clemency was denied by Governor Olin D, Johnston who stated that "the