‘delay the execution of Lloyd, whose written confession was
taken just before he was led to the scaffold in the county
jail where he went to his death calling upon those present
to 'Meet me in heaven,'"
BIRMINGHAM AGE HERALD, September 11, 1920
"Meridian, 9-12-1920-Echols taken from jail at Cuitman at
3 AM by a small party of men, carried two miles and shot
to death in public road. Following execution of Lloyd, a
crowd had gathered at jails and threats of lynching made»
That night, Sheriff took Echols to Quitman for safekeepinge
AGE HERALD, 9-13-1920
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delay the execution of Lloyd, whose written confession was
taken just before he was led to the scaffold in the county
jail where he went to his death calling upon those present
to 'Meet me in heaven,'"
BIRMINGHAM AGE HERALD. September 11, 1920
"Meridian, 9-12-1920-Echols taken from jail at Quitman at
3 AM by a small party of men, carried two miles and shot
to death in public road. Following execution of Lloyd, a
crowd had gathered at jails and threats of lynching made.
That night, Sheriff took Echols to Quitman for safekeepinge
AGE HERALD. 9-13-1920
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delay the execution of Lloyd, whose written confession was
taken just before he was led to the scaffold in the county
jail where he went to his death calling upon those present
to 'Meet me in heaven,'"
HAM AGE HERALD, September 11, 1920
Sees 9-12=1920-Echols taken from jail at Quitman at
AM by a small party of men, carried two miles and shot
bo death in public road, Following execution of Lloyd, a
crowd had gathered at jails and threats of lynching made,
That night, Sheriff took Echols to Quitman for safekeeping.
AGE HERALD. 9-13-1920
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LLOYD, Henry G-f0-19 20
Black, hanged Meridian, Mississippi, 9-10-1920.
Meridian, 9-10-1920-A last moment appeal to the state su-
preme court prevented a double hanging in this city today
when all arrangements had been made by Sheriff John M.
Martin for the execution of Henry Lloyd and Will Echols,
negroes, convicted, the former for the murder of James A,
Tyrell, subarban merchant, and the latter for the murder
of Henry W. Davis, night watchman for a local lumber plant,
Appeal for Echols was based on a confession of Lloyd that
he alone was guilty of the mrder of Davis and that Echols
wasm't present when the crime was committed, although he
had planned the murder and was with Lloyd when the latter
shot Tyrrell. Both crimes were committed on the same night
but when the case went on trial the negroes were tried
separately, Echols being convicted of killing Davis and
Lloyd of killing Tyrell, ‘the appeal for Echols did not
LLOYD, Henry £562 “fF LO
Black, hanged Meridian, Mississippi, 9-10-1920.
"Meridian, 9-10-1920-A last moment appeal to the state su-
preme court prevented a double hanging in this city today
when all arrangements had been made by Sheriff John M,
Martin for the execution of Henry Lloyd and Will Echols,
negroes, convicted, the former for the murder of James A,
Tyrell, subarban merchant, and the latter for the murder
of Henry W. Davis, night watchman for a local lumber plant,
Appeal for Echols was based on a confession of Lloyd that
he alone was guilty of the mrder of Davis and that Echols
wasm't present when the crime was committed, although he
had planned the murder and was with Lloyd when the latter
shot Tyrrell. Both crimes were committed on the same night
but when the case went on trial the negroes were tried
separately, Echols being convicted of killing Davis and
Lloyd of killing Tyrell, ‘the appeal for Echols did not
LLOYD, Her 68. LY LO
Black, hanged Meridian, Mississippi, 16-5926,
‘Meridian, 9-10-1920-A last moment appeal to the state su-
preme court prevented a double hanging in this city today
when all arrangements had been made by Sheriff John M,
Martin for the execution of Henry Lloyd and Will Echols,
negroes, convicted, the former for the mrder of James A,
Tyrell, subarban merchant, and the latter for the mrder
of Henry ¥. Davis, nicht watchman for a local lumber plant,
Appeal for Echols was based on a confession of Lloyd that
he alone was guilty of the mrder of Davis and that Echols
wasn't present when the crime was committed, although he
had planned the murder and was with Lloyd when the latter
shot Tyrrell, Both crimes tere committed
yn the same night
but when the case went on trial the negroes were tried
separately, Echols being eoreeeetiaa killing Davis and
Lloyd of killing Tyrell, The appeal for Echols did not
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