SPRINGFIELD DAILY NEWS, S_ringfield, Ohio, Feb. 1, 192h.
SPRINGFIELD DAILY NEWS, S.ringfield, Ohio, Feb. 1, 192).
SPRINGFIELD DAILY NEWS, S,ringfield, Ohio, Feb. 1, 192h.
NELSON, John.
Nelson, a 28-year-old black native of Alabama, was a cook and baker
who had been residing in Springfield, Ohio, for three months. He
had a-record of beating and mistreating his wife and he had repeated~
ly warned her that he would kill her if she ever had him arrested
for his abuse. Finally Mrs. Nelson did swear out a warrant And he
was taken into custody. He was released on July 22, 1923, and went
to their Springfield home. When he entered the bedroom where she
was Sleeping, he slashed her to death with a razor-sharp knife. He
was subdued by his wife's two sons by a previous marriage who broke
4 a heavy bottle over his head. At his trial, Nelson maintained that
So had returned home to find his wife sleeping in the same bed with
a strange man and that one or the other of them attacked him first
4 and that as he fought for his life his wife was fatally wounded.
W This was totally disproved by the physical evidence and by the tes-
< timony of Id two sons who testified that she was in the room
one when Nelson returned, He was electrocuted at the Ohio State
Prison on Feb, 1, 192k.
NELSON, John
Nelson, a 28-year-old black native of Alabama, was a cook and baker
who had been residing in Springfield, Ohio, for three months, He
had a-record of beating and mistreating his wife and he had repeated-
ly warned her ‘that he would kill her if she ever had him arrested
for his abuse. Finally Mrs. Nelson did swear out a warrant And he
was taken into custody. He was released on July 22, 1923, and went
to their Springfield home. When he entered the bedroom where she
was sleeping, he slashed her to death with a razor-sharp knife. He
was subdued by his wife's two sons by a previous marriage who broke
\4) 2 heavy bottle over his head, At his trial, Nelson maintained that
= he had returned home to find his wife sleeping in the same bed with
2 a strange man and that one or the other of them attacked him first
3 and that as he fought for his life his wife was fatally wounded.
This was totally disproved by the physical evidence and by the tes-
< omen of 1da Seton, two sons who testified that she was in the room
one when Nelson returned. He was electrocuted at the Ohio State
Prison on Feb. 1, 192k.
NELSON, John
Nelson, a 28-year-old black native of Alabama, was a cook and baker
who had been residing in Springfield, Ohio, for three months. He
ant and he
was taken into custody. He was released on aly 22, 1923, and went
to their Springfield home. When he entered the bedroom where she
was sleeping, he slashed her to death with a razor-sharp knife, He
was subdued by his wife's two sons by a previous marriage who broke
ky @ heavy bottle over his head, At his trial, Nelson maintained that
FS he had returned hme to find ts wife sleeping in the sane bed with
3 a strange man or the other of them attacked him first
x) and that as he aap ‘ror his life his wife was fatally wounded.
© this was ea ered by the physical evidence and by the tes-
2 tim 1s who testified that she was in the room|
Saco re in was electrocuted at the Ohio State
Prison‘pn Febe 1, 192
