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DeBoe, a white man born at Lutata, Ark., on July 13, 1912, had
moved to Kentucky, settling first in Livingston Co, and then in
Paducah, with XE his father and sister after his mother died when
‘he was 12-years-old. In May, 1934, he and a 2l-year-old native of
Castle, Okla., Ezra Davenport, committed a series of three robberies
in Livingston €0., two of store owners and one of a farmer, After
they were arrested, the wives of one of the store owners and the
farmer claimed that DeBoe had raped them during the course of the
robbery and he was subsequently. charged with the pape of a 68-year-
| _ OLGXDB¥RREKERE Dyer Co., Term., woman, Davenport received sentences
“totallgng 7 yeara for his part in the robberies and for aiding and
abetting the rape of the store keeper's wife, DeBoe, admitting the
robberies, vigorously denied having raped any of the three women
but he was nonetheless convicted of having assaulted the store keep-
er's wife and sentenced to B& die. In accordance with Kentucky law
at the time}XX£XHHEXER which allowed a person convicted of rape to
be hanged in the Country of his conviction instead of being electro-
cuted at the State Prison, DeBoe was returned from the penitentiary
to MHUF#AXAE Smithland to be executed at sunrise on the morning of
April 19, 1935, A large crowd had mit gathered to witness the
DeBOE, William (Willie) 4 hile GIS
DeBoe, a white man born at Lutata, Ark., on July 13, 1912, had
moved to Kentucky, settling first in Livingston Co, and then in
Paducah, with XE his father and sister after his mother died when
‘ he was 12-years-old. In May, 193, he and a 21-year-old native of
Castle, Okla., Ezra Davenport, committed a series of three robberies
in Livingston €0., two of store owners and one of a farmer, After
they were arrested, the wives of one of the store owners and the
farmer claimed that DeBoe had raped them during the course of the
robbery and he was subsequently. charged with the pape of a 68-year-
FBSEKEEE Dyer Co., Tenn., woman, Davenport received sentences
“totallgng 47 yeara for his part in the robberies and for aiding and
abetting the rape of the store keeper's wife. DeBoe, admitting the
robberies, vigorously denied having raped any of the three women
but he was nonetheless convicted of having assaulted the store keep-
er's wife and sentenced to B& die. In accordance with Kentucky law
at the timeJXXEXHHEXRE Son convicted of rape to
be hanged in the Coun i n
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April 19, 1935, A large crowd had mtk gathered to witness the
DeBOE, William (Willie) £/ 7 iF Hs GIF
DeBoe, a white man born at Lutata, Arke, on July 13, 1912, had
moved to Kentucky, settling first in Livingston Co, and then in
Paducah, with IB his father and sister after his mother died when
abetting the rape of the store keeper's wife. DeBoe, admitting the
robberies, vigorously denied having raped any of the three wonen
but he was nonetheless convicted of having assaulted the store keep-
erls wife and sentenced to K die. In accordance with Kentucky law
at the +: which allowed a person convicted of rape to
be hanged in the Country of his conviction instead of being electro-
cuted at the State Prison, DeBoe was returned from the parttentisry
to Smithland to be executed at sunrise on the morning of
April 19, 1935, A large crowd had mt gathered to witness the
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