James Jr. Charles, AR, 1940 January 19

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_ CHAREES, James, Jr. ) large card

23-year-old black man, electrocuted Arkansas State Prison
on January 19, 19)0, for robbery mrder of Fred Angeles,

a peddler, in Little Rock on night of Feb, 1%, 1939,

Khe body of Angeles, a familiar figure in East End, was
found around midnight near 26th and Commerce Streets, He
had been beaten to death and his pockets emptied, Charles
a service station employee, was arrested when some blood
was found in the bed of a truck belanging to his employer,
ie claimed to have been forced to accompany two other
black men who had killed Angeles and named one man who -

was arrested and subsequently pes released, At trial

claimed he had been threatened by police, Denied evilt

before execution, ye
ARKANSAS GAZETTE, Little Rock, Ark, Jan. 20, 1910 |

CHAREBS, James, Jr. large card

23-year-old black man, electrocuted Arkansas State Prison
on January 19, 190, for robbery mmrder of Fred Angeles,

a peddler, in Little Rock on night of Feb, i, iNe)e ee)

Khe body of Angeles, a familiar figure in East End, was
found around midnight near 26th and Commerce Streets, He
had been beaten to death and his pockets emptied, Charles
a service station employee, was arrested when some blood
was found in the bed of a truck belanging to his employer,
te claimed to have been forced to accompany two other
bladk men who had killed Angeles and named one man who
was arrested and subsequently pete released, At trial
claimed he had been threatened by police, Denied evilt

before execution, ye
ARKANSAS GAZETTE, Little Rock, Ark, Jan. 20, 19)0

GHAREBS, James, Jr. large card

23eyear-old black man, electrocuted Arkansas State Prison
on January 19, 190, for robbery mrder of Fred Angeles,

a peddler, in Little Rock on night of Feb, 1f, 1939,

The body of Angeles, a familiar figure in East End, was
found around midnight near 26th and Commerce Streets.

had been beaten to death and his pockets emtied,

a service station employee, was arrested when some blood
was found in the bed of a truck belanging to his employer,
He claimed to have been forced to accompany two other
black men who had killed Angeles and named one man who
was arrested and subsequently pakt released. At trial
claimed he had been threatened by police, Denied guilt
before execution,

ARKANSAS GAZETTE, Little Rock, Ark,, Jan, 20, 1940 ye



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