Hanged, Louisiana State Prison for murder on 9-18-1191),
Convicted in Fifth Judicial District
Winnfield, Lae, June 29, ee hour and thirty
minutes after Seth Jefferson, a negro was placed on
trial here today charged with the murderof Mr, and Mrs,
Samuel Chandler, of Calvin, La., an aged couple, he had
been found guilty and sentenced to death by hanging, and
was enroute to Alexandria under escort of a company of
militia. A mob of three hundred men was reported to be
waiting outside the town to lynch the negro, Jefferson
confessed the crime, He was arrested in Texas and
brought baf&k for trial." ADVERTISER, Montgomery, Alabama
June 30, 191) (2/le) WORKSHEET ~ LA.
ON, Seth
Hanged, Louisiana State Prison for murder on 9-18-1911),
Convicted in Fifth Judicial District.
"Winnfield, Lae, June 29, 191).-One hour and thirty
minutes after Seth Jefferson, a negro was placed on
trial here today charged with the murderof Mr. and Mrs,
Samuel Chandler, of Calvin, La., an aged couple, he had
been found guilty and sentenced to death by hanging, and
was enroute to Alexandria under escort of a company of
militia. A mob of three hundred men was reported to be
waiting outside the town to lynch the negro, Jefferson
confessed the crime, He was arrested in Texas and
brought ba&k for trial." ADVERTISER, Montgomery, Alabama|
June 30, 191) (2/ue) WORKSHEET - LA.
for murder on 9-18-191h.
istrict.
mwinnfield, La,, June 29, 191J.-0ne hour and thirty
minutes after Seth Jefferson, a negro was placed on
trial here today charged with the murderof Mr, and Mrs,
Samuel Chandler, of Calvin, La., an aged couple, he had
been found guilty and sentenced to death by hanging, and
was enroute to Alexandria under escort of a company o:
militia. A mob of three hundred men was reported to be
waiting outside the town to lynch the negro, Jefterson
confessed the crime, He was arrested in Texas
brought bafk for trial." ADVERTISER, Steen, over
June 30, 191) (2/e) WORKSHEET - LA.
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