was as follows at this time: There was a trap door in the
jail - the culprit was placed on the door with a rope a=
round his neck & the sheriff punched a button downstairs,
The trap door opened & the condemned fell through, It was
feared that a dady would hesitate to perfrom this grizzly
task, but when consulted, Mrs, Purvis said: "Yess - I will
Herform my duty." Ltr, dtd, 7-18-1982 from Jon Cerame,
601 Pecan, Belzoni, Miss., 39038, He encloses court re-
cords showing last date of execution set for 10-l-1935,
Subsenquent information provided by Cereme states that
Brown's sentence commutéd to life imprisonment by Gov,
Mike Conner on his last day in office,
was as follows at this time: There was a trap door in the
jail - the culprit was placed on the door with a rope a=
round his neck & the sheriff punched a button downstairs,
The trap door opened & the condemned fell through, It was
feared that a fady would hesitate to perfrom this grizzly
task, but when consulted, Mrs, Purvis said: 'Yess - I will
Berform my duty." Ltr, dtd, 7-18-1982 from Jon Cerame,
601 Pecan, Belzoni, Misse, 39038. He encloses court re-
cords showing last date of execution set for 10-1935,
Subsenquent information provided by Cereme states that
Brown's sentence dommutéd to life imprisonment by Gov.
Mike Conner on his last day in office,
was as follows at this time: There was a trap door in the
J
The trap door opened & the condenned fell through.
feared that a dady would hesitate to perfrom this griasly
task, but when consulted, Mrs, Purvis said: ‘Yess - I will
Serform my duty," 7-18-1982 from Jon Cerame,
601 Pecan, Belzoni, Miss., 39038. He encloses court re-
cords showing last date of execution set for 10=)-1935,
Subsenquent information provided by Cereme states that
Brown's sentence dommuted to life imprisonment by Gov.
Mike Conner on his last day in office,
BROWN, Slim
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Sentenced to die, Humphreys Co,, Miss, Affirmed on
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"The case of Slim Brown was unusual in this respect:
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husband's unexpired term as sheriff. The arrangement
BROWN, Slim
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