Ronnie Smith, SC, 1933 July 21

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SMITH, Ronnie — BL fe FS
Black, electrocuted South Carolina State Buiod ‘Laurens
County) on July 21, 1933="Barnie Smith, 21, Laurens County
negro, was electrocuted at the state penitentiary at sun=
up for attacking a young married white woman, mother of a
small child, near Ware Shoals last March, Before he died,
Smith confessed the attack,"

ATLANTA JOURNAL, Atlanta, Ga., July 21, 1933

Crime occurred 3-8-1933,
of exegution from COLUMBIA

No appeal, Gave good account
hay ee STATE filed in SC = not written

es Cc BUM ex

SMITH, Ronnie Pe - / ehh
Black, electrocuted South Carolina State Prison (Laurens
County) on July 21, 1933="Barnie Smith, 21, Laurens County
negro, was electrocuted at the state penitentiary at sun-
up for attacking a young married white woman, mother of a
small child, near Ware Shoals last March. Before he died,
Smith confessed the attack,"

ATLANTA JOURNAL, Atlanta, Ga., July 21, 1933
Crime occurred 3-8-1933,

No appeal, Gave good
ae me from COLUMBIA STATE filed in st - route
aS POCO

sxc BYVAL EX

SMITH, Ronnie Fz, (ee
Black; electrocuted South Carolina st@te-Puisch (taurens
County) on July 21, 1933-"Barnie Smith, 21, Laurens County]
negro, was electrocuted at the state penitentiary at sun-
up for attacking a young married white woman, mother of a
small child, near Ware Shoals last March, Before he died,
Smith confessed the attack,"

ATLAN'A JOURNAL, Atlanta, Ga,, July 21, 1933

Crime occurred 3-8-1933. No appeal,
of
ee Keepy ion from COLUMBIA STATE filed in SC ~ not write

ac BUALEX

Gave good account



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