victed and sentenced to die, Their case was appealed to the Florida
Supreme Court which affirmed the conviction, An effort was then made
to the State Pardons and Parole Beard to obtain clemency and they
then maintained that they had killed Henry when he threatened their
lives. Mrs. Thompson experkenced a reversal offeeling and pleaded
with the board to spare the lives of her’sons but the Board refused
to intervene and the brothers were electrocuted at the Florida State
Prison on August 19, 191)):. Both met their dates ina composed manner
and refused to make any statement,
FLORIDA TIM#S-UNION, Jacksonville, Florida 8-20-19),),
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victed and sentenced to die. Their case was appealed to the Florida
Supreme Court which affirmed the conviction. An effort was then made
to the State Pardons and Parole Beard to obtain clemency and they
then maintained that they had killed Henry when he threatened their
lives, Mrs. Thompson experkenced a reversal offeeling and pleaded
with the board to spare the lives of her’sons but the Board refused
to intervene and the brothers were electrocuted at the Florida State
Prison on August 19, 19). Both met their dates ina composed manner
and refused to make any statement,
FLORIDA TIMES-UNION, Jacksonville, Florida 8-20-19).
17 SOUTHERN REPORTER 2nd SERIES 395
victed and eae
id to die, Their case was ay
th affirmed the convic: n effort was then made
tate Pa ions and Parole Beard to ae clemency xy
hen maintained that they had killed Henry when he threatened their
ives, Mrs. Thompson experéenced a reversal offeeling and pleaded
with the rd to spare the lives of her'sons but the Board refused
to pt en and the brothers were electrocuted at the Florid« State
Frison on August 19, 19lh. Both met their dates in a composed manner
and refused to make any statement,
Jed to the Florida
FLORIDA TIMES-UNION, Jacksonville, Florida 8-20-19).
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THOMPSON, Harl and THOMPSON, Edward
The Thompsons, 33-year-old Farl and 25-year-old Edward, were white
brothers who lived with their mother, the proprietress of a Jackson-
ville, Fla,, boarding house. Mrs, Thompson and one of her roomers ,
Joe Henry, a 13-year-old engineer, planned to be married but her sons
disapproged and they and Henry quarreled constantly, One night in
January, 191, they had all been drinking and the brothers persuaded
Henry to go out with them in their automobile, They drove to a de-
serted area of Duval County and bludgeoned Henry with an iron bar,
cut his throat with a knife and threw his body into the headwaters of
carrying. They then returned home and attempted to remove the blood=
Stains from the car, When Henry was found to be missing the brothers
were taken into custody and they both confessed, directing officers to
the location of the body. They maintained that the killing was unpre =
meditated and had occurred when they got into a fight over remarks
that Henry had allegedly made concerning their mother, The State main=
tained that their hatred for Henry and robbery was the motive and Mrs,
THOMPSON, Harl and THOMPSON » Edward
The Thompsons, 33-year-old Earl and 25 =year~old Edward, were white
brothers who lived with their mother, the proprietress of a Jackson~
ville, Hilal, boarding house. Mrs, Thompson and one of her roomers,
Joe Henry, a 43-year-old engineer, planned to be married but her sons
disapproged and they and Henry quarreled constantly, One night in
January, 19)1, they had all been drinking and the brothers persuaded
Henry to go out with them in their automobile, They drove to a de-
serted area of Duval County and bludgeoned Henry with an iron bar,
cut his throat with a knife and threw his body into the headwaters of
Nine-Mile Creek after relétving it of all the money that Henry was
carrying, They then returned home and attempted to remove the blood=
Stains from the car, When Henry was found to be missing the brothers
were taken into custody and they both confessed, directing officers to
the location of the bedy. They maintained that the killing was unpre-
meditated and had occurred when they got into a fight over remarks
that Henry had allegedly made Concerning their mother, The State main-
tained that their hatred for Henry and robbery was the motive and Mrs,
THOMPSON, Bar] and THOMPSON, Edward
‘1 and 25-year-old Edward, were white
nother, the proprietress of a Jackson-
Thompson and one of her roomer:
Plamed to be married but her
reled constantly, i
‘oth
icers to
dling was unpre~
a fight over remarks
alle cncerning their mother, The State main
tained that their hat enry and robbery was the motive and Mrs«
Thomps dnst thom at their trial where both were con-
were taken into
the location of
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