Georgia: Sophie White, executed 1833-04-26, Undated
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FullscreenANDERSON, WARREN and SOPHIE, Slaves, black, hanged Covington, Newton Co., GA, April 26, 1833. Anderson, Warren and Sophie, the slaves of a Mr. White, murdered their master in a cornfield. In an effort to make the death appear accidental, they tied a rope around him and attached it to a frisky horse which dragged the body a considerable distance.-7he Covington Enterprise, Covington, GA, 11/27/1874, giving a retrospective list of Newton County executions.
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