Execution of Jones and Bloodworth Estopped As Hour Set Approaches
Petitioners contended the planned execution of Jones and Bloodworth at Muscogee County Jail would occur publicly, not privately, and thus violate the court sentence. Judge McLaughlin disqualified. an adjoining circuit judge considered the petition to restrain Sheriff McGuffin from carrying out the hanging until a private site is provided per court order.
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Jones and Bloodworth
Muscogee County
Sheff
Butler
Geo. P. Munro
C. F. McLaughlin
Chattahoochee
Taylor Superior Court
State of Georgia
Supreme Court
R. P. McGuffin
Taylor County
PL McGuffin
R. P. Mettitts
Imer Pheland
W. Foy
Spalding County
M. Tone
Bsine
S. M. Trapp
W. E. H Sharcy, JR
C. GG
Chambers
Griffin
Georgia
Gervis Boodworth
Willie Jones
Chattahoochee Circuit
Satenege
Shevitt
Bar of
Superior Court
Taylor County Court House
Munro
Arlows
Walker
Through the Country Trip from Columbus to Butler
Sheriff McGuffin arrived from Columbus with the condemned. The automobile carrying the boys, guarded by deputies and reporters, left Columbus at five. The route via Box Springs Junction City and Howard was the longest leg. The youths spoke little, showing penitence and worry for their mothers, saying they were ready to die and had made peace with God.
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McGuffin
Columbus
Box Springs
Junction City
Howard
Bater
Farewell Letter From Columbus Boys Jones Bloodworth
Willie Jones and Garvis Bloodworth write a farewell letter from Columbus urging friends to use their lives to save the souls of young people. They praise supporters who helped them as they await death and ask editors to publish the lines to comfort loved ones and guide others to Christ.
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Willie Jones
Garvis Bloodwoth
Columbus
Columbus Enquirer-Sun
Gervis Bloodworth
Attorneys Commended for Efforts in Condemned Boys
Attorneys Homer Beeland C W Fog and W E Steed were praised for their efforts to commute death sentences for Willie Jones and Gervis Bloodworth in the Howard F Underwood case of December 8 1923. They acted as court-appointed counsel with conscientious duty throughout the proceedings.
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Willie Jones
Gervis Bloodworth
Howard F. Underwood
Homer Beeland
C. W. Fog
W. E. Steed
Youths Seek clemency after long legal battle
The defendants and their families struggled to gain mercy for the youths. They pressed through courts and the Prison Commission, seeking Governor Walker’s intervention. They even pursued juror signatures on an executive clemency petition up to the final hours before the scheduled execution.
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Walker
Georgia Teens Face Hangman After Underwood Murder
Willie Jones and Gervis Bloodworth confessed to killing medicine salesman H F Underwood in December 1928 during a robbery in Taylor County. The men described planning, ambushing, and fleeing with cash, and were sentenced to die after a lengthy trial and multiple appeals. The case drew intense local interest as governors and courts weighed clemency requests amid mounting legal proceedings.
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Willie Jones
Gervis Bloodworth
H. F. Underwood
Taylor County
Underwood
Pint River
Mr. Underwood
Ages of condemned youths used in case dispute
The question of the youths ages drives the issue as Jones and Bloodworth face crime years after arrest. The State claims Jones was 18 and Bloodworth 40 when the act occurred, while Jones's mother says he was 15 and Bloodworth 19. It also emerges Jones was married years ago and his wife, from whom he is separated, now lives in this county.
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Muscogee County
Jones
Bloodworth
Underwood
Willie Jones
Mr. Underwood
Garvis
Gurvis
Gurvic
The Way of Life by the Wayside Sermon Note
Brief sermon from the Tifton Gazette comments on money and marriage. It observes some men gain wealth with ease while others struggle, and some women struggle to find a husband. The piece concludes that this is simply the way of life.
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Wayside
The
Tifton Gazette
Annapolis Growth From Severn Settlement To Colonial Capital
From a small settlement on the Severn, Annapolis expanded in size and influence, becoming Maryland’s capital by the mid-18th century. By 1750 it gained fame for its gaiety and luxury, earning the nickname The City of The Colonies.
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Annapolis
Severn
Maryland
Parrot Trainer Teaches Talking Birds for New York Woman
A New York woman earns a living by working with an instructor who teaches parrots to talk. The program enables her to breed, train, and market talkative birds for entertainment and companionship.
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New York
Time and Tide Can't Wait for You, Brother Williams Says
A quote from Brother Williams notes Time and Tide will not wait for anyone as both have business to attend to and must move on. The remark, cited by the Atlanta Constitution, underscores urgency and inevitability in pursuing duties or tasks.
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Brother Williams
Atlanta Constitution
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