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Second ^ onllij(iels Death For Houston Slavingj ~HOUSTON W — Joe Edward Smith, 18, drew the death penalty Thursday after a jury convicted him in the murder ofWilliam Bodenheimer III.Neither the Negro youth nor his mother, Mary Helen Smitn.* *I displayed any emotion.Smith is the second youth i doomed for the Julv 20, 1959 sex slaying of the Bodenheim-j er boy, 12. IAdrian Johnson, 17. received the death penalty last September for his part in the gang attack and slaying of the white boy.Five other Negro youths involved were declared delinquent in juvenile hearings.
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Bryan Daily Eagle

Bryan, Texas, US

Fri, Apr 15, 1960

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