Negro publisher given sentence in Tolbert case
Newberry South Carolina June 20 Negro editor and publisher McCray pleaded guilty to libel for a Lighthouse and Informer story about Willie Tolbert who was electrocuted last Oct 28 for raping a white family daughter. He was sentenced to one year hard labor and fined 5000 with provisions for probation and partial fine suspension.
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