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The Herald Of The Twin Cities, Roanoke Rapids, Rosemary
Roanoke Rapids, Halifax County, North Carolina
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Aaro Sharpe and Berry Richardson were electrocuted at State's Prison for robbing, murdering, and burning Wilson County farmer Callie C. Williford on April 10. Two other convicts' executions were stayed by Governor Gardner; the executed men claimed their codefendants' innocence. This was the 105th electrocution since 1910.
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Aaro Sharpe and Berry Richardson, young Wilson County negroes, died in State's Prison Friday morning by electrocution for robbery, murder and burning of Callie C. Williford, 70-year-old Wilson county farmer, on April 10. William Randall and Wright Bynum, two other negroes, were convicted along with the two electrocuted negroes, but Governor Gardner stayed execution. Among the last requests of the two electrocuted was that Randall and Bynum would be given their freedom, that they are not guilty. Up to now 105 men have been electrocuted since the electric chair was installed in March 1910.
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Wilson County
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Execution: Friday Morning; Crime: April 10
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aaro sharpe and berry richardson died by electrocution; executions of william randall and wright bynum stayed
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Aaro Sharpe and Berry Richardson, young Wilson County negroes, died in State's Prison Friday morning by electrocution for robbery, murder and burning of Callie C. Williford, 70-year-old Wilson County farmer, on April 10. William Randall and Wright Bynum, two other negroes, were convicted along with them, but Governor Gardner stayed their executions. The electrocuted men requested freedom for Randall and Bynum, claiming their innocence. 105 men have been electrocuted since March 1910.