State, U. S. Probe Death of Negro
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Title
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State, U. S. Probe Death of Negro
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Source Type
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Newspapers
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Publisher
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The Kingston Daily Freeman
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Publication Place
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Kingston, NY
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Publication Date
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11/23/1966
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Transcript
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State, U. S. Probe Death of Negro WETUMPKA, Ala. (AP) - State and federal agents have entered the investigation of the death of James Earl Motley, whose body was carried from the Elmore County jail Sunday. Sheriff Lester Holley says he is awaiting the outcome of an autopsy he ordered to determine how the Wetumpka Negro died. Companions of the dead man claim he was beaten by an officer when he refused to be arrested.
