On April 18, 1878, 33-year-old Frank J. Lee, a farmer, was driving his wagon home from the market in Chatham County, Georgia. A black youth, 18-year-old Frank Perry, would rob Frank Lee and in the process would shoot him. He would live a little bit after but passed away.
Frank Perry would flee to North Carolina where he was caught. He would go on trial and would be found guilty and set to hang. He would be hanged in Savannah on June 26, 1878.
SOURCES:
Legal Executions in Georgia pg 26
Georgia Weekley Telegraph, Journal, and Messenger April 23, 1878
Georgia Weekley Telegraph, Journal, and Messenger May 7, 1878
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