Killing of Ozola Bryant and Lewis Bryant in Mississippi in 1932
Incident
Lewis Bryant, 61, a farmer, was killed in 1932 by William Clark Mitchell and Arthur Cook in Yalobusha County, Mississippi. Mitchell and Cook came to Bryant's home to rob him. They beat Bryant, his wife Missouri Bryant and his son Coot Bryant, tied them to chairs, doused them with kerosene and set them on fire. Bryant and his son burned to death but his wife escaped and survived. A trial jury convicted. Cook was sentenced to life. Mitchell was sentenced to death, but Governor Hugh White commuted his sentence to life imprisonment. Ozola Bryant, 16, a farmer, son of Lewis Bryant and Missouri Bryant, was killed in 1932 by William Clark Mitchell and Arthur Cook in Yalobusha County, Mississippi. Mitchell and Cook came to rob the Bryants’ home. They beat Bryant and his parents–father Lewis Bryant and mother Missouri Bryant–tied them to chairs, doused them with kerosene and set them on fire. Bryant and his father burned to death but his mother escaped and survived. Trial jury convicted. Cook was given a life sentence. Mitchell was sentenced to death, but Governor Hugh White commuted the sentence to life imprisonment.
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- News article from the Chicago Defender about the upcoming execution of William Mitchell for the murder of Lewis Bryant : December 19, 1936
- News article from the Boston Globe about the burning death of Lewis Bryant and his son : July 13, 1932
- News article from the Chicago Defender about death sentence of the man found guilty of the murder of Lewis Bryant : January 30, 1937
- News article from the Hattiesburg American about the upcoming execution of the man who killed Lewis and Ozola Bryant : April 9, 1937
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- News article from the Chicago Defender about recent events, including the refusal of Mississippi governor in intervening in the execution of William Clark Mitchell, convicted for the death of Lewis Bryant : January 23, 1937
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- News article from the Atlanta Daily World about Mississippi Supreme Court upholding death sentence for William Clark Mitchell, found guilty of murdering Lewis Bryant : November 21, 1936
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- News article from the New Journal and Guide about Mississippi's opposition to federal anti-lynching laws : May 1, 1937
- News article from the Anniston Star about the death sentence for the man convicted of killing Lewis and Ozola Bryant : January 16, 1937
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- News article from the Chicago Tribune about death sentence of a man found guilty of the murder of Lewis Bryant : January 21, 1937
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- News article from Atlanta Daily World about William Clark Mitchell, convicted of killing Lewis Bryant, being denied clemency : February 1, 1937
- News article from Atlanta Daily World about conviction and sentencing of W.C. Mitchell for the death of Lewis Bryant : January 31, 1936
- Journalism: 2022-03947-BRYANT Lewis (1411960877)
- News article from the Norfolk Journal and Guide about the reaffirmation of the death sentence given to the man convicted of the murder of Lewis and Coot Bryant : November 20, 1937
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- News article from the New York Amsterdam News about William Clark Mitchell, who was convicted for killing Lewis Bryant, applying for a bonus : February 8, 1936
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- News article from the Cleveland Call and Post about the Mississippi Supreme Court reaffirming the death sentence for the man convicted in the death of Lewis and Coot Bryant : November 25, 1937
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- News article from the Chicago Tribune about remarks from Mississippi Governor on the federal anti-lynching law, including mention of William Clark Mitchell, who was sentenced to be executed for the burning death of Lewis Bryant : April 17, 1937
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- News article from the Baltimore Afro-American about reaffirmation of William Clark Mitchell's death sentence, the man convicted of murdering Lewis and Coot Bryant : December 4, 1937
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- News article from the New York Amsterdam News about a stay granted for the man convicted of killing Lewis Bryant and his son : January 30, 1937
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- News article from the Norfolk Journal and Guide about a stay of execution ordered for the man convicted of killing Lewis and Cot Bryant : July 31, 1937
- News article from the New Journal and Guide about the commuting of the death sentence of William Clark Mitchell, who was found guilty of the murder of Lewis and Coot Bryant : December 18, 1937
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- News article from the New York Amsterdam News about decision by Mississippi D.A. not to try William Clark Mitchell on a second murder charge in addition to that of the murder of Lewis Bryant : December 25, 1937
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- Journalism: 2021-02697-BRYANT Ozola (1375318351)
- Journalism: 2021-02697-BRYANT Ozola (1375318351)
- Journalism: 2022-03947-BRYANT Lewis (1411960877)
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- News article from the Norfolk Journal and Guide about insanity claim entered for William Clark Mitchell, who was convicted of the murder of Coot Bryant and his son : April 10, 1937
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- News article from the Chicago Tribune about a stay of execution filed for William Clark Mitchell, who was convicted of killing Lewis Bryant : April 16, 1937
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- News article from the Chicago Defender about the upcoming execution of William Mitchell for the murder of Lewis Bryant : February 1, 1936
- News article from the Capitol Plaindealer about the death sentence for man who killed Lewis and Ozola Bryant : January 31, 1937
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- News article from the Norfolk Journal and Guide about month-long reprieve given to William Clark Mitchell, who was sentenced to death for the burning death of Lewis Bryant : January 16, 1937
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- News article from the Baltimore Afro-American about life sentence in the murder of Lewis Bryant : December 18, 1937
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- News article from the Norfolk Journal and Guide about the execution of Selmon Brooks and Mary Holmes, which the paper compares to the case of William Clark Mitchell, who was convicted for the burning death of Lewis Bryant : May 8, 1937
- News article from the Atlanta Daily World about the reaffirmation of the death sentence of the man convicted of the murder of Lewis and Coot Bryant : November 22, 1937
- News article from the Chicago Defender about the Mississippi Supreme Court upholding the death sentence of the man convicted of killing Lewis and Coot Bryant : November 27, 1937
- News article from the Atlanta Daily World about the Mississippi Supreme Court upholding the death sentence for William Clark Mitchell, who was convicted for murdering Lewis Bryant : November 17, 1937
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