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Mississippi / Wetzell clemency hearing / 1 - Representative Thompson McClellan, West Point... For mug shot file on legislature / 2 - Then following shot at Wetzell hearing under adverse circumstances, to say the least. This one, from left: Wetzell's sister, Mrs. Lloyd Johnson, Mrs. E. H. Harrel...

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Main Author: Haynie, Edith
Format: Electronic
Published: Alabama Department of Archives and History
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Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/4563
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Summary:Mississippi / Wetzell clemency hearing / 1 - Representative Thompson McClellan, West Point... For mug shot file on legislature / 2 - Then following shot at Wetzell hearing under adverse circumstances, to say the least. This one, from left: Wetzell's sister, Mrs. Lloyd Johnson, Mrs. E. H. Harrell, member of Clarksdale prayer group before backing clemency, third woman unidentified member of same group / 3 - From left: Lieutenant Governor Carroll Cartin, who will decide instead of Governor Coleman who prosecuted Wetzell's case; Attorney General Joe Patterson, assistant attorney general Rubel Griffin. / 4 - Howard McDonnell, Gulfport attorney who has fought for Wetzell for four years without pay because "I believe in his innocence" / 5 - Mrs. Johnson crying in witness chair / [Notes included]