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Emmett Till — Part 2

42 pages · May 09, 2026 · Broad topic: Civil Rights · Topic: Emmett Till · 41 pages OCR'd
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PD-362a (Rev 10-6-95) 44A-JN-30112, 62D-JN-30045-FD302 Continuation of FD-302 of TRANSCRIPT-EMMETT TILL TRIAL Sept 1955 ,On _. Page 146 Q You did not? A No, Sir. Q And before he made any statement to you, did you promise him any reward or held out any hope of immunity for him if he made any statement to you? A No, Sir. Q And was any statement that he made to you in the jail at that time on chat Monday, was. that statement freely and voluntarily made? Q Now, will you tell the jury, Mr. Cothran - - and speak out so the last man sitting over here on the back row can hear you, will you state what you had to say to "J.W." that day in the jail and what he had to say to you. . in regard to the murder of Emmett Till? A I asked him if they went out there and got that little boy and if they had done something with him. And he said that they had brought him up there to that store and turned him loose, there at Roy Bryant's store. A Yes, Sir. ; i Q Did you say they went and got the boy, or did he say | we went and got the boy? AE A I don't remember whether he said *we" or "I". TI i wouldn't say for sure. Q Did he say where they got the boy?
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