Salt Lake Telegram | 1951-01-04 | Page 3 | 7 May Seek Writs to Stay Execution

7 May My y Seek Seel Writs T 1 Q Sy ay B Execution RICHI RICHMOND Va Jan 1 UP UPI I IThe a The The Martinsville seven a group of Negroes sentenced to todie todie todie die for mass assault on a whIt woman were expected to ser ser-k writs of habeas corpus in federal district court this week Chief defense council Martin A said this tills would be the the- next logical move after the United States Stales supreme court Tu Tuesday declined for tile the second time lime to review the lh case He said he believed all state court remedies remedies reme reme- dies had been exhausted The Tile seven Negroes were convicted ton ton- by six separate juries junes m In Martinsville Va in 1919 1019 The supreme court COUlt appeal was based Ion t I ton on the plea that only Negroes get the death penalty for rape in Vir Vu ginia A new execution date will willbe willbe be bc set this week i