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YOUNG, William "Parson" “~ GIDE Shy)
Hanged Silver City, N. Mes (am carrying date as Feb. 23,
1881 - based on letter dated 10-20-1977 from Dr. Myra
Ellen Jenkins, Chief, Historical Services Divison, State
Records and Archives Center, Santa Fe.) Have conflicting
information in later dated 1925 and in article, both by
O. We Williams. Article entitled PAST HANGINGS in GRANT
COUNTY, fled) AWM YOC)- Boruc |
The following is from NATIONAL POLICE GAZETTE, 5-7-1881-
Page 7-l: "William Young, the murderer of Joseph Dwenger,
suffered the extreme penalty of the law for his crime at
Silver City, Ne M. William Young was born in New York City
served three years in the 37th New York Regiment and was
wounded twice, He mintained that he was innocent to the
last. When on the scaffold he made one request to the
sheriff and that was to 'let him drop easye'" oy
‘Appealed and affirmed: 2 NEW MEXICO 93 ire
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IYOUNG, William "Parson" “ 9 7-25 / 55 ers
Hanged Silver City, Ne Me, (am carrying date as Feb. 23,
1881 - based on letter dated 10-20-1977 from Dr. Myra
Ellen Jenkins, Chief, Historical Services Divison, State
Records and Archives Center, Santa Fe.) Have conflicting
information in later dated 1925 and in article, both by
O. We Williams. Article entitled PAST HANGINGS in GRANT
county, Aled “AWW YC ee
The following is from NATIONAL POLICE GAZETTE, 5-7-1881-
Page 7-1: "William Young, the murderer of Joseph Dwenger,
suffered the extreme penalty of the law for his crime at
Silver City, N. M. William Young was born in New York City)
served three years in the 37th New York Regiment and was
wounded twice, He mintained that he was innocent to the
last. When on the scaffold ie re one oles) to the
sheriff and that was to ‘let him drop easye y
Appealed and affirmed: 2 NEW MEXICO 93 Ure
YOUNG, William "Parsont “= 7-75 /S5 e/,
Hanged Silver City, N. M., (am carrying date as Feb. 23,
1881 - based on letter dated 10-20-1977 from Dr, Myra
Ellen Jenkins, Chief, Historical Services Divison, State
Records and Archives Center, Santa Fe,) Have conflicting
information in later dated 1925 and in article, both by
0, We Willi: preiye F sels PAST IGINGS in GRANT
COUNTY, Fld Wet Coe o
The following is from ieee POLICE GAZETIE, 5-7-1881-
Page 7-1: "William Young, the mrderer of Joseph Dwenger,
suffered the ettreme penalty of the law for his crime at
Silver City, N. M, ‘William Young was born in New York City
served three years in the 37th New York Regiment. and was
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