They were tried, convicted and sentence
Sentence was carried out at Natchez on’ *
made a tearful Speech from the gallows, lamenting his
fate and Stating what a great Service he had done to man=
kind by killing Samuel Mason,
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They were tried, convicted and sentenced to hang, and the
Sentence was carried out at Natchez on’Feb,. 8
fave & tearful speech from the gallows,
fate and stating whata great service fe had done to man=
Kind by killing Samuel Mason,
Spawn of Evil by Paul I, Welman
Western Badmen by Dorothy M, Johnson
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MAY, James
May was\for many years a member of the outlaw gang ruled _
by the notorious Samuel Mason that operated first in the
—Cave=in-Rock in Kentucky and-then moved-in the early 1800s
_ South where they served as pirates on the Mississippi and_
highwaymen on the Natchez Trace, savagely killing their
victims after -robbing-them-of-their-moneyand-goods. —In—
_ partnership with Wiley (Little) Harpe, May killed their _
leader by splitting his head with a tomahawk,amixkemk de-
—-fapitated him and—took-the-head-to Natchez -te-claim the —-
_ $1,000 reward offered dead or alive for Masone While they
were BE signing the affidavits necessary to claim the re-
_wand, aman identified them_as_the two_highwaymen_who_had_-
robbed him and a companion earlier, killing the companion.
MAY, James
May was:for many years a member of the outlaw gang ruled
by the notorious Samuel Mason that operated first in the
Cave=in-Rock in Kentucky—and-then moved in the early 1800s
South where they served as pirates on the Mississippi and
fapitated him and-took-the-head-to Natchez -te-claim the —_
_ $1,000 raward offered dead or alive for Mason. While they
were BE signing the affidavits necess to claim the re-
_wazd, aman identified them_as_the two_highwaymen_who_had_
robbed him and a companion earlier, killing the companion.
MAY, James
May was for many years a member of the outlaw gang ruled
by the notorious Samuel Mason that operated first in the
Cave~in-Rock in Kentucky and- then moved in the early 1600s
South where they served as pirates on the Mississippi and
highwaymen on the Natchez Trace, savagely killing their
victims after-robbing them-of—their-money-and-goods.
partnership with Wiley (Little) Harpe, Nay killed their
leader by splitting his head with a tomahawk ,zmbcumk de-
fapitated him and took-the-head-to Natchea-to claim. the
$1,000 ravard offered dead or alive for Mason. While they
Shas claim the re=
