ce OF
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| near Moticello,
| Both were black and keeping company with black woman named
| Dora Cook and Binns became jealous of Edwards. His body
| found in Dora's house with skull crushed by axe, Binns
seen near house shortly before and when arrested had blood
on clothes, Both he and Nora sentenced todeah but Gover-=
nor commuted her sentence to 21 years' imprisonment, there
having been doubts of her willing complicity. Binns showe
great coolness on scaffold and died protesting innocencée—
Drop fell at noon and he died of strangulation, his stru-
geles being fearful and his breathing heard )O yards from
gallows for some time after drop fell," NATIONAL POLICE
GAZETIE, 6-26-1880, Page 11, column three,
35 Arkansas 118 Appealed and affirmed,
mvilliam Binns was hung at Warren, Bradley j
June 11, 1880, for murder of Tom Edwards in June, 1879,
near Moticello. Convicted in Bradley on change of venue.
Both were black and keeping company with black woman named
Dora Cook and Binns became jealous of Edwards. His body
found in Dora's house with skull crushed by axe, Binns
seen near house shortly before and when arrested had blood
on clothes, Both he and Nora sentenced tod eah but Gover=
nor commuted her sentence to 21 years' imprisonment, there
having been doubts of her willing complicity. Binns showe|
great coolness on scaffold and died protesting innocencés
Drop fell at noon and he died of strangulation, his stru-
ggles being fearful and his breathing heard ho yards from
eallows for some time after drop fell," NATIONAL POLICE
GAZETIE, 6-26-1880, Page 11, column three,
35 Arkansas 118 Appealed and affirmed,
at ue 6
‘iam Binns was hung at aren, Bradley
pas 11, 1680, for murder of Tom Edwards in mines 179,
Convicted in Bradley on change of venues
Dora Cook and Binns became jealous of Edwards.
found in Dora's house with skull crushed by axe.
seen near house shortly before and when arrested had blood
on clothes. Both he and Nora sentenced tod eah but Gover=
nor commuted her sentence to 21 years' imprisonment, there
having been doubts of her willing complicity, Binns showe
great coolness on scaffold and died protesting innocence,
Drop fell at noon and he died of strangulation, his stru
ggles being fearful and hs breathing heard 0 yards from
ws for some time after drop fel i, " NATIONAL POLICE
Guratis, 6-26-1880, Page i, clue ahr
35 Arkansas 11° appealed and sivimed,
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