victed and sentenced to die, he_iwas_hanged-at—Warsaw-on-April-135—
1coo. While the deputy was binding his arms and legs, Van Brunt, who
was resigned to his fate, whispered to him that it wasn't necessary,
BATAVIA DAILY NEWS, Batavia, Ne Ye 4-1-1888
victed and sentenced to die, he was hanged—at—Warsaw-on. pV 35
1888. While the deputy was binding his arms and legs, Van Brunt, who
was resigned to his fate, whispered to him that it wasn't necessary,
BATAVIA DAILY NEWS, Batavia, N. Y. 11-1888
victed and sentenced to die, he was hanged_at
8. While the deputy was binding his arms
wae rosigned to his fate, whispered to him th:
on-April-135
and legs, Van Brunt, who
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BATAVIA DAILY NEWS, Batavia, Ne Ye 1-1-1888
VAN BRUNT, Robert
Van Brunt (born Smith), a 2h-year-old native of England, had gone
to sea at an early age and finally emigrated to Toronto, (Canada,
_where he became an active member of the Salvation Army. AS a repre-~
sentative of the Army, he went into western New York where he worked
at various places such as Tonawanda, Batavia and Warsaw, In Castile,
he fell in love with a 16-year-old girl named Eva Rog, obtained work
as a tailor and stayed, boarding at the Roy home, In October, 1886,
he demanded that the girl marry him and told her if she did not, he
would shoot her, Finally, fearing for her life, she agreed to be-
1886, Zva, dressed in her bedclothes, was Sitting up late talking
with her half-brother, William Roy, who was to leave that day ona
trip. Van Brunt came downstairs and told the girl that she should
go to bed as her mother would not approve of her Sitting up so late,
4iva retorted that the only time her mother objected to her being up
was when she was with him, Van Brunt, enraged, went back upstairs,
got his revolver and returned and shot Willian Ney in the head, Van
Brunt was promptly arrested and taken to the jail at Warsaw, When
Roy died 36 hours later, he was charged with the murder, Tried, con-~
VAN BRUNT, Robert
Van Brunt (born Smith), a 2-year-old native of angland, had gone
to sea at an early age and finally emigrated to Toronte,CCanada,
where he became an active member of the Salvation Army, As a repre~
séntative of the Army, he went into western New York where he worked
at various places such as Tonawanda, Batavia and Warsaw, In Castile,
he fell in love with a 16-year-old girl named Eva Rog, obtained work
as a tailor and stayed, boarding at the Roy home. In October, 1886,
he demanded that the girl marry him and told her if she did not, he
would shoot her, Finally, fearing for her life » She agreed to be-~
was when she was with him, Van Brunt, enraged, went back upstairs,
got his revolver and returned and shot William Wey in the head, Van
Brunt was promptly arrested and taken to the jail at Warsaw, When
Roy died 36 hours later, he was charged with the murder. Tried, con-~
VAN BRUNT, Robert
was when she was with him,
got his revolver and returna
Brunt was
Roy died 36
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