SHABORN, Benjamin F,
Seaborn, a 27-year-old white man, was employed as a clerk in the Ra-
leigh, Ne C., store owned by Richard Smith, Seaborn slept in a room
adjoining ahe store room, the key to which was kept in his room,
Karly in 1834, he used the key to unlock the store room and rob it,
He then sought to obliterate any trace of his crime by Setting fire
to the store with a candle, At his trial, Seaborn maintained that
he was innocent and Sought to implicate a black man, but he was con-
victed of arson AHA BE REEKERAX KB X ALB XIXKEL HARK RAKES in Cumberland Co,
where he was tried on a change of vemue, and sentenced to die, He
was hanged at Fayetteville on June 3, 183), Even though he had main-
tained his innocence until he mounted the seaffold, he made a con-
fession there in which he stated that he alone was REX cuilty of the
crime and that he had implicated the black man in an effort to save
himself, He said that "the Devil made him do Lt,"
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SEABORN, Benjamin F,
Seaborn, a 27-year-old white many,
isigh, N. C., store owned by Richa
adjoining the store room, the key
Early in 183), he used the key to
He then sought to oblit
to the store with a candle,
he was innocent and Sought to
victed of arson EKAXERRKERERAX
where he was tried on a change of
was hanged at Fayetteville on
tained his innocence until h
fession there in which
crime and that he
himself,
had impl
He said that "the Devil
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erate any trace of his c
At his trial,
implicate a b
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€ mounted the s
he stated that he al
dicated the black
Hillsborough, N, C.y June oN
was employed as a clerk in the Ra-
rd Smith. Seaborn slept in a room
to which was kept in his room,
unlock the store room and rob it,
rime by setting fire
Seaborn maintained that
lack man, but he was con«
vet: in Cumberland Co,
venue, and sentenced to die, He
Even though he had main-
eaffold, he made a con-
one was ¥IX guilty of the
man in an effort to save
made him do it,"
SEABORN, Benjamin F,
Seaborn, a 27-year-old white man, was employed as a clerk in the Ra-
igh, owned by Richard Smith, Seaborn slept in a room
oii Toom, the key to which
Early in 183k, ed the key to unlock
He thon sought to obliterate any trace of his crim
to the store with a candle, At his trial
he was innocent and sought to implicate a black man, but he was con-
victed of arson ber
in
where he was tried on a and sentenced to die,
was hanged at F: 103k. Even though he had main-
ined | 4 seaffold, he made a con-
‘lone was BIZ cuilty of the
grime and that he had implicated the black man in an effort to save
himself, He said that "the Devil made hin de itm
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