bludgeoned the Captain to death with a club, He and a black crew
man then fled on foot but were captured a few days alter, At his.
trial, he testified that Miller had cursed him and attacked him
with a hatchet, claiming that he had killed in self-defense, How=
ever, the black man testified against him and he was convicted and
sentenced to die, On February 10, 1871, he rode to his death on
a gallows comstructed on the county grounds on a hillside in a
large field about one mile from the jail seated in a carraagey
which was followed by a band and a military escort, Approximately
5,000 ‘persons witnessed the execution and heard Howard, who was
intoxicated, make a rambling speech from the gallows in which he
claimed ee perjured testimony had convicted him of murder as he
had killed in self-defense, His last words were: "You may kill the
body, but you cannot kill the soul," KRKKKXXWEXWHAYXWHA His neck
was broken by the fall and after his body had been removed from
the scaffold, the ‘tremendous crowd, including the military escort
ran to the foot of the gallows in an effort to view the corpse and
to obtain a piece of the rope for a souvénveer,
BALTIMORE SUN, Baltimore, Maryland, Feb, 11, 1871.
bludgeoned the Captain to death with a club, He and a black crew-
man then fled on foot but were captured a few days alter, At his.
trial, he testified that Miller had cursed him and attacked him
with a hatchet, claiming that he had killed in self-defense, How-
ever, the black man testified against him and he was convicted and
sentenced to die, On February 10, 1871, he rode to his death on
a gallows costructed on the county grounds on a hillside in a
large field about one mile from the jail seated in a carraagey
which was followed by a band and a military escort, Approximately
5,000 ‘persons witnessed the execution and heard Howard, who was
intoxicated, make a rambling speech from the gallows in which he
claimed that perjured testimony had convicted him of murder as he
had killed in self-defense, His last words were: "You may kill the
body, but you cannot kill the soul," KRKEKXKMEXHMA}XWAR His neck
was broken by the fall and after his body had been removed from
the scaffold, the tremendous crowd, including the military escort
ran to the foot of the gallows in an effort to view the corpse and
to obtain a piece of the rope for a souvénveer.
BALTIMORE SUN, Baltimore, Maryland, Feb, 11, 1871,
bludgeoned the Captain to death with a club, He and a black crev=
man don foot but were captured a few days alter,
trial, he testified that Miller had
with a hatchet, claiming’ that he had killed in self-defense,
ever, the black man testified against him and he was convicted and
sentenced to die, On February 10, 1871, he rode to his death on
a gallows costructed on the county grounds on a hillside in a
large field about one mile from the jail seated in a carréagey
which was followed by a band and a military escort. Approximately
5,000 ‘persons witnessed the execution and heard Howard, who was
intoxicated, make a rambling speech from the gallovs in which he
claimed that perjured testimony had convicted him of murder as he
had killed in self-defense,
body, but you cannot kill the soul,"
was broken by the fall and after his body had been removed from
the scaffold, the tremendous crowd, including the military escort
ran to the foot of the gallows in an effort to view the corpse and
to obtain a piece of the rope for a souvinveer.
His last words were: "You may kill the
ARGOXMONIANAKT His neck
BALTIMORE SIN, Baltimore, Maryland, Feb, 11, 1871,
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IOWARD, John
Howard, alias Shorty Evans, alias John Lewis, was a white man who
was born in Augusta, Ga,, in May, 182. When the civil war began,
his. father, the owner of a sawmill, was a Union sympathizer and
moved his family to New York City, There young Howard became in-
volved with a gang of criminals and, afteh being a bounty jump er
during the war, was arrested and convicted of burglary. After
spending two years, three months, in Sing Sing Prison, he was re-
leased three:months before the expiration of his sentence, He
rejoined his former companions and after successfully committing
several burglaries, set out on his own, When he left New York, he
went to New Jersey where he burglarized several houses and then to
Washington, D, C.,y where he became ikl with an inflammation of the
lungs and was hospitalized, After his release, he obtained work
as a laborer on a canal boat operated by Capt, Henry Miller of
Georgetown, He left the boat in Cumberland, Md,, and worked for a
time as a carpenter but subsequently rejoined Capt, Milker's crew,
le and Miller did not get along and finally Howard decided to
leave the boat when it was again.in Cumberland, At the time
he claimed thet Miller owed him $11,00 and when he announced his
intention of quitting on August 18, 1870, he said that Miller re-
fused to settle with him. They got into an argument and Howard
HOWARD, John
Howard, alias Shorty Evans, alias John Lewis, was a white man who
was born in Augusta, Ga., in May, 18/2. When the civil war began,
his, father, the owner of a sawmill, was a Union sympathizer and
moved his family to New York City, There young Howard became in-
volved with a gang of criminals and, afteh being a bounty jumper
during the war, was arrested and convicted of burglary. After
spending two years, three months, in Sing Sing Prison, he was re-
leased three:months before the expiration of his sentence, He
rejoined his former companions and after successfully committing
several burglaries, set out on his own, When he left New York, he
went to New Jersey where he burglarized several houses and then to
Washington, D, C,,y where he became ill with an inflammation of the
lungs and was hospitalized, After his release, he obtained work
as a laborer on a canal boat operated by Capt. Henry Miller of
Georgetown, He left the boat in Cumberland, Md,, and worked for a
time as a carpenter but subsequently rejoined Capt, Milber's crew.
He and Miller did not get along and finally Howard decided to
2 the boat when it was again in Cumberland, At the time,
he clainee Chan Witla! Gged bene. G0 cadanen(he enigontodtais
intention of quitting on August 18, 1870, he said that Miller re-
fused to settle with him. They got into an argument and Howard
HOWARD, John
Howard, alias Shorty Evans, alias John Lewis, was a white man who
was born in Augusta, Ga,, in May, 182, When the civil war began,
his father, the owner of a sawmill, was a Union sympathizer and
moved his family to New York City, There young Howard became in-
volved with a gang of criminals and, afteh being a bounty jumper
during the war, was arrested and convicted of burglary. After
spending two years, three months, in Sing Sing Prison, he was re=
leased three months before the expiration of his sentence, He
rejoined his former and after successfully commni
several burglaries, set out on his own, when he left New York, he
went to New Jersey where he burglarized several houses and thet to
Washington, 1, 0,, where he became 411 with an inflammation of the
lungs and was hospitalized, After his release, he obtained work
as a laborer on a canal boat operated by Capt. Henry Miller of
Georgetown. erland, Mé,, and worked for a
time as a carpenter but subsequently rejoined Capt, Nilber's crews
He and Miller did not get along and finally Howard decided to
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Stefained Chat Witter Sued fin §11,00 and shen he announces his
intention of quitting on August 18, 1870, he said that Miller re
fused to settle with him. They got into an argument and Howard
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