witnesses, His last words were the following: NMMXREXKWRE "Well, my
friends, I stand before you like a looking glass, Takemme as an ex-
ample and prepare to meet me in Jordan, Men make laws, but God is
greater than man and he has forgiven me forever and eternity," The
neose was not adjusted properly and Cheney strangled to death over at
twenty minute period,
NATIONAL POLICE GAZETTE, May 31, 1879 (7-2)
"EXECUTION OF ROBERT CHENEY, = New Orleans, May 16. = A special to
the Times from Plaquemine, Iberville Parish, says: Robert Cheney,
colored, was hanged here today for ravishing Amelig Voight in June,
1878. The execution passéd off quietly." COURIER JOURNAL, Louisville
Kentucky, May 17, 1879 (1:2) /. - |
witnesses. His last words were the following: NMXRKXEMAK "Well, my
friends, I stand before you like a looking glass, Takemme as an ex-
ample and prepare to meet me in Jordan, Men make laws, but God is
greater than man and he has forgiven me forever and eternity." The
neose was not adjusted properly and Cheney strangled to death over at
twenty minute period,
NATIONAL POLICE GAZETTE, May 31, 1879 (7-2)
"EXECUTION OF ROBERT CHENEY. = New Orleans, May 16. = A special to
the Times from Plaquemine, Iberville Parish, says: Robert Cheney,
colored, was hanged here today for ravishing Amelig Voight in June,
1878, The execution passéd off quietly." COURIER JOURNAL, L,visville]
Kentucky, May 17, 1879 (1:2)/. -
itnesses. His last words were the following: "MMXREXM@H "Well, my
friends, I stand before you like a looking glass, Takenme as an ex-
are to mect me in
neose was not adjusted properly and Cheney strangled to death over at
tuenty pinute period,
NATIONAL POLICE GAZETTE, May 31, 1879 (7-2)
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Cheney, a lf-year-old mulatto, had a brother serving a life sentence
| in the Louisiana State Prison for rape, Barly on the morning of
June 5, 1878, he encountered 13-year-old Amelia Voight, the daughter
of a respectable German couple, as she was returning from an errand,
on the outskirts of Plaquemines. He persuaded her to ma acompany him
into a cow pasture and there raped her, Before leaving, he told her
that he would return and kill her if she should ever relate the inci-
dent. When she reached home, in mesponse to her parents questions as
to why she had been crying, she admitted that an attempt had been
made to assault her but did not admit that the attemt had been
successful until a medical examination confirmed it. When Cheney was
arrested, she was able to identify him as her assailant and he was
tried, convicted and sentenced to die, His attorneys fought a hard
battle for him, seeking to disclaim the girl's testimony on the
grounds that she had first denied and then admitted that the rape
had been consummated, Their defense was one of insanity but he was
convicted and sentenced to die, The Governor, who was personally
opposed to capital punishment, reflased to intervene and a few days be-
fore his scheduled yee Cheney attempted to overpower the jailer
ana escape, After bhis, he was chained to the floor of his cell un-
til May 16, 1879, when he was hanged at Plaouemine before 2,000 wit-
| CHENEY, Robert Gy je V7.
Cheney, a 17-year-old mulatto, had a brother serving a life sentence
in the Louisiana State Prison for rape, Barly on the morning of
June 5, 1878, he encountered 13-year-old Amelia Voight, the daughter
of a respectable German couple, as she was returning from an errand,
on the outskirts of Plaquemines. He persuaded her to ma acompany him
into a cow pasture and there raped her. Before leaving, he told her
that he would return and kill her if she should ever relate the inci-
dent, When she reached home, inwesponse to her parents questions as
to why she had been crying, she admitted that an attempt had been
made to assault her but did not admit that the attemt had been
successful until a medical examination confirmed it. When Cheney was
arrested, she was able to identify him as her assailant and he was
tried, convicted and sentenced to die, His attorneys fought a hard
battle for him, seeking to disclaim the girl's testimony on the
grounds that she had first denied and then admitted that the rape
had been consummated, Their defense was one of insanity but he was
convicted and sentenced to die, The Governor, who was personally
opposed to capital punishment, refissed to intervene and a few days be-
fore his schedyled execution, Cheney attempted to overpower the jailer
a @SCAD E> After phis, he tas chained fo tne floor OP his earn ae
til May 16, 1879, when he was hanged at Placuemine before 2,000 wit-
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in the Louisiana State Prison for rape. Barly on the morning of
June 5, 1878, he encountered 13-year-old Amelia Voight, the daughter
of a respectable German couple, as she was returning from an errand,
on the outskirts of Plaquemines. He persuaded her to ma acompany hin
into a cow pasture and there raped her. Before leaving, he told her
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