COLUMBUS DISPATCH, Columbus, Ohio, Dec. 23, 1909 and Sept. 2, 1910
SWAN, William T,
Swan, alias Harry Lacy, was a 25-year-old black man who had, at one
time, lived in the home of Mrs, Mary Jackson, a 109-year-old woman,
on High Street in Chillicothe, Ohio, Mrs, Jackson disapproved of
Swan's relationship with her grand-daughter, Mrs. Delia McKinley, and
for that reason evicted him, Swan bore a grudge and early on the
morning of Dec, 23, 1909, he broke into her house and bludgeoned her
and her 2-year-old great grand-daughter, Minnie McKinley, unconstious,
He then seé fire to the house in an effort to obliterate traces of the
murderse Neighbors noticed the blaze and firemen were summoned, They
managed to get both Mrs, Jackson and Minnie out of the house while
they were still alive and they were rushed to the hospital where they
both died shortly afterwards. Swan was charged with murder and Mrs.
McKinley, the mother of Minnie, was charged with being an accomplice,
Both were convicted with Swan weceiving the death penalty while she
was sentenced to life imprisonment. Swan maintained his innocence and
said that Mrs. McKinley could clear him if she would do so, On the
night before his execution, she was taken before him on death row but
she refused to say anything that would help him He was electrocuted
atthe -Ohie—State-Prison—on—September—2;—1910, —_____—___--_-_--__------—-
SWAN, ‘William T,
Swan, alias Harry Lacy, was a 25-year-old black man who had, at one
time, lived in the home of Mrs, Mary Jackson, a 109-year-old woman,
on High Street in Chillicothe, Ohio. Mrs, Jackson disapproved of
Swan's relationship with her grand-daughter, Mrs. Delia McKinley, and
for that reason evicted him, Swan bore a grudge and early on the
morning of Dec. 23, 1909, he broke into her house and bludgeoned her
and her 22-year-old great grand-daughter, Minnie McKinley, uncosstious.
He then se6 fire to the house in an effort to obliterate traces of the
murderse Neighbors noticed the blaze and firemen were summoned, They
managed to get both Mrs, Jackson and Minnie out of the house while
they were still alive and they were rushed to the hospital where they
both died shortly afterwards. Swan was charged with murder and Mrs.
McKinley, the mother of Minnie, was charged with being an accomplice,
Both were convicted with Swan weceiving the death penalty while she
was sentenced to life imprisonment. Swan maintained his innocence and
said that Mrs. McKinley could clear him if she would do so, On the
night before his execution, she was taken before him_on death row but
she refused to say anything that would help him, He was electrocuted
at—the-OhieState—Prison—on-September—2;—1910, _______-__-___---—
N, villian 1,
Swan, alias Harry Lacy, was a 25-year-old black man who had, at one
time, lived in the home of Mrs, Mary Jackson, a 109-year-old woman,
on High Street in Chillicothe, Ohio, Mrs, Jackson disapproved of
Swan's relationship with her granddaughter, Mrs. Delia McKinley, and
h
for that reason evicted him,
morning of Dec. 23, 1909, he broke into her house and bludgeoned her
and her 2-year-old great grand-daughter, Minnie McKinley, unconstious.
to obliterate traces of the
He then se6 fire to the house in an effort t:
mrders, Neighbors noticed the ree ae Gece summoned, They
managed to get both Mrs, Jackson and Minnie out of the house while
they were still alive and they were rushed to the hospital where they
both died shortly afterwards. Swan was charged with murder and Mrs.
McKinley, the mother of Minnie, wes charged with being an accomplice,
Both were convicted with Swan meceiving the death po while she
was sentenced to life imprisonment, Swan maintained his
said that Mrs. NcKinley could clear him if she would do “e
night before his execution, she vas taken before him on death row but
y_arything that would help him, He was electrocuted
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