Juan Duran, TX, 1883 December 14

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"Davis, Texas, Dece 1), 1883-Juan Duran, the Mexican who

1225 pem, This is the first legal execution in the county,
Beyond the presence of 50 deputy sheriffs to preserve or-
der, no one was admitted from the outside, Duran took his
doom cooly, considering it more of a holiday than anything
else, He made no confegsion, The indifference displayed
by the deomed man is almost without a precedent. Every=
thing passed off quietly, It is to be hoped this hanging
will put a damer to the underhanded lawlessness growing
in this county.'"' NEWS, Galveston, Texas, 12-15-1883 (1/5,)

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"Davis, Texas, Dec. 1h, 1883-Juan Duran, the Mexican who
| murdered a Chinaman some 50 miles south of Fort Davis last
| winter, was executed within the walls of the county jail at
1:25 p.m, This is the first legal execution in the county,|
Beyond the presence of 50 deputy sheriffs to preserve or-
der, no one was admitted from the outside, Duran took his
doom cooly, considering it more of a holiday than anything
else. He made no confession, The indifference displayed
by the doomed man is almost without a precedent. Every-
thing passed off quietly, It is to be hoped this hanging
will put a damper to the underhanded lawlessness growing
in this county." NEWS, Galveston, Texas, 12-15-1883 (1/5.)

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Beyond the presence of 50 deputy she
der, no one was admitted from the outside,
doom cooly, considering it more of a holiday than anything
else, He made no confession, The indifference displayed
by the doomed man is almost without a precedent. Every
thing passed off ouictly, It is to be hoped this hanging
will put a damper to the underhanded lawlessness growing
in this county." NEWS, Galveston, Texas, 12-15-1883 (1/5.)

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