was-prolonged for three years during the various appeals. Due strow
received a change of venue to rural Franklin County where the first
jury to hear the case could not agree on a verdict. He was tried
pefore-another jury, convicted and sentenced to die, During the
course: -of his appeals, he gave every evidence of being insane, con~
tendihg that he was not actually 4rthur Duestrow but a General
Brackenburgh of the U. S, Army. However, it was generallybelieved
that he, was shamming and, after his sentence had been repeatedly
upheld, the Governor refused to intervene, Two days before his
execution, he seemed to realize his plight and that no further de-
lays would be forthcoming and he begged all visitors to assist him.
He sent the Governor a personal telegram signed "General Bracken-
burgh" and maintained the farce on the gallows where for the last
time hes maintained that his execution was a mistake as he was not
Arthur Duestrow. He was hanged in the Franklin County jail yard at
Union, Moe, on Feb. 17, 1891, before 100 witnesses, the majority of
whom were physicians, newspapermen and dephty sheriffs.
THE BIRMINGHAM DAILY NEWS, Birmingham, Ala., Fe > 17, 1897
was-prolonged for three years during the various appeals. Duestrow
received a change of venue to rural Franklin County where the first
jury to hear the case could not agree on a verdict. He was tried
before-another jury, convicted and sentenced to die, During the
course -of his appeals, he gave every evidence of being insane, con-
tendihg that he was not actually Arthur Duestrow but a General
Brackenburgh of the U. S, Army. However, it was generallybelieved
that he.was shamming and, after his sentence had been repeatedly
upheld, the Governor refused to intervene. Two days before his
execution, he seemed to realize his plight and that no further de-
lays would be forthcoming and he begged all visitors to assist him.
He sent the Governor a personal telegram signed "General Bracken-
burgh" and maintained the farce on the gallows where for the last
time heg maintained that his execution was a mistake as he was not
Arthur Duestrow. He was hanged in the Franklin County jail yard at
Union, Moe, on Feb. 17, 1891, before 100 witnesses, the majority of
whom were physicians, newspapermen and deptty sheriffs,
THE BIRMINGHAM DAILY NEWS, Birmingham, Ala., Fe >. 17, 1897
was. prolonged for three years during the various appeals, Duestrow
received a change of vere to rural Franklin County where the first
jury to hear the case could not agree on a verdict, He was tried
before-another jury, Convicted and sentenced to die, During the
course of his appeals, he gave every evidence of being insane, con-
tendihg that he was not actually Arthur Duestrow but a General.
Brackenburgh of the U. S Army. However, it was generallybelisved
that he was shaming and, after his sentence had been repeatedly
upheld, the Governor refused to intervene. ‘Two days before his
execution, he seened to realize his plight and that no further de~
lays would be forthcoming and he begged all visitors to assist him,
He sent the Governor a personal telegram signed "General Bracken-
burgh" and maintained the farce on the gallows where for the last
time heg maintained that his execution was a mistake as he was not
Arthur Duestrow, He was hanged in the Franklin County jail yard at
Union, Mos, on Feb. 17, 1891, before 100 witnesses, the majority of
whom were physicians, newspapenen and dephty sheriffs,
‘THE BIRMINGHAM DAILY NEWS, Birmingham, Ala., Fe» 17, 1897
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DUESTROW Fy Arthur
Duestrow ; a.young white native of St. Louis 9 Mos, was the son of a
~~ millionaire father who had left him a very large estate amounting to
___several hundred theusand dollars. M&K Duestrow had a degree in
medicine, but he never practiced and lived the life of a playboy
/ and man=about=towne He, his wife and their two-year-old son, Louis,
___ lived at_172), So. Campton Ave. in St. Louis, On Feb. 13, 189), he
began drinking early in the day and that afternoon went to a livery
~~ stable and requested that a sleigh be taken to his home at lt that
__,_ afternoon as he planned to take his wife and son fora ride. The
Sleigh was waating when he arrived in a thoroughly intoxicated state
~~ and "he and his wife promptly got into an argument during which Zhe
____Slapped her. When she contimed to upbraid him for his conduct, he—
drew a pistol and shot her four times, He then KREKXKXS turned his
~~ rage onthe child who he held against the wall and shot twice in the |
___ head, kitjing instantly. Duestrow promptly went to police headquar=_
ters and turned himself in » admitting that he had shot both his wife
~~ and -baby-but claiming that it was accidental, An able defense was
waged by his attorneys who pleaded tha t he was insane and his life
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~ millionaire father who had left him a very large estate amounting to
several hundred theusand dollars. Wk Duestrow had a degree in _
medicine, but he never practiced and lived the life of a playboy
| and man=about=towne He, his wife and their two-year-old son, Louis,
__lived_at_172l So. Campton Ave. in St. Louis, On Feb. 13, 189), he-
began drinking early in the day and that afternoon went to a livery
| stable and requested that a sleigh be taken to his home at l, that
|_,.afternoon as he planned to take his wife and son fora ride. The _|
sleigh was waating when he arrived in a thoroughly intoxicated state
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—and_baby but claiming that it was accidental. An able-defense was
waged by his-attorneys who pleaded tha t he was insane and his life
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millionaire father who-had-left hima very large estate anounting to
jeveral. hundred theusand dollars. 34K Duestrow had a degree in
medicine, but he never practiced and lived the life of a playboy
| and man-about-towns He, his Vite at IBAY WHO-FSRr-O1S fon LOU,
lived at 172h So. Campton Ave. in St. Louis, On Feb, 13, 189k, he
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stable and requested that @ sleigh be taken to his home at ea |
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| and ie and his wife promptly got into an argument during which She
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rs and ti himself in, adnitting that he had shot both his wife
ahd baby bute! eiatatte ‘that it was accidental, An able defense was
waged by -his-attorneys who pleaded tha t he was insane and his life
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