a stove and there sustained the fatal injuries, He was convicted by
a jury that deliberated for only one hour and sentenced to die, IX
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AX XEKEXLAMEXOEXHKEXBXERWELSH Prior to his execution, he attempted to
tunnel his way from the Lebanon jail, but he was caught in the pro-
cess and placed under close guard. He was publicly hanged from a
gallows constructed at what is now Tenth and Oak Streets on Feb, 9»
1827. It had been feared that some of his Irish friends would attempt
to rescue him, and when the rope broke at his execution, the cry arose
"The Irish are coming," and a stampede began in which several persons
were injured. Quinn, however,: was taken back on the scaffold, ama a
new rope procured,and he was hanged again,
"ee eHANG BY THE NECK..." by Teeters, Pages 85-86,
A HISTORY OF HANGINGS FOR HOMICIDE IN LEBANON COUNTY by Hone Ge Thomas
Gates, Published, 1971, by the Lébanon County Historical Society,
Vol, XIV, No. Ge Pages 197-207
a stove and there sustaihed the fatal injuries, He was convicted by
a jury that deliberated for only one hour and sentenced to die, Ik
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“HE XEKEXCAMEXOEXNKEXEXERURION Prior to his execution, he attempted to
tunnel his way from the Lebanon jail, but he was caught in the pro-
cess and placed under close guard. He was publicly hanged from a
gallows constructed at what is now Tenth and Oak Streets on Feb, 95
1827. It had been feared that some of his Irish friends would attempt
to rescue him, and when the rope broke at his execution, the cry arose
"The Irish are coming," and a stampede began in which several persons
were injured. Quinn, however,-was taken back on the scaffold, amt a
new rope procured,and he was hanged again,
"..eHANG BY THE NECK..." by Teeters, Pages 85-86,
A HISTORY OF HANGINGS FOR HOMICIDE IN LEBANON COUNTY by Hone Ge Thomas
Gates, , Published, 1971, by the Lebanon County Historical Society,
Vol. XIV, Noe 6. Pages 197-207
a stove and there sustathed the fatal injuries, He was convicted by
a jury that deliberated for only one hour and sentenced to die, IX
Prior to his executi he attempted to
tunnel his way from the lebanon jail, but he was caught in the pro-
cess and placed under close guard. le was publicly hanged from a
gallows constructed at what is now Tenth and Oak Streets on Feb. 9,
1627. It had been feared that sone of his Irish friends would attemp!
to rescue him, and when the rope broke at his execution, the cry arose
"The Irish are coming," and a stampede vegan in which several persons
were injured. Quinn, however, was taken back on the scaffold,amit a
new rope procured,and he was hanged again,
"., HANG BY THE NECK..." by Teeters, Pages 85-86.
A HISTORY OF HANGINGS FOR HOMICIDE IN LEBANON COUNTY by Hon, Gs Thonas
Gates. Published, 1971, by the Lebanon County Historical Society,
Vol. XIV, No. 6, Pages 197-207
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QUINN, James ("Jimmie iH)
Quinn, born in Ireland in 1766, immigrated first to Montreal, Canada,
and then to Lebanon, Pa,, where he and his wife, Bridget (Biddy),
settled in a cabin about one and one-half miles west of Lebanon on
the road to the site of the construction of the Union Canal on which
Quinn was employed as a laborer, Their cabin was divided into two
rooms’ by a wooden partition. The Quinns slept in the back room and
in the front operated a groggery. During the latter part of May, 1826
the people of: Lebanon celebrated an annual Cherry Festival to which
crowds from the surrounding arear cam@e On May 25 and May 26, several
BESKBEKE persons who Stopped at the Quinn's cabin saw Quinn beat his
wife unmercifully with various clubs and sticks of Wood and he was.
heard to threaten to kill her, One of his blows.in front of witnesses
broke one of her arms and she expressed fears for her life to several
people. On May 27 a neighbor was summoned and Biddy Quinn was examine
and found’to be dead with her entire body covered with bruises,: Quinn
was charged with her murder after an autopsy revealed .that she had bee
killed by a blow to the temple... Quinn maintained at his trial that,
while he had beaten his wife, it had not been severel and that she
had been killed when she crawled over the wooden partition between
the two rooms in the tavern to get some whiskey. On her returnyto the
bedroom, he said, she had fallen from the top of the partition to
QUINN, James ("Jimmie")
Quinn, born in Ireland in 1766, immigrated first to Montreal, Canada,
and then to Lebanon, Pa,, where he and his wife, Bridget (Biddy) ,
settled in a cabin about one and one-half miles west of Lebanon on
the road to the site of the construction of the Union Canal on which
Quinn was employed as a laborer, Their cabin was divided into two
rooms’ by a wooden partition. The Quinns slept in the back room and
in the front operated a groggery. During the latter part of May, 1826;
the people of: Lebanon celebrated an annual Cherry Festival to which
crowds from the surrounding arear came, On May 25 and May 26, several.
BESKBEEKE persons who Stopped at the Quinn's cabin saw Quinn beat his
wife unmercifully with various clubs and sticks of wood and he was.
heard to threaten to kill her, One of his blows.in front of witnesses
broke one of her arms and she expressed fears for her life to several
people. On May 27 a neighbor was summoned and Biddy Quinn was examined
and found’to be dead with her entire body covered with bruises,: Quinn
was charged with her murder after an autopsy revealed.that she had been
killed by a blow to the temple. Quinn maintained at his trial that ,
while he had beaten his wife, it had not been severe): and that she
had been killed when she crawled over the wooden partition between
the two rooms in the tavern to get some whiskey. On her returnyto the
bedroom, he said, she had fallen from the top of the partition to
QUINN, James ("Jimmie
Quinn, born in Ireland in 1766, immigrated first to Montreal, Canada,
and then to Lebanon, Pa., where he and his wife, Bridget (Biddy),
settled in a cabin about one and one-half miles west of Lebanon on
the road to the site of the construction of the Union Canal on which
Quinn was employed as a laborer. Their cabin was divided into two
rooms’ by a wooden partition, The Quinns slept in the back roon and
in the front operated a groggery. During the latter part of May, 1826
the people of Lebanon celebrated an annual Cherry Festival to which
crowds from the surrounding arear came, On May 25 and May 26, several.
EEX persons who stopped at the Quinn's cabin saw Quinn beat his
wife unmercifully with various clubs and sticks of wood and he was
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