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HENRY, William Felix —
Black, hanged at Edwardswille, Illinois, on Jan, 16, 1885,
"2-l=188lOn March 27, 1883, the house of Henry DePugh, colored,
living at Rocky Fork, a negro settlement six miles from Alton, hls
was burned and the partially burned bodies of DePugh and another
negro named Ross were found in the ruins with every evidence that
they had been murdered and the house fired to conceal the crime,
The affair created greated great excitement, and a large reward was
offered for the apprehension of the murderer, Several persons were
arrested, but nothing definite was ascertained until today, when
W. EF. Henry, a negro, who was arrested a few days ago on suspicion,
confessed to having committed the crime. He says that two or three
years: ago, DePugh killed a favorite dog of his, and from that time
he held a felling of the bitterest enmity toward him, On the night
of March 2/7 he was at DePugh's house, and while the latter was pre=
paring something fopmhim to eat, he shot him three times with a pis-
tol. oss was sleeping at the house at the time. For fear he would
reveal the crime, he shot him also, Then, after rifling DePugh's
clothes of a small amount of money, and taking his pistol and shot-
gun, he fired the house and fled. Henry was removed to Edwardsville
tonight to prevent the possibility of lynching, as a good deal of
excitement existed among the negroes of Rockfork, by whom DePugh was
held in high esteem," NEWS, Galveston, Texe, 25-188) (li/7.)
| HENRY, William Felix
| Black, hanged at Edwardswille, Illinois, on Jan. 16, 1885.
"2-l-188i-On March 27, 1883, the house of Henry DePugh, colored,
living at Rocky Fork, a negro settlement six miles from Alton, es
was burned and the partially burned bodies of DePugh and another
negro named Ross were found in the ruins with every evidence that
they had been murdered and the house fired to conceal the crime,
The affair created greated great excitement, and a large reward was
offered for the apprehension of the murderer, Several persons were
arrested, but nothing definite was ascertained untdl today, when
Ww. F. Henry, a negro, who was arrested a few days ago on suspicion,
confessed to having committed the crime. He says that two or three
years: ago, DePugh killed a favorite dog of his, and from that time
he held a felling of the bitterest enmity toward him, On the night
of March 27 he was at DePugh's house, and while the latter was pre=
paring something fopmhim to eat, he shot him three times with a pis-
tol. oss was sleeping at the house at the time. for fear he would
reveal the crime, he shot him also, Then, after rifling DePugh's
clothes of a small amount of money, and taking his pistol and shot-
gun, he fired the house and fled. Henry was removed to Edwardsville
tonight to prevent the possibility of lynching, as a good deal of
excitement existed among the negroes of Rockfork, by whom DePugh was
held in high esteem." NEWS, Galveston, Texe, 2-5-188) (li/7.)
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flack, hanged at Edwardswille, Illinois, on Jan, 16, 1885.
Ee 4-188)i-On March 27, 1883, the house of Henry DePugh, colored,
living at Rocky Fork, a negro settlement six miles from Alton, Tll.,
was burned and the partially burned bodies of DePugh and another
negro named Ross were found in the ruins with every evidence that
they had been murdered and the house fired to conceal the crimes
The affair created greated great excitement, and a large reward was
offered for the apprehension of the murderer, Several persons were
Ba but nothing definite was ascertained until today, when
Henry, a negro, who
confessed 10 having com: ime, He says that two or three
‘© ago, DePugh killed a favorite dog of his, and from tha
he held a felling of the bitterest enmity toward him, On the night
of March 27 he was at DePugh's house, and while the latter
paring something fopnhim to eat, he shot him three time ise
tol, Hoss was sleeping at the house at the time, For fear he would
reveal the crime, he shot him also, Then, after rifling DePugh's
clothes of a small amount of money, and taking his pistol and sho
gun, he fired the house and fled,
tonight to prev
excitement existed amo:
chins
cktork, by. fen DePugh
held in high esteem," mii EWS, Ga ceed Texe, 2-5-188) (hi/7.)
