| BURTON, Andrew . ee
"Anniston, AL, 9-9=190l-Andrew Burton, negro, was hanged
here today at 11:50 o'clock for the killing of William
Richardson in January at Frances Station on the Seaboard |
Sir Line. The trouble was over a dice game, His wife,
mother and sister came over from Birmingham to witness
the execution, He talked for twenty whinutes from the
jail window, warning everybody from the use of whiskey,
saying that was the cause of his trouble. He expressed
himself to all that he had made his peace with his maker
and hoped to meet them all in heaven. This is the first
hanging in Anniston and the third in Calhoun County.
There was never such nerve seen, not a quiver in his voic¢
nor tear shed, He never weakened,"' JOURNAL, Atlanta, GA
Septe 9, 190) (3:2.) Mentioned in B'ham NEWS, 9-9-190h,
but nothing additional, 37 SOUTHERN 135 (11 A}ABAMA 32)
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BURTON, Andrew
"Anniston, AL, 9-9-190)-Andrew Burton, negro, was hanged
here today at 11350 o'clock for the killing of William |
Richardson in January at Frances Station on the Seaboard |
Kir Line. The trouble was over a dice game, His wife,
mother and sister came over from Birmingham to witness
the execution, He talked for twenty minutes from the
jail window, warning everybody from the use of whiskey,
saying that was the cause of his trouble. He expressed
himself to all that he had made his peace with his maker
and hoped to meet them all in heaven. This is the first
hanging in Anniston and the third in Calhoun County.
There was never such nerve seen, not a quiver in his voic
nor tear shed. He never weakened." JOURNAL, Atlanta, GA
Septe 9, 190) (3:2.) Mentioned in B'ham NEWS, 9-9-190k,
but nothing additional. 37 SOUTHERN ae eo 32)
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BURTON, Andrew
“anniston, AL, 9-9-190l-Andrew Burton, negro, was hanged
here today at 11:50 o'clock for the killing of William
Richardson in January at Frances Station on the Seaboard
Air Line. The trouble was over a dice game, His wife,
mother and sister came over from Birmingham to witness
the
the execution, He talked for twenty minutes from
jail window, warning everybody from the use of whiskey,
saying that was the cause of his trouble. He expressed
himself to all that he had made his peace with his maker
and hoped to meet them all in heaven, This is the first
hanging in Anniston and the third in Calhoun County,
‘There was never such nerve seen, not a quiver in his voic
nor tear shed, He never weakened," JOURNAL, Atlanta, GA
Septs 9, 190) (3:2.) Mentioned in shan rage 9-5-12bls,
but noth: additional, 37, SOUTHERN 1,3: (1 ALABAMA 32)
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