the way. llis! wife was sentenced to a life
—serm in the penitenttary,_butheas_been—sranted—
oa new trial, BANNER, Nashville, fenn., Aug.
the way. Hllis' wife was sentenced to a life
A been_eranted
zpanted
berm in the penitenttary, but—hes
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a new trial." BANNER, Nashville, Tenn., Aug.
14, 1889.
sentenced to a life
» Nashville, Tenn., Aug.
HANNER, John £ edb F-/3-/ PF
"John Hanner, a negro, was hanged at Paris yester:
day for the murder of Joseph Ellis, colored, July
1, 1887." For two days before the execution Hane
ner refused to eat. He declared his innocence to
his attorney. Just before he was to leave his
cell for the scaffold he tried to borrow a knife
from one of the guards, but was refused. He then
took up a whiskey bottle, broke it, and with one
of the pieces cut the leader in his left leg ae
bove the ankle and a fearful gash in his neck,
narrowly missing the jugular vein. One of the
guards took the piece of glass from him, He was
then assisted to the scaffold and hanged accord=
ing to law, the drop breaking his neck, Hanner
was in love with Ellis! wife and assassinated
him in order to BAR get him ouG Jef
HANNER, John Lf Yay 657 i
ris yester
"John Hanner, a negro, was hanged at
day for the murder of Joseph Ellis, colored, July
1), 1887. For two days before the execution Han-
ner refused to eat. He declared his innocence to
his attorney. Just before he was to leave his
cell for the scaffold he tried to borrow a knife
from one of the guards, but was refused. He then
took up a whiskey bottle, broke it, and with one
of the pieces cut the leader in his left leg a-
bove the ankle and a fearful gash in his neck,
narrowly missing the jugular vein. One of the
guards took the piece of glass from him, He was
then assisted to the scaffold and hanged accord=
ing to law, the drop breaking his neck, Hanner
was in love with Ellis' wife and assassinated
him in order to #a&y get him out of
HANNER, John oft wy 3 =,
"John Hanner, a negro, was tke La LARA yeater.
urder of Joseph Ellis, colored, July
‘or two days before the execution Han-
ner refused to eat. He declared his
his attorney. Just before he
cell for the scaffold he tried to borrow a knife
from one of the guards, but was refused. He then
took up a whiskey bottle, broke it, and with one
of the pieces cut the leader in his left leg a-
pove the ankle and a fearful gash in his neck,
narrowly missing the jugular vein, One of the
guards took the piece of glass from him, He was
phen, assisted tothe scaffold end honged accord
ing po law, the dzop breaking his ne ck, Hanner
was in love with Bliis' wife and essassinated
him in order to K&R get him out of
