morenerve and courage, never giving way to that wild hys=
teria & frenzy characteristic of therace under trying cir- |
cumstances. He was allowed the usual privilegeof a few
last words which he employed in confessing his crime and ex;
horting his hearers to avoid his fate, He then dropped inte
poetry 'Hang me high, stretch me wide, so the whrld can see
how free I died! The cap was put on, thetrap sprung & he
‘was dead in 5 minutes. There was very little excitement
on the part of the crowd which at once dispersed," Copked
from THE WEST POINT IE ADER, West Point, Miss.e, 3-l)-1898, by
Ruth Weeks, Law Library, University of Alabam,
article on execution in TIMES-PICAYUNE,
New Orleans, LA 3-3-1898 (10:4) (p
containing nothing new,
morenerve and courage, never giving way to that wild hys-
teria & frenzy characteristic of therace under trying cir-
cumstances. He was allowed the usual privilegeof a few
last words which he employed in confessing his crime and ex
horting his hearers to avoid his fate, He then dropped intd
poetry 'Hang me high, stretch me wide, so the wbrld can see
how free I died.' The cap was put on, thetrap sprung & he
was dead in 5 minutes. There was very little excitement
on the part of the crowd which at once dispersed.'' Copked
from THE WEST POINT IEADER, West Point, Miss.e, 3-l-1898, by
Ruth Weeks, Law Library, University of Alabama,
Article on execution in TIMES-PICAYUNE,
New Orleans, LA 3-3-1898 (10:4) :
containing nothing new. cles
yes
Imorenerve and courage, never giving w: 1ys=
feria & frenzy characteristic of eee andes ape cir=
cumstances, He was allowed the usual privilegeof a few
poetry 'Hang me high, stretch me wide,
how free I died,' The cap was put on, thetrap sprung & he
was dead in 5 mimes, There was very little excitement
on the part of the crowd which at once dispersed." Copied
from THE WEST POINT IEADER, West Point, Miss, 31898, by]
Ruth Weeks, ue Library, Rae ee of Alabame
cle fs CSA Sa Sb
New orle: La 3-3-) 1898 (1034)
deacaias, *hothing new. p
| 3/2/1898
CALVERT, Charles
"West Point, Mississippi, March 2, 1898-This afternoon
Charles Calvert was hanged for the murder of his wife,
He was entirely self-possessed up until the last and made
a speech from the gallows confessing his guilt and saying
that he deserved his punishment. About 3,000 people, most-
ly negroes, witnessed theexecution," DAILY NEWS, Galves-
ton, Texas, March 3, 1898 (2-5)
"Boss Calvert, Colored, who murdered his wife with an axe
and then burned the cabin containing the body took place
here on We., 3-2-1898 at 1 o'clock, A large crowd runnin
into thethousands, assembl d at the gallows which had
been built a mile west of town. A detachment of the Ri-
fles was on guard. The negro, all along, had displayed
3/2/1898
CALVERT, Charles
"west Point, Mississippi, March 2, 1898-This afternoon
Charles Calvert was hanged for the murder of his wife,
le was entirely self=possessed up until the last and made
a speech from the gallows confessing his guilt and saying
that he deserved his punishment. About 3,000 people, most
ly negroes, witnessed theexecution," DAILY NEWS, Galves-
ton, Texas, March 3, 1898 (2-5)
"Boss Calvert, Colored, who murdered his wife with an axe
and then burned the cabin containing the body took place
here on We,, 3-2-1898 at 1 o'clock, A large crowd running
into thethousands, assembl d at the gallows which had i
been built a mile west of town. A detachment of the Ri-
fles was on guard. The negro, all along, had displayed
CALVERT, Charles
‘west Point, Mississippi, March 2, 1898-This afternoon
Charles Calvert was hanged for the mrder s i
fe,
He was entirely self-possessed up until the last and made
a speech from the gallows confessing his guilt and saying
that he deserved his punishment. About 3,000 people, most-
ly negroes, witnessed theexecution," DAILY NEWS, Galves~
ton, Texas, March 3, 1898 (2-5)
"Boss Calvert, Colored, who murdered his wife with an axe
and then burned the cabin containing the body took place
here on We., 3-2-1898 at 1 o'clock, A large crowd runnin;
into thethousands, assembl d at the gallows which had
been built a mile west of town. A detachment of the Ri-
fles was on guard. The negro, all along, had displayed
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