y 5 ut Ap ue vy EU EN et en oe t YTS be
Nancy Sheelyv, I don't know it; I had nothing against her. thn
i ae oh le Nat Sew e FH ® ~ ih ‘i e Pi fy a 2 1.2 } ogy i
ol, hours—after his burial, some voung doctors disintverred him RSX di-
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s Se ST AE e “ mi sk nur
sected the eer oe ed the. flesh from the bones and the skeleton was
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kept in a docto office for many years, .A number of people claimed
is) 3 C& \. 4 wots we ww *
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that. they had seen and been terrorized by Shesly's ghost, but it
om 1 co ¢
ceased-to make further ay ppear ances after one of the doctor's daughters
mE ENS on, cri ‘ 7) He Hn) a ITN ia et apy
who had inherited the bones buried them. Many years later, the dis-
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reputable man who had been one or whe J. s companions onthe ishing
4. } " Le oF ’ ry el
trip made and had: notarized a death bed cofifession in which he ad-
mitted that he and not Sheely had murdered Nancy Sheely. —
: os cone mae aeane a ey ALTO PATE Oe M he aa Pay
CHRONICLES OF CYNTHIANA AND O7 THER CHRONICLES by "irs. 4. Bostd. ub =
: : A oe G 275
lished Robert Clarke @: iat Cincinnati, 1891, Pages 122-133
datons final write-up, see newspaper clipping in Kentucky =~ not
written up, letter files,
some voung doctors disinterr
Ss ay
m the bones
doctc years, .A numbs
; . Rays che
had seen and-been orized-b Sheely's
ke further appearances after one of
hem. Many 3
man who had been one of Sheely's con
and had: notar cofifession ir
that he and not Sheely had murde "
Before final write-up, see newspaper clipping in Kentucky - not
written up, letter files.
Before final write-up, see newspaper clipping in Kentucky - not
written up, letter files,
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‘SHEELY, David
alae
Shee ly ; a white Harris son Co Ke FU peole Mint Na mR 2°71 ma th 4 ,
LA SPR beg ¢ Ldidle LZ | A aS 30] SS 3 DT 3 ake ar mer 3 WAS on JOVLas MAN » well liked
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in his commanity. seeks 3 ne tended to drink to an excess at times
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and was unable to remember his actions. On the night of June 13,
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1817, he and some con parLons went fishing, takin C
whiskey. They made a good catch and Sheely insisted that they return
with on to XXSX¥ his home where his wife, Nancy, would c f
“er LS ap ofp eats sa % 1 °
and. fix them an early breakfast. When they arrived > Mrs. Sheely re-
fused to get out of bed and said that she would not prepare break fast
ube ae Danna bine nat Oy. my o a
until daylight, Sheely lay down in bed with her and his companions
ey * iy © *y a gr im
ie fell asleep, some on the floor in the bedroom and the others in
Oo WILE ¥ fan] an of ir oa 4 Cy mm } “rr +
sire i 58. Of the hous The next morning Sheely awoke to find his
strangled to de ath 4 in the bed with him, He panicked and fled
ae a ae tured shortly afterwards and charged with the murder, He
4 aime } + VE } zn 14 aot ia 4) wm hs i c “ SS
co Peeriginian, Soa not remember having killed her, but he was tried,
iy . ee and senvenced to HATE e Ma AT peop a8 nal 4 aved that he wag
nnocent of th " ag ¢ £ - if PEAR te iad thane
uw of the crime as one of his companions who had slept at the
house Ghat Nie gh Was thorou: ghly dhs IODC AD Une
Ree L ausreputable, and some of his frie
ontrived to hel > him esecz b to logs ae
vane ah As escape, but the plot was discovered and avertec
Or Nove Bao 17s he rode tr the a heal + ( and CAV ESL bed.
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was hanged outside 70 UNS gallows seated on his own coffin and
@ of Cynthiana, ‘Tis Last word
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Se weres Ur 7 killed
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SHEBLY, David
Sheely, a white Harrison Co., Ky., fermen, was a jovial man, we
in his commanhty. However, he oe to drink to an’ excess at
and was unable to remember his ac On the night of dune
187, he and some companions went J Lng a large s
whiskey. They made a good catch and Sheely insisted that +
him to EX&X® his home where his wife, Nancy, would
them an early breakfast. When they arrived, Mrs é
fused to get out of bed and said that she would not prepare bre
until daylight. Sheely lay down in bed with her and his companions
also fell asleep, some on the floor in the bedroom and the ot
arts of the house, The n morning Sheely awoke to fin
al d to death in the bed with him. He panicked and
but was captured shortly afterwards and ali with the murde
Claimed that he did not remember hz iled her, but he was
ERX convicted and sentenced to hang. Many people beli that
Sodan of i as one of his companions te had opt a
house 1 was thoroughly dhs srepttable, and
contriy S) } Lp him escape, but the plot was di. segveret and é
On Nov. 19, oe he rode to the gallows seated on his own coffin anc
ge, tal
3 fish
sla poo
sely re
with
cs
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Mis last words were: "Ip uy
Ky., farmer
Py, Some o
the dhoude
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