who attempted to lynch him, He was stabbed several times
by negroes in the crowd," EVENING SUN, Baltimore, Mdey
April 6, 1923 (28:3). According to the REPORT OF THE
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. COMMITTEE ON CAPI‘AL PUNISHMENT, State
of Mary}Jand, Octe 3, 1962, this was the last hanging in
yho attempted to lynch him. He was stabbed several times
by negroes in the sidan " EVENING SUN, Pence ie Md,
Apri ccording to
LEGISLATIVE comet COMME’ [TEE ON CaPT!AL PUNISHMENT, State
of Maryjand, Oct. 3, 1962, this was the last hanging in
V4 Ta4
the Baltimore—Jail,
who attempted to lynch him, He was stabbed several times
by negroes in the crowd." EVENING SUN, Baltimore, Mis,
April 6, 1923 (28:3). kecoraing to the E
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| HAWKINS, Bishop
‘For. the first timein the history of ?Baltimore City Jail,
according to Warden Bernard Lee, a woman today witnessed
the hanging of Bishop Hawkins, colored, who was convicted
of murdering his common law wife, Edith Sterling. Her
presence at the execution caused much excitement among the
female prisoners who had been locked in their cells and
who saw her walk across the jail yard among the line of
spectators following Hawkins, More than 100 spectators anc
policemen were present. Prisoners of the Maryland Peniten
tiary lined the windows of the workshops and watched Haw-
kins as he entered the chamber to mount the scaffold, Haw
kins was baptized in the Catholié faith yesterday by Reve
Joseph J. Ayd, of Loyola College, and this morning before
hgs death received communion. Hawkins, following his
arrest on the day the body of the woman was found at 319
Forrest A¥aMus street, was attacked by a crowd of negroes
| HAWKINS, Bishop ;
"For. the first timein the history of Baltimore City Jail,
according to Warden Bernard Lee, a woman today witnessed
the hanging of Bishop Hawkins, colored, who was convicted
of murdering his common law wife, Edith Sterling. . Her
presence at the execution caused much excitement among the
female prisoners who had been locked in their cells and
who saw her walk across the jail yard among the line of
spectators following Hawkins. More than 100 spectators and
policemen were present. Prisoners of the Maryland Peniten-
tiary lined the windows of the workshops and watched Haw-
kins as he entered the chamber to mount the scaffold, Haw-
kins was baptized in the Catholié faith yesterday by Rev.
Joseph J. Ayd, of Loyola College, and this morning before
hg&s death received communion, Hawkins, following his
arrest on the day the body of the woman was found at 319
Forrest K¥SMu% street, was attacked by a crowd of negroes
| HAWKINS, Bishop
"For. the first timein the history of ?Baltimore City Jail,
according to Warden Bernard Lee, a woman today witnessed
the hanging of Bishop Hawkins, colored, who was convicted
of murdering his common law wife, Edith Sterling. . Her
spectators following Hawkins.
policenen were present, Prisoners of the Maryland Peniten
tiary lined the windows of the workshops and watched
kins as he entered the chamber to mount the scaffold,
kins fee baptized in the Catholié faith yesterday by Rev.
Joseph J. Ayd, of Loyola College, and this morning before
hés death received communion, lawkins, following his
arrest on the day the body of the woman was found at 319
Forrest Kiaxi@ street, was attacked by a crowd of negroes
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