DOUGLASS, David Nov. 30, 182
t ,e0n Nov. 30, 182, at Lockport, New Yorkk in Niagara
Coe, David Douglass, the lone person ever hanged in
that county, met his death by being jerked upward, He
had been convicted of the murder of a "nameless roomnate
in a drunken brawl. As stated, 'the body was jerked up
instead of dropping downe' It is reported that the old
scaffold was stored for many vears in a barn and may sti}
be seen in the Lockport Museum."
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DOUGLASS, David Nove 30, 182
",.00n Nov. 30, 182, av poems New Yorkk in Niagara
Coe, David Douglass, the lone person ever hanged in
that county, met his death by being jerked upward. He
had been convicted of the mrder of a "nameless roommate
in a drunken brawl. As stated, 'the body was jerked up
instead of dropping down.e' It is re ported that the old
scaffold was stored for many vears in a barn and may st
be seen in the Lockport Museun."
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