William Devlin, MA, 1879 March 13

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interposing any objections to the procedure;
but, Devilin: says he would rather be hanged than
imprisoned aoe tite. NATIONAL POLICE GAZE HITE,
May ols LOG,

/"“William H. Devlin hanged Lowell, Mass., Mar.
14, 1879, for the murder of his wife and infant
child on 12-18-1877. " TRIWEEKLY STATESMAN,
Boise, Idaho, “arch 20, 1879.

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interposing any objections to the procedure;
but, Deviin says he would rather be hanged than
imprisoned for tite NATIONAL POLICE GAZET TE,
May ely 1878.°

/"William H. Devlin hanged Lowell, Mass., Mar.
14, 1879, for the murder of his wife and infant
child on 12-18-1877. '" TRIWEEKLY STATESMAN,
Boise, Idaho, “arch 20, 1879.

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Deviin. says he would rather be hi
imprisoned for life." NATIONAL POLICE GAZzET
May 21, 1676.
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14, 1879, for the murder of
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March 13, XRXP 1879 - William H. Devlin, formerly a fore-

man in-one of the mills at Lowell, who beat his wife to

death in Dec., 1877, and afterwards smothered his infant,
was hanged today at Hast Cambridge."

RALEIGH OBSERVER, Raleigh, N, C, 3-15-187

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DEE. Ke has been made at Lowell, Mass., to
have the case of W illiam H. Devlin, the wife
murderer, disposed of by a sentence of impri-
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by his consenting to plead

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DEVLIN, William Heer
"March 13, XR¥B 1879 - William H. Devlin, formerly a fore-
man in-one of the mills at Lowell, who beat his wife to

death in Dec., 1877, and afterwards smothered his infant,
was hanged today at East Cambridge."

RALEIGH OBSERVER, Raleigh, N, C, 3-15-1879
Eine depmittd (2B IVWCPY HOD
LE has been made at Lowell, Mass., to
have the case of W illiam H, Devlin, the wife
murderer, disposed of by a sentence of impri-
Sonment to the state prison for life, KMKXKKX
by his consenting to plead guilty to murder in
the second degree, the attorney general KXKA not

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"March 13, X8¥B 1879 - William H. Devlin, formerly a fore-
man in one of the mills at Lowell, who beat his wife to
death in Dec., 1877, and afterwards smothered his infant,
was hanged today at East Cambridge."

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