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KEGFER, Ceorge and MADDEN, Benjamin
Keefer, Madden and Samuel Romaine, all white men, were in fort Wayne y
Inds, on the night of Jan. 3, 1855. An elderly man named John Dun-
bar was known to have a few dollars in his possession and that night
the three men waylaid him in a Fort Wayne lumber yard and beat him
to death for the. money. The were promptly captured and charged with
the murder. All were convicted with Romaine receiving a sentence of
life imprisonment and Keefer and Madden the death sentence. Madden
accepted his fate and admitted the justice of thesentence, seeking
consolation in religon from the time of his conviction, Keefer, how-
ever, held out hopes for executive clemency to the last and only
then did he lose his composure. They were hanged from the same
gallows which had been constructed in the Allen County JailxYard at
Fort Wayne on May 3, 1855. When the trap fell, Keefer's body was
suspended in mid-air, but the rope with which Madden was hanged
broke and he fell to the ground. He walked around among the horror
stricken witnesses, with a deep red gash in his thorat, excaliming
"Don't murder me, bovs," Finally one man led him back to th nig
old, fastned the’rope around his’neck for the Sac eie and cn
the trap could not be raised because of Keefer's hanging body, pushed
KEGFER, George and MADDEN, Benjamin
Keefer, Madden and Samuel Romaine, all white men, were in Fort Wayne y
Ind., on the night of Jan. 3, 1855. An elderly man named John Dun-
bar was known to have a few dollars in his possession and that night
the three men waylaid him in a Fort Wayne lumber yard and beat him
to death for the money. The were promptly captured and charged with
the murder. All were convicted with Romaine receiving a sentence of
life imprisonment and Keefer and Madden the death sentence. Madden
accepted his fate and admitted the justice of thesentence, seeking
consolation in religon from the time of his conviction, Keefer, how-
ever, held out hopes for executive clemency to the last and only
then did he lose his composure. They were hanged Sram the same
gallows which had been constructed in the Allen County JailxYard at
Fort Wayne on May 3, 1855, When the trap fell, Keefer's body was
suspended in mid-air, but the rope with which Madden was hanged
broke and he fell to the ground. He walked around among the horror
stricken witnesses, with a deep red gash in his thorat, excaliming
"Don't murder me, boys." Finally one man led him back to f=
old, fastned the * rope around his neck for the second time ay
the trap could not be raised because of Keefer's hanging body, pushed
KE“FER, George and MADDEN, Benjamin
Keefer, Madden and Samuel Romaine, all white men, were in Fort Weyne,
Ind., on the night of Jan, 3, 1855. An elderly man named
bar was known to have a few dollars in his possession and
the three men waylaid him in a Fort Wayne lumber yard and
to death for the money. The were promptly captured and charged with
the murder, All were convicted with Romaine receiving a sentence of
life imprisorment and Keefer and Madden the death sentence, Madden
accepted his fate and admitted the justice of thesentence, seoking
consolation in religon from the time of his conviction. Keefer, how-
ever, held out hopes for executive clemency to the last and only
then did he lose his composure, They were hanged fron the same
gallows which had been constructed in the Allen County JailxYard at
Fort Wayne on May 3, 1855, When the trap fell, Keefer's body was
suspended in mid-air, but the rope with which Madden was hanged
broke and he fell to the ground, He walked around among the horror
stricken witnesses, with a deep red gash in his thorat, excaliming
"Don't murder me, boys." Finally one man led him bac! x f-
old, fastned the’rops around ia noes For tee BER bak, masiandten,
the trap could not be raised because of Keefer's hanging body, pushed
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