desecrate Friday, the day on which legal hangings usuall
BERNE take place by ordering your execution on that day.
There is at least a spark of manhood left in almost
every man executed in this state, but there is no man-
hood in either of yous" Mrs. “ackson's husband wit-=
nessed the hangings,"
- BIRMINGHAM NEWS, Birmingham, Alabama, Feb. ‘8, 1910
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desecrate Friday, the day on which legal hangings usually
BEEME take place by ordering your execution on that day,
There is at least a spark of manhood left in almost
every man executed in this state, but there is no man-
hood in either of yous" Mrs. “ackson's husband wit-
nessed the hangings,"
BIRMINGHAM NEWS, Birmingham, Alabama, Feb. ‘8, 1910
WORKSHEET=MIS SOURI-NWU
desecrate Friday, the day on which legal hangings usual];
‘BEKKE take place by ordering your execution on that day.
There is at least a spark of manhood left in almost
every man executed in this state, but there is no man-
hood in either of you." Mrs, “ackson's husband wit-
nessed the hangings,"
BIRMINGHAM NEWS, Birmingham, Alabana, Feb. ‘8, 1910
WORKSHEET=MISSOURI-NWU
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REYNOLDS, George and WILLIAMS, John }
"Kansas City, Moe, 2-8-1910-Convicted of assault, George
' Reynolds and John Williams, negroes, were hanged simul-
taneously Thursday in the county jail here, The execy-
tion marked the first time the death penalty has been
inflicted in Missouri far this crime, The negroes, on
the night of Dec, 235 1909, attacked Mrs, We He Jackson,
@ violinist, who was returning home from a charitable
institution where ‘she had given a concert, Reynolds
collapsed a few hours: before the execution and it was
necessary to carry him to the trap ona chair. When the
chair was removed, he fell limp upon the trap door,
moaning piteogsly, Williams, who has been knwon for years
as a desperate character, remained composed. The eviden
brought out at the trial was so horrifying that Judge Ral.
* tLatshaw, Sentencing the negroes, said: "I shall not
REYNOLDS, George and WILLIAMS, John
"Kansas Citys Moe, 2-8-1910-Convicted of assault, George
‘ Reynolds and John Williams, negroes » were hanged simul-
taneously Thursday in the county jail here, The execu-
tion marked the first time the death penalty has been
necessary to carry him to the trap on a chair, when the
chair was removed, he fell limp upon the trap door,
moaning piteogsly, Williams, who has been knwon for yearg
as a desperate character, remained composed. The evidenced
brought out at the trial was so horrifying that Judge Raly
° Latshaw, sentencéng the negroes, said: "I shall not
lt, George
negroes, were hanged simul-
ounty jail here,
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attacked Mrs, W. He Jackson,
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necessary to carry him
chair was removed,
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