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Ived Hardy, age 2b, at Nowre Maska
on December 6,190 for a tryple murder af

Yuuoah, |shard on 6-7-01. Victims were SP.
Kooney and the brvs. Hor & Ca Sultry. Mis-
Creant wis a Spanish -/mpricars War ver. who
had Sétvid with a Jtamessee regiment tir the

Philipines.

Daily Clarion-bedger, (Jackson M15) fafef0l 174

a & dans sree su ot the Ud.
Cavalry, Compan hey réeginmett).

both harjed by order Wp a ihe, i:
at Guinobatar, May /rovine, Pailppires orr
February 1. 1902 for destrhin and bigh treasart.
Ditty had Stolen carers trom teat Comppetiry ars
joined a bard of Philypiino wesurgents. Ter
SMMCES persoraall, Attiiwed by toc /residenf
Of te linited States. Said 0 be first necutions

by Averhcars tustority bo the Pailjppines.
Daily Clarion- Ledger, (Jackon MS) 45/02 65

YO2ZL-1846 42 5 = Herida; Smith, Black and Howers, three mare
of a garg of negro Stealers and murderers in

Hovida, were €xttufed in Gadsdes Cosafy ovr fhe Ft instant, Op the ritqlyt

«A tbe bth Phowers affempied suicide by opening a vein i one of hus arims
with 4 piece of g/4ss. Wher Oiscwered by the jailor [fe was all butt Ex-
ttnet. She bfecdilag was chech ed and stimulants Adaiustered sufticient hy
10 have hits Conviyed te fhe gallows, where the Anbayypy 10rs witts bts
Tad Companions in yiee was faunched inh therutty.

WAS-1846 2:4 —haasiana; A slave of tr. Benj 17 Florence

Ptmned {Sade wastrred tn the Parish of Jefferson
ot nutrsdty last before Sushces Wyar.7. Raynel and FH. Thawnp3.007, Charged
With mahiing tery Assasdlf yar toe tobi te w1err, C. haveryye and bis. Willianes,
with A Styfhe Some time since, fund \gurtty and Stu teneed 10 thre peny-
Venfrary for fife. U-~ Comp. ped Anyway 7

If-5-1840 = iB houistatna or Miss. ; The slave Ar ed, who wes
reéctrttly convicted of burrung the sore of Mr.

( Froth at Port Hudso1, was hung at Clirttors last Iniday. The execupian took
place within the prison walls. The incendiary ade a fall confession of bis
Tt,

NtAS-1840—— AFB Indtan Jerrifory ; Swher 6lass, a Cherehee :
Was Suing at hapa 99 on the bth instant
forthe murder of Wild Lat Campht/].

lA-{- 1896 = 2:S Lousiana; From he eer gr published at
Bringer in the Parish of Sf- James, welearrs Shaft
Wir. Exile Dichrary S that Parisfs was assasitpated ws the 25 tty rigpety Aired
funaways- a war and his wife eres to the Messers. Colomb. ftir. Dii
was out hunting wher he encsuntered the two runaweys. He atfemspfed fo arrest
thon when the man advanced hiiws in a rwenaciong manner. Mr: Dichary
then took aie af frien tirkeniding fo shoot bites but beth barrels of bis gun misfired,
The negro then rushed user bytes and wounded hin with a Karke. lr Dichary
attempted to regan his horse which he had lett sh the edge of the woods, buf
the negress, Stixting the qunt which he had dreyged, rushed ups huirs and beat
hin over the head with it. The hue blachs were j20 resuch fya fuig7 rnd beat Juies
tH Shey Supposed, hum dead. Af fer Some moments he ltvived, Succteded tin mMourt-
ing his horse and reached the plartatias ot Mr: Jacahs. He there told the tne
dents of the affair and died in a fae heurs /eaving a wite and fuw childress,
hs funeral fook place the allowing day sherded by a /arye covecourse of bai's

neighbors. /) general furn out of Phe i habitants bas Slerwtined supers for the
AT th t0 hunt dew the pwurderers. Syn the Courrer of last vening we [éarv7


3-30-1847 = 2°4 ~— South Carolina; Ihe who Comuuttled thee murder

\/ on Mir: Plivabe was tried at Orangeburg S.C. dn the
20th instant, convicted and Serrlenced to be hiuig at the place where the deed
wits penpttrtked on the 8h proxin.

4-1-1897 2:2 South Carolina ; From the Augusta Ca. Constyfution-
alist we learn that Dr. A.W. Burt, living in the Edge-
veld District S.C. ov the Martintown foad about twelve vases from fiagusfe,
[ wes risurdered by ove of his tegrves on the 25th Mi tine. [He uses tn the act of
prime | him lifts a Small Sites, when the repre braving ars axe hy bis haved,
struck Bin over the tom ard abterwards try the Forehead, tobi chs felled biti
to the carter whrtr the blow was repeated. The egre 1s Safely logged sh jt/.

6-/-1897 471 North Carolina; A man named Broughton Was Ex-

‘ cused at Mimighon Hc an the A) instant for mur-
| dtr. He died p ing his tnnocence.

6-6-1847 23 Mississippi ; We learn from the Holly Springs Gazeffe
that on the And uttiong @ worthy yourg maar named
who lived a few miles north of Mt. Pleasaril, wis prurderéd by & regro
whorn he wes chastisinng. The negro Commitsed the maarder Writs arr axe arsd 1t15
said infected So senatry blows that fhe unfortunate dn was tut fe pieces. The people

were so exasperated that they weal have fynched the negro but that he belonged to
a wilh and Yoey proherred hastng hor Mashed by the legal aither ities So

she might obtain ws yale fron the state.
G/9-1847 AB South Carolina; Barry Morgan wes executed af
VY Cheraw SC on the 4th tustanrt for urder. He
lLonfessed his guttt-
7-17-1897 Y/ Tennessee; Ihe Memphis Emuirer Says that a

-—prrtlly andre in Lauderdale Coty Ten both gh ef Upc Bro Dstt byt beg
rutally snurdered in ¢ On the hight sf the Ird ins 4 Negro
Vi net belonging to br. Coqsha. Several! arkieles belanfhing 7o the deceased were Sauied
in possession Of the negre after his arrest. He confessed the crime after being
Commitied 10 pr1507-

8-4-1897 Y'/ North Carolina ; Joseph Battle Esq., one of the
wealthiest planters tn Edgecornl NC, We
’ f fearn from the Raleigh Regisler, was billed 0 the 19th ultinive by one of lis ous Shaves
Ch ashore

| under the following core 3 «he had ordered a Shave, (by Some ref suygpesed fe

| vary figs ited), te do Sooncthing which he tatty reficsed. tr. 8. frrestersed
fe whip him tf he ld nat Cradle Phe order igen which fhe rn py aioe as the maar
Supposed todo his bidding. But he twuecdjately refurned wilt 4 hee and before Mr B.
could (gust bein SClF in tt ot defence, he wis assti/fed and hilfed- The mega then atteaytfed


/ to drown hiweelf butt was taken frum she water after Sinhitg several tines q
trod Corsi fhed fe fat /-

P-[2-1847 A'3 = Santisiama; Mir: lle xander George, Miving ear F7.
Pike on Crane Loguitte fle, wees trerdered by
ped aE, aan Plenty ragrnin Yio Hp, Sastart: Our taforman}
4 OCCUpy sng a Vdli9g 07 0 ltd, ACE Lepory
| Veh Me wees abr a huss bit? ands vith bil tows poniay ry aa
wade the atfach Mpors hier while ASlegp tits 3 tartd Y ocloet in tht srtrrs-
1g with a firrife whieh 7o have bttrr prade fiw jhe cud of a
Stytht hace. He tflicled Several territhe wounds jin arrd absutt the Chest

which Cust the Oaths of Str. G. teilbuin an hour. Tbe neg re reade fefs €5-
Cape but tt is believed tha, he by Some rutans received Severe wtttnds as
bos Course wits traced by blood for Same disfarrec.

8/3-/847 2: Aouisiatra; We are happy to learn by a letter

; ftom Ft: bike that the hegre who So Foul
[ Wwurdered Mr: Al trarder G6, as monfimned by eux hs? has bean eed bed ——
and 15 Hoty 1a far! at Covng or af

Jt 77-1847 ¥ £50) South Carolina; The Slaves Jane And Looks [tke } f

— Heary were execifed by hanging 7 new fenralee . =
Charleston on the 10th tostanf tor the crime of polsomtng Mrs. Atrd J
[iss Diuhts, the wiht ard dam prfer of thelr twats:

S022 1847 AS North Carolina; Nigro Austin, whe eur- r
Sered his master, Spseph Battle, [asf — |
SUMMEL in Edgccounh Co. was Tred ts} weth and tipvicted. Hersto a

be hing on Fridley the 5th of November a

10-29-1894 RS Texas; 4 negro who killed the overseer }
OF Ihe plantation of Mr 8.8. Blount ir J

Mittagerda County Texas, bras beers bswrg. =

la-4-1847 Rik Mabath ; We Jearn tren the Surfer Co. "
Whig that on the Zits ultiwe Mir: Whlliase —
_ Madden, who resides near Belmonte, wits killed by one of bis own negroes white
ht was affampting fo chastise hier. The weapons used was a nese yoke witha ©
v4 b at the tnd Of it: Mp. Hadden reecived & blow with fais blangeon tn the- Ss
eh site whith taistd his deaty Bennet smurcdiately The negro who tamu fled  &
the deed was brought Yo jt] on the evtniing of the Seioe day nd tanfésied fhat @ -
he billed his waster with the abore-namsid instrument, =


| What the murderers were pursued ty Nhe Smaunp And afjer an abstinafe
J pesistarice fhe jt Mss Killed. Betore he fell he shot tuo balls

is taaster; Mr. Chow bs. wntas7 Wits taherz
S Covrfesstd the crime. ° ae ‘

4-14-{847 2:3 South Cardina; William A. ---- Well, who
, Ves found guilty of the crime of neqro
Siting af the last Stsstorr of the OF Churn Pleas fgr- Dat; Ung for
Listrith §.C.. was extcuted a+ Darkinghay Mttordhing 19 Stn ferne On
rhy Yhe Ist lshan}. Ne declared higse/f, lrrtent tp t9 te pore off
VS EXECU PIO].

3-6-1847 2:4 — pabawma ; Major Samue! D. Reid, a very
| Vtspectable plamter residing afew miles
\ / South of Greensborough Aabawne, we learn feuus the Beacon, was

Shot dead on the 245 Utomo. Foun of his hegrecs are jinyplitafed thy the.
dtd tnd have bten arrested . cas

I20-1847 2:2 Lowisiarna ; fs the Caddo Caze/fe we tind
the details of an atrocious case of poisoning
which occurred an the ths jnshant hear Shrevesport ty the faonly of Mr.
IY. DavIs. The poison was administered in a Cup ct Coffee of iditth, Mr.
bMS. Deis ard Mp. bittrs. AN. Howell partook. AU sufyered seyere/y femme
Sihness in Constquence. At last accourts Mr Davis was not out of danger
but the others had obtained relief: 1 larye lump of arsenic wes found i

the Coffee pot anda SCVANT manptd Sddy on tehem Suspicions fell,
/ cawheved hal she dad dh momar hansed Dorcas Admjn istered the poten

but hat Dorcas Ma stigated her to the act. The T7GTO Wenrass dhe lAAS | .
tn the ki tehen at the time the caffee was prepared sfated that Doreas =
Sald fg Sudy - “Naw /5 Yhe time Vo ive her her Coffee if Wiitthy SAE C7 ~ . —
Silltred a hovel 8 pra otan: A it did not eae'te her Suspicions. Ihe 7
Same wowrass Stakes that a shart time Aetore the pwsthing occurred, =
She Saw Dorcas and Judy Sioqpiing ower Somé arsente that had bees
Spred ir atroag tor the purpose of destroprng the rabbits traf-
infested if hight. At last aceounts they were in Custody at howe
but had tot beim browught to trval.

 FRIMG9AT 4 Louisiana; A negro child senfenced fo
exh in Plaquemines frish: for %.
WUT! has had her Sentence commuted by te loyernor. The Courrier |

SAYS She Owes her pardon te the biumaaity tnd exertions of Mr. deWil¥,
Comp. paid anywiey 7

Shtrvtt tf the farish. Cn


9-6-1845 2:4  JIermessee; Ur. David J. Walton, a respectable citizen
of Spe Geld TN was brutally murdered on the
lh

{7 mo and, as is Supposed, by fwo of his
shaves who have béen arresfed. He ts felled by bles 1 “pon Ye head itn-
Hlicted by axes. ;

J0-9-1845 2'4 Indian Jerritory; The murderers of Bigelow,
tree in number, were executed on fhe A714
Ultimo in Flint District, Cherokee Natros7.

fi-1o-1845 25 — haowisiana; A slave belonging to Mr. Noble of the
Parish of Jackson ia this state was executed

RN
) o% U afewdays since tor Atlenpting the hives of Mr. b Mrs. Johor Bartlett Some
Ke) xe ye™ SUNME.

1-1-1846 R:3 ~~ Virginia; Moses Johnson was executed om the [9th
LA Ufimo af Kiehumond VA wittyn the wall of; The pr isory.

1-10-1946 4:1 — Arkansas; Sohn Burnett, the son of Craferd tnd
pat gee ee
enaey Pieter , ected b:
the Abt ubtino for the saime o/emce. What a fearful refiection | Sefer,
mobher and son dying ignomuniously for the bhach Crime of murder!

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18 46-1848

a i hol

3-29-1846 a4 New Orleans: She executian of Pauline ! She
Slave Pauline was execitfed | rapa doniaor” coaad

twelve o'clock at the Parish Prison in accordance with the Senfence of;
court tor cruelty to her mistress. The Spechacke wes, a5 Such spectacles are,
horeid, and yet the strech in tramt of the prison was tlranged wifts the populace
who gaheered af an carly hour fo see a hiamaps being launched treo efernity.
Shere were men and boys and women foo wifts infants ttt Wretr tr1s, who
while fhty uttered cxclamnstions of pity, Still stood and gered. Here amd fhrere

es filled with female Spectators and all were strefebiing their

were
nechs, standing on tiptoe, pushin and jasting cach other thaat lacy wf, a
V ad Sight: (4 ph so fo pont aes hugh wight be htard a, eta
armeusemtst
LOSE

1C

Sangit was guite a pleasant ard fa le rr. Sért of cheap

for peoole; they Steed $0 jovial and jocose abouf /t- White this Scene Was
gigh at without, cucrything Was mq Within. Shortly before twelve
Ocho

i
ch the Shervit waked ugport the Unfortunate cilfprit who had Cert 111 Covet
ny with Priest Louis tn her cell tnd anounced (aef all twas 117 Feaghiness.

I san then dressed in  fong white robe, her arms bound with a Wack cord,
the white cap placed upon her head, and walbed accompanied by the priest,

wanhin of Mew Ur feans Trmes-

Co

Sheesh, Wesper the prison and shivers of the criminal court tothe gatlows = '@
which was crected upon a plaf fren befoueen the fae prisans fromfing a7
Orltans Street, Scrvestd by a double gate. She was pervectty fitws tnd
pad hatibersd te her tite. After praying with Yt CMe yyoran ypoor
gallows, the crucitix wes placed usa her ech tind 4 sobiite poche fs
hardherchict 1 her left hand, Whe rope Was Adfiisted wi her ech by
wie Of the conics, whose Hace wus bfached, tind she Teak her Stat ypor
the been Crected typers the plat tore. The gates were then opened and
V a loud nirmur rite throug ls thee populace at the Sight of the wrefehed
WOMEI - Me patty on the Vatlorns usstsvertd - fhe wees pailled wer
the clilpritS rig ltted fhe gallows wes Sti at-s0 tbat 1h projected a
ftw feet inte the Street: for a fae Secomds the cbyp plthterws fell, the
Stat upon which Shit Sat gave Wily, and She ddwngfed tis tthe air. #7 was
fatetidl nd tereibfe to Ste the fearful straugy/es of the dy cig weematz,
tor 1b was Stvere/ mimites before all was wer as her neh, tis Hot
broken by the tall and she died tram strangulation. tthe eypir-
atin of about puerrty weiruttes She was patti ra and prompunted Aad ~
by the plystelatt. Js She wes taht tea ard the gafes were cfosed, a
Sart of repressed Stasit rose from & portions of fhe Crowd and 8
gradually fhe whale assemblage broke typ and wen, aiday.

4-5-1846 A‘l Virginia; Moses Henry, a negro slave, con-
Vithed of the murder of Délila Fisher, a tree

eH) wohl, tn Shnibry /t5f, and Startenced fo fe hititid, tas treculed
Aitehnend VA an the 2706 uthomo. :

4-17-84  4°/ Sith Carofina ; The negro boy Dave,
J tre Supposed pnurdtrer oF 115 1H0S7Er,

Natvaricl Vance &39.1 tad for whose aeprebarsioss a renard wf 3600
Wis oKfered, as bade armed and layed v0 Spartan bat St fei?

AAR (846 RI Sadan Territory i Wheeler Jas bt, a
«nthe heehee Nebior br parkopatiy br te marche of Teton
ths Mttion cipafiryg 7 the pnurder Of Ta .
i/ Whe “nes bc confocal gti ond pat Ve 11atwes tf Ty, Els,
Nin, WiMaver, arid bashing ors Starr, Soles Bycler, James Tiylor and
Madison Cerving, te las? mentioned a white man, asthe murderers. ©


5-7-1896 24 Souths Carolina ; Ihe hauremsuiile SC Herald of
hu 29%: ulti SAys the trial of Dave and two

prog a belomginng fo Col Vance 5 esfafe oh place tn the /3ph- jr
pa widence adduced there teuld be rr0 coub Wat the forentr ries guitty of

| he charge alleged ust bite, the corsepuente of which? bats fat Fe wes
Stnfented 70 be fa WG tt fhe AS rd. Joe two tfher rregroes Alhud€d fo fave
been serfenced fo recejve Six faurdred 143/005 uypece , OE fusrtred of whicty
are to be inflicted Litry Nrsday wat! Phe full semourrt (ras bter7 [ECCT VE,
Nothing further Of , tonypor fame Tas been develped wits ‘fo htt tnd’
hirby, to white miss Siapected of participation tir fire smuarver.

‘ 58-1840 2b South Carvhina ; An old negro 55 years of age
pwurdered his wie whe was 60 years old, at
Columbia SC a feww days ago by Stpibsing her on the tread wartty a hatchet
as she wits Stooping Ty light her pipe. te mandir had fied t Mowry June
with his wife ard thebe /s no Chuse anigped for the fifal deed. Boer
Knocking his viction dower, her [eH her Sfraggliref in deatls, hastewed fo
Wis waiter, confessed bis crime ard there escaped. He wes subsequcn/iy
on arrested. triad, corticted, and sentenced to be biting tn fhe Ahad of this moth.

5-14-1846 £5 Sauth Carolina ; The negro Dave was executed
at Laupensville SC an the Jt th uttirw fir the
murder of his master, Capp. Vance. Dave contest the crime, Cxoncritfed Any
whrte wert fro rarticgaating tin Ut, Duct mentored Severe! sthite er wht
J Snded with mgr ad bir bored then. htt, a white nas, fas bein ad anf led
01 the charye af particjnating tr Ythe murder, and sh» $1000 ber/
on the charge ot harboritig Saves.

the plantation of bo. W. Tarlefon, withicr
bout 30 miles of Matchez, was rmiurvered an the 101 11 sfanf by 4 7E400
wmtd David He was struch tasce on the head tort ars aXe tard ther

throw tnfo a pound: The negro wis taht to Watches tor feral.

J -£0-(846 R24 Mississipp); A Mr. Ward, an qwerseer, or7

8-1-1846 2°6 Mississippi; George, a slave of Thomas Urre,
/ ee est executed for wie Pentair
| purg on the th instant. He died trpressin wrath) against Cerfair7
. prdsceutorS fd andemvartag f hae Hehe ch thts
Of the crime -

linypressiin) Whal hd beers giijfy


8-13-1846 2:5 — Kentuchy i Mr Wiltane Hansitton of
Brandenburg KV was billed by a-femele
Shave the week behore last. He had corrected the Scrvant for mnsolesce
Tohls myobher: She wits ther removed by him 70 bis Farm 16ar Bran -
| dhenburg. And an bis visiting ita few dlys afler, She came upon biiy
by Stalfh Mid phuryged 0 buteter hatte ite bs side.

9-29-1840 &:3 The Leonardtoen Maryland Beacons
gives the parhevdars of a Shocking
frage Comet fed lr 4 Mrs. Davis t1 the Rachory District on the
nihiot Othe i by a ntgre watts rammed Charles, belanging
Pirs. Arne Abell, on the Pautarent River. He broke tirto the house
: land dtunanded tmoncy, buct Mrs. Evans, the mother of the wrtor/usak
Vitti, Td line Haat she had no mpucy exept for a Somnall piece
Of silver whith he could fake provided he usudd [hve fhe house.
Disyppointed in his first abject, the negro then stized Mrs. Davrs,
Who hed réstrr for the Tad eigelity fi piece tf SHVET, pred
dragging htr bach To the bed, vitltted her pérson i710 10st
shuching and brutal mantr. He then [tft the house tres fenmteg
to pefern tind rwstrder thee too fermales rf they ever dared fo wi~
bead fyi apts He ws trrested ts tae [lity tiesfatuf amd Cowan?
ted ype! To het bts Trial ap the tat ferme of St Marys
y)

Note « Tus scr tat wes tittttfed tn fhe oe your: I copy lhe.
Ii

jpartiiulars of this Maryland case becuse the foce| ntudspaper frov7 —
which tf 1s dpa HAS SihCe  ptrished tard this 49 be the only od
avalabfe Source from whith Asay A the dtlails of the crime. f had 7
previeusly Stught in vat for these details in Mary lard.
0-15-1846 41 Louishana ; She stave Alfred, charged re
with sctting Fite to the buildings of Trot i
and Badly at Part Hudson tn Mitqust last, was tried on fhe lst 1a - 2
stant and sentenced to be lung dn the Ftth. Chirks, antther slave, |
accused of beting an accomplice; was Serrfenced to reecive fifty lashes, — e:


9-8-1848 AZ ya; She Sandersville Georgian of the
Ag ultine Says: The particulars of a
horrible affair which cceurred irr the County of Strivers were hind ly
furnished us by an esteemed Correspondent: Dn the 26 Augiot a negro
boy et eh 9 ins eagle about the age of S/tfeen, Cpr
tered the Wt his wittstor tad assaulted James D. Saylor, Stverelg
fracturing his Skull with sara ane. Me then struck bys wmtstress and
Fractured her SKul/ also. Both were asleep af the time. The mofive
Tor the deed was that he had beers trectened with a whijypirag, The boy
wes arrested tend committed fer terval next week. Ttyfar lived a ol
tnd tip} Only, Mrs. J. had been Vraparatd nd Wits tiftie ws the
AGth: Ihe villate has Canfessed the murdereand will doubtless ex-
plate lis quilt upon the gallows.

10-29-1898 Ail Unspecrtied hocation ; Aanmgleldt was |

Saitrg or thee Otte. He belaaved with per-
feet Inditlerence ard Cooly addressed the crowd. He asserted his
Sorrocenee trad tnsisted thatthe tif fees wrtntssts Against Inia Store
ey He forgave lus judges the jury: witwesses and all and died
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J BI3-189Y8 253 (a; The nigrs traders named Trotter and

wre purdtred tr the AGtts iltiieto 117

Rardofph Coutrly GA by two of fhetr tur regrees. The negrees were purstied,
verheher sand barrfossed ther guild

Resume 7-1-1898

V-lR-/898 Ail houisiara ; The body of Mr. JF, Brusse, overseer

0” the plantation a+ Mr: St. Arn Prudhownne in
the Parish of Natchitoches, Wis lately Found i the river rear The fown of
Natchitoches with Severa/ deadly wounds upon 11. 1) ruamber of tre an
Yat plturtation have been arrested as his murdercrs. bie of thew: the Gfrvmcle
/tars, has Corfessed his gut{t-

8-/2-1898 AA Virginia; The negro Bill, whe wucdered Mr.
Catlett tr Gloucester Co. hts been apprehended,
He weade a voluntary Conlesshn of the murder and tf all the details compected
with tf. He Stys he Was 11s1%s Toth by & Contid ential revelation fo biiwr by his
taster to the effect that tts wiother had wade her will beguestting her s/aves
bred other Ty hit tnd that he too hid prade a teil 10 which fre Stt all the
Slaves free, he B1i) arnong the rest. He Stys that when he heard that he was
tobe free at his young wmaster§ death, bis mind became tifert a7 taking his
hte. He tutended to have billed him fast Xs when he had a fatr oppor {unity
but bis heart failed hin. Master Janes fad treafed hin $0 find ly Phat bre Could
hot Kill hun. But the helish design wes still chier’shed in ris bisows atid Sa
White he was typhoyed as he had tlréady Safed tn a Sequestered spot, clearing
auny brush with his axe, hts master Jkaes Came 10 the place where he Wits
at work and atter Sone conversation btirng weuchs lretfed by bits lng tal
tod the warm tts Of the weather, he teak off hts Straw hat ae fo
far hist}? with its emer fing Aas ht Turmed bis bith os bitter fF 15 Ve

waren: At that moment a bow trem the aXe otal t by the unrgpatefecl wen -
ster Shattered the back of bis Sku ard felled bin fo thre earth. Jwe tuts
on the head tid the Several of ore of the warwss Comp{tted the horrid
butchtry. He ad tid his MAS. tht Ibid, fo murder his old wiistress Foo,

but they happily failed.


She Daily Clarion. Meridian, Mississippi

SSES86S 32 | Execution: ty last Saturday afternoon Stryeants

| Wiltam Jackson and Avaveas Brooks, both of
Company C, 55b U:S.0.T., subfered the extreme peratty of the law
tor the trime of rege Committed yor aa young whi fe wornare iia ichomond
Ds tear as We Carr [tirr1, the Ceumesftancés were as tollows * Lyws tar
SMSO, Mtwymrnicd a Ln HL thle (3 12 tontimemtn far je Ags,
Mtl fo a lust dayyé by A btu band ber Céts etch thos

Outraged the oir! While The Corporal with a orstth hect of foe nator
who ie icin de ber thi foo SD 9 vie afer. fy a

Cart Mtr til they were fund qutitty and condemned 10 death. c= ness-
Vile heputlte, Mipish 2 ‘oot oe Z

Heche Nov. 6S yer telocated to Jacksore,

fet SS§O5 2Zf teary Wirz Wis hing 0” the rorriing of the 10h.
WOITl86S 2S Jays he Sttnds accused of 14,693 murvers.

243-1806 2°4 — Ltseph haryford, colored, whe murdered Bill Mut
Coltred, about two years ago, éxpiated bis crime

yc pad yesterday wearning to the Couiaty fall pare. Viieks bury Meret/a,

IAS-1866 2:3 Tames J Miso tye, a Confederate Sulditr, bas beers
ah ee heii bo Yhecons CA. tor the murder on the 27b of
August bast CM: Hymstrvreg, Company C, [400 Mattar tepimertt. She
ee a len, Aes set appwantitags ‘bey no asy boas

Vad, 4 - 2
he TR he SID thet wile a prisoner of wer, bee itd heard

Titinar Of Stiithtrs [adits by Fedral Soldiers whith mange bus blood
Crd lt th lis veins, sand tran baat hivie he de permained ~ breaks Of here.

6-10-1866 3:1 — Negra dbn fo be huang at Otfoord MS on 615 for
| fwiardetiing Li3 Twin fap childrens,

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Box 44 (2-Documentation of Executions), Folder 5
Resource Type:
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Description:
Fred Hardy executed on 1902-09-19 in Alaska (AK)
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