admitted to the jail yard to satisfy their curiosiby by viewing the
scaffold. His last words were: "Gentlemen,,I have nothing to say,
God will forgive mee" He left a written confession to the crime, re-
questing that its contents not be released until four weeks after his
executions ; )
PICTORIAL HISTORY OR FORT WAYNE, INDIANA, by Bert J, Griswold,
FORT WAYNE GAZETTE, Fort Wayne, Indiana, October 10, 1883
admitted to the jail yard to satisfy their curiosiby by viewing the
scaffold. His last words were: "Gentlemen,,I have nothing to say.
God will forgive me." He left a written confession to the crime, re-
questing that its contents not be released until four weeks after his
executione
PICTORIAL HISTORY OR FORT WAYNE, INDIANA, by Bert J, Griswold.
FORT WAYNE GAZETTE, Fort Wayne, Indiana, October 10, 1883
admitted to the jail yard to satisfy their curiosiby by vkewing the
scaffold. His last words were: "Gentlemen,, I have nothing to say.
Cod will forgive ne." He left a written confession to the crime, re~
questing that its contents not be released until four weeks after his
execution,
PICTORIAL HISTORY OR FORT WAYNE, INDIANA, by Bert J. Griswold.
RT WAYNE GAZETTE, Fort Wayne, Indiana, October 10, 1883
McDONALD, Samuel
McDonald, a white native. of Lake Township, Indiana, was employed by
Louis IXEK Laurent to assist him in clearing a plot of land that he
had contracted near Arcola, Allen Co., Ind. On the night of March
22, 1883, Laurent, who had just been paid two $20 gold pieces and
$10 in currency, and McDonald went to Arcola and drank beer at a
tavern. When they left, they were both in good spirits and seemed
the best of friends. The next day, McDonald paid an old debt with a
$20 gold piece and used another to purchase a new suit of clothes,
On March 21, he took Laurent's gun to AB&SXK an Arcola pawnshop where
he SEWREG pledged it for a loan, On the morning of March 29, the owner
of the land that Laurent had cleared took a prospective tenant there
and when he found the door to the cabin where Laurent and McDonald
had lived locked, he broke the lock and they entered. They found
Laurent's body in the back room of the cabin and the bloody hatchet
which had been used to split his K®XX skull nearby. McYonald was
promptly arrested and charged with the crime. The proof against him
was overwhelming and he was speedily tried, convic
: peed triec victed and sentenced
to die. On Oct. 10, 1883, he was hanged oftside the jail at Fort
-Waynebefore—a crowd of 250 witnesses, After His death, 15,000 were
McDONALD, Samuel
McDonald » a white native of Lake Township, Indiana, was employed by
Louis XH#K Laurent to assist him in clearing a plot of land that he
had contracted near Arcola, Allen Co., Ind. On the night of March
22, 1883, Laurent, who had just been paid two $20 gold pieces and
$10 in currency, and McDonald went to Arcola and drank beer at a
tavern, When they left, they were both in good spirits and seemed
the best of friends. The next day, McDonald paid an old debt with a
$20 gold piece and used another to purchase a new suit of clothes.
On March 2:1, he took Laurent's gun to AX&8XK an Arcola pawnshop where
he S&WKBA pledged it for a loan, On the morning of March 29, the ownez|
of the land that Laurent had cleared took a prospective tenant there
and when he found the door to the cabin where Laurent and McDonald
had lived locked, he broke the lock and they entered. They found
Laurent's body in the back room of the cabin and the bloody hatchet
which had been used to split his EMIX skull nearby. McYonald was
promptly arrested and charged with the crime. The proof against him
was overwhelming and he was speedily $ :
to-die. On Oct. 10, 1883, he’ was Tinged odtetas the yard eereere’’
Mayne vpelore a crowd of 250 witnesses, After his death, 15,000 were
McDONALD, Samuel
McDonald, a white native of Lake Township, Indiana, was employed by
Louis IM#K Laurent to assist him in clearing a plot of land that he
had contracted near Arcola, Allen Cos, the night of March
, 1083, Laurent, who had just been paid tio $20 gold aa) and
=D in currency, and McDonald went to Arcola and drank beer at a
tavern, When they left, they were both in good spirits Al ete
the best of friends, The naxt day, McDonald paid an old debt with a
$20 gold piece and used another to purchase a new suit of clothes.
On March 21, he took Laurent's gun to an Arcola pawnshop where
he BUREKA pledged it for a loan, On the morning of March 29, the owne
of the land that Taurent had cleared took a prospective tenant there
and when he found the door to the cabin where Laurent and McDonald
had lived locked, he broke the lock and they entered, They found
Laurent's body in the back room of the cabin and the bloody hatchet
which had been used to split his KRIX skull nearby, Mclonald was
pronptly arrested = charged with the crime. The proof against him
yas overwhelming was, spe Fares tried, convicted and senten
Oct. is Bees he was Side the jail a
befors-a-crowd-of c gol ee ene ae
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