confessed to Jesus and was going straight to God. The fall failed
to break his neck and he strangled to death, finally expiring
fifteen minutes after the trap had been sprunge
BIRMINGHAM DAILY NEWS, Birmingham, Ala. 1-5-189. Page
confessed to Jesus and was going Straight to Gode The fall failed
to break his neck and he strangled to death, finally expiring
fifteen minutes after the trap had been sprunge
BIRMINGHAM DAILY NEWS, Birmingham, Alas 1-5-189). Page G»
confessed to Jesus and was going straight to God. The fall failed
to break his neck and he strangled to death, finally expiring
fifteen minutes after the trap had been sprunge
BIRMINGHAM DAILY NEWS, Birmingham, Ala, 1-5-189). Page G»
- Ss was ex= _
. ceedingly. einas of his wife though, from accounts of the period, he
~had-no-cause to be. At any rate, they quarreled frequently because of
his possessiveness. On the morning of August 20, 1893, she was found
alone on the bed in their cabin. Her throat had been so horribly cut .
with a razor, that only a few threads of muscle were holding it to
_the trunk of the body, Farmer had disappeared and he was the immedi-_
ate suspect. The sheriff decided that he would probably goto his
father's home in Pickens County and he was waiting for Farmer two |
_days laters wWHEN XXXEMEE and took him into custody when Farmer attempt-
ed to enter his father's homee He denied his guilt of the murder of
his wife but he was taken back to Tuscaloosa, charged with the crime —
| and placed in jail. The black community was so indignant that they _
organized a mob EMARXMZEKE on the night of August 22nd and intended
taking him from the jail and lynching him, but some while persons ~~
peut aiccd to tant, tarase ves crecivel taviiccalcone fa tone oe eens
before forty witnessese- On the scaffold, he confessed to his crime
and warmed others not to follow his example. He said that he had
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| Farmer, a black 2h=year-old native of Pickens Gos, Alas, ‘was a tenant
| farmer who lived with his wife in Tuscaloosa County. Farmer was ex= _
| ceedingly.jealous of his wife though, from accounts of the period, he
~had-no-cause to be, At any rate, they quarreled frequently because of
his possessiveness. On the morning of August 20, 1893, she was found
alone on the bed in their cabin. Her throat had been so horribly cut
“with a razor, that only a few threads of muscle were holding it to ~~
the trunk of the body, Farmer had disappeared and he was the immedi- |
ate suspect. The sheriff decided that he would probably goto his
~father's home in Pickens County and he was waiting for Farmer two |
_days laters WHEH XKAEMEX and took him into custody when Farmer attempt-|
ed to enter his father's homee He denied his guilt of the murder of
| h&s wife but he was taken back to Mscaloosa, charged with the crime |
_and placed in jail. The black community was so indignant that they
organized a mob KHX@XWX¥KE on the night of August 22nd and intended
taking him from the jail and lynching him, but some white persons
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before forty witnessese- On the scaffold, he confessed to his crime
and warmed others not to follow his example. He said that he had
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farmer who lived with his wife in Tuscaloosa County, Farmer was ex-
ceedingly jealous of his wife acu from accounts of the period, he
had-no-cause to bes At any rate, because of
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alone on the bed in their cabin. Her throat had been so horribly cut
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ed to enter his father's home. He denied his guilt of the murder of
his wife but he was taken back to Tuscaloosa, charged with the crime
and placed in jail. The black community was so indignant that they
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before forty. wi witnesses, On the scaffold, he confessed
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