EDWARDS, Alexander , ip
"April 20, 190-Alexander Edwards, colored, aged 33, was
hanged in the Marlboro County (Bennettsville), S. G, jail
yard today for the murder of James Burnett, colored, The
conemend man was tried last Feb, in theCourt of General
Sessions and sentenced by Judge Aldrich, The murder, a
most brutal one, was committed on Dec. 23, 1863, near Clio
in the county. Edwards, who had been employed during the
day on a farm near Bingham, undertook to pilot Burnett to
McColl, They traveled nearly all night by foot and stopped
to rest in a dense wood near Clio, They kindled a fire and
Burnett was sitting near it warming when Edwards slipped up
behind him and struck him two heavy blows on the head with
an axe, and,thinking that he had killed his man, he secure
a pistol and $5.00 in money for his bloody crime, Burnett,
however, was not dead. Regaining consciousness, he crawle
off into the woods, and when found several days later live
| EDWARDS, Alexander ikaw
"April 20, 190-Alexander Edwards, colored, aged 33, was
hanged in the Marlboro County (Bennettsville), S. G, jail
yard today for the murder of James Burnett, colored, The
conemend man was tried last Feb, in theCourt of General
Sessions and sentenced by Judge Aldrich, The murder, a
most brutal one, was committed on Dec. 23, 1963, near Clio
in the county, Edwards, who had been employed during the
day on a farm near Bingham, undertook to pilot Burnett to
McColl, They traveled nearly all night by foot and stopped
to rest in a dense wod near Clio, They kindled a fire and
Burnett was sitting near it warming when Edwards slipped up
behind him and struck him two heavy blows on the head with
an axe, and,thinking that he had killed his man, he secured
a pistol and $5.00 in money for his bloody crimes Burnett,
hhwever, was not dead. Regaining consciousness, he crawled
off into the woods, and when found several days later lived
EDWARTS, Alexander
“April 20, 190-Alexander Edwards, colored, aged 33,
hanged in’ the Marlboro County (Bennettsville), Se G, a
yard today for the mrder of James Burnett, colored, The
conemend man was tried last Feb, in theCourt of General
Sessions and sentenced by Judge Aldrich,
ham, undertook to pilot Burnett to
They traveled nearly all night by foot and stopped!
t in a dense wod near Clio, They kindled a fire and
Burnett was sitting near it warming vhen Edwards slipped 1)
behind him and struck him two heavy blows on the head with
an axe, and, thinking that he had killed his man,
a pistol and $5,00 in money for his bloody crimes
fbvever, was not dead. Regaining consciousness, he c:
Gff ints the woods, and when found several days tevererizes
Meat fy Stlshaanter tooriey clin abet 3 wn
Long enough to aceysexidwardsof the murder, Edwards had
protested his innocence all through thetrial and imrison-
ment, but last Monday made a full confession of his guilt, 4
professed religion and said he wasready to die, Edwards
and his victim were both from North Carolina,"
MONTGOMERY ADVERTISER, Montgomery, Ala., April 21, 190)
long enough te accysedEdwardsof the murder, Edwards had
protested his innocence all through thetrial and imprison-
ment, but last Monday made a full confession of his guilt, |
professed religion and said he wasready to die, Edwards
and his victim were both from North Carolina,"
MONTGOMERY ADVERTISER, Montgomery, Ala., April 21, 190)
long enough to accysesiEdwardsof the mirder, Edwards had
protested his innocence all through thetrial and imprison
nent, but last Monday made a full Sea Gas i em,
profesaed religion and said he wasready to die, Edwards
Badia fie diniy are usta North Cealinasy
NONIGOMERY ADVERTISER, Montgomery, Ala., April 21, 190)
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BIRMINGHAM DAILY NEWS, Birmingham, Ala., 4-21-1894
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EDWARDS, Alexander 4/20/1894.
Hanged at Bennettsville, South Carolina, on 4-20-1689,
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BIRMINGHAM DAILY NEWS, Birmingham, Ala., 4-21-1894
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