contended that he had murdered the young student in revenge for
Lanier's having informed his wife of his extracurricular activities,
Perry was convicted and sentenced to death, He was hanged in the
DeKalb County Jail at Decatur on Sept. 8, 1897. On the Sunday prior
to his execution, he was allowed. to preach the sermon ketmxsm to his
300 fellow inmates at the jail. His last words, spoken to a deputy,
were: "I die in defense of my wife,"
BIRMINGHAM DAILY NEWS, Birmingham, Ala., 9-8-1897
contended that he had murdered the young student in revenge for
Lanier's having informed his wife of his extracurricular activities.
Perry was convicted and sentenced to death, He was hanged in the
DeKalb County Jail at Decatur on Sept. 8, 1897. On the Sunday prior
to his execution, he was allowed. to preach the sermon ketmxs to his
300 fellow inmates at the jail. His last words, spoken to a deputy,
were: "I die in defense of my wife,"
BIRMINGHAM DAILY NEWS, Birmingham, Ala., 9-8-1897
contended that he had murdered the young student in revenge for
lanier's having informed his wife of his extracurricular activities,
Perry was convicted and sentenced to death, He was hanged in the
DeKalb County Jail at Decatur on Bebt. 8, 1897. On the Sone prior
to his execution, he was allowed. to preach the sermon
300 fellow inmates at the jail, His last words, spoken to a ae,
were? "I die in defense of my wife.
BIRMINGHAM DAILY NEWS, Birmingham, Ala,, 9-8-1897.
PERRY, Horace Stephen
Perry, a white man, owned and operated a small grocery store in At-
lanta, Ga., where he lived with his wife and five children, In or-
der to supplement their income, Mrs, Perry, took in boarders, one of
whom was a young Theological student named Bely Lanier, Mr. Perry
became infatuated with a woman who was said to be of "bad repute"
and when Lanier found out about the affair, he made the mistake of
telling Mrs. Perry. Perry followed him to Ingleside in DeKalb Co,
for the avowed purpose of avenging what he termed an insult to his
wife. Before violence could erupt, both men were placed under
arrest and taken to the Court House in Decatur. Both men had been
searched by the arresting officers, but somehow they had failed to
discover the pistol that Perry was carrying. After they had entered
the Court House, Perry drew his pistol and fired, fatally wounding
Lanier and claiming that the latter had outraged his wife, Prior
to his death a few days later, Lanier swore that his relations with
his landlady had always been strictly proper.
Perry's defense was
that he was avenging Lanier's treatment of his
wife while the State
PERRY, Horace Stephen
Perry, a white man, owned and operated a small grocery store in At-
lanta, Ga., where he lived with his wife and five children. In or-
der to supplement their income, Mrs. Perry, took in boarders, one of
whom was a young Theological student named Bely Lanier, Mr. Perry
became infatuated with a woman who was said to be of "bad repute"
and when Lanier found out about the affair, he made the mistake of
telling Mrs, Perry. Perry followed him to Ingleside in DeKalb Co.
for the avowed purpose of avenging what he termed an insult to his
wife. Before violence could erupt, both men were placed under
arrest and taken to the Court House in Decatur, Both men had been
searched by the arresting officers, but sanehow they had failed to
discover the pistol that Perry was carrying. After they had entered
the Court House, Perry drew his pistol and fired, fatally wounding
Lanier and claiming that the latter had outraged his wife, Prior
to his death a few days later, Lanier swore that his relations with
his landlady had always been strictly proper.
Perry 's defense was
wife while the State
PERRY, Horace Stephen
Perry, a white man, owned and operated a small grocery store in At-
Janta, Ga., where he lived with his wife and five children, In or-
der to supplement their income, Mrs. Perry, took in boarders, one of
whon was a young Theological student named Bely Lanier, Mr. Perry
became infatuated with a woman who was said to be of "bad repute”
and when Lanier found out about the affair, he made the mistake of
telling Mrs, Perry. Perry followed him to Ingleside in DeKalb Co.
for the avowed purpose of avenging what he termed an insult to his
wife, Before violence could erupt, both men were placed under
arrest and taken to the Court House in Decatur. Both men had been
searched by the arresting officers, but somehow they had failed to
discover the pistol that Perry was carrying. After they had entered
the Court House, Perry drew his pistol and fired, fatally wounding
Lanier and claiming that the latter had outraged his wife. Prior
to his death a few days later, Lanier swore that his relations with
nis landlady had always been strictly proper. Perry's defense was
that he was avenging Lanier's treatma
nt of his wife while the State
