ALLEN, Jack
Allen, a white native of England, was a sailor who left his ship and
went to Jeffersonville, Sullivan Cosy Ne Yes where he began a new
career as a farm laborer, Aperiodic drunk who was considered a dan-
gerilous man when he was intoxicated, Allen believed that Mrs, Ursula
Ulrich, an elderly widow who lived alone in her house on Hubert Road,
Jeffersonville, kept a large sum of money there. In October, LOOT s
he borrowed amit a pistol and went there with the intention of robbing
the old lady. When she resisted, he shot and killed her but in his
search of the premises found only $5.00, He made little effort to
cover his tracks and when her body was discovered 3arkexy that evening,
he-was trailed by a search party carrying lanterns and taken into
custody. Convicted and sentenced to die, he was hanged at Monticello
on July 20, 1888, When the hangman went to place the noose o¥er
Allen's head, his hands were Shaking and Allen placed the noosed over
his own head and adjusted ite He then asked for a drink of whiskey
and, when this was refused, uttered his last words: "Let ‘er B20,
Gallagher}"
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SULL IVAN COUNTY R&PORTER, Jeffersonville, Ne Yes 1932 nay oboe
REPUBLICAN WATCHMAN-NEWS, Monticello, Ne Ye, Octe 18,
ALLEN, Jack
Allen, a white native of England, was a sailor who left his ship and
went to Jeffersonville, Sullivan Cos, Ne Yes where he began a new
career as a farm laborer. Aperiodic drunk who was considered a dan-
gerious man when he was intoxicated » Allen believed that Mrs. Ursula
Ulrich, an elderly widow who lived alone in her house on Hubert Road,
Jeffersonville, kept a large sum of money there. In October, 1887,
he borrowed ax a pistol and went there with the intention of robbing
the old lady. When she resisted » he shot and killed her but in his
search of the premises found only $5.00. He made little effort to
cover his tracks and when her body was discovered iarkux that evening,
he-was trailed by a search party carrying lanterns and taken into
custody. Convicted and sentenced to die, he was hanged at Monticello
on July 20, 1888, When the hangman went to place the noose over
Allen's head, his hands were Shaking and Allen placed the noosed over
his own head and adjusted it. He then asked for a drink of whiskey
and, when this was refused, uttered his last words: "Let ‘er gO,
Gallagherj"
"e+ sHANG BY THE NECK..." by Teeters, Page 185
SULL IVAN COUNTY REPORTER, Jeffersonville, Ne Yes 1932 18, 1973
REPUBLICAN WATCHMAN-NEWS, Monticello, Ne Ye, Octe 18,
ALLEN, Jack
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on July 20, 1888. When the hangman went to place the noose ofer
Allen's head, his hands were shaking and Allen placed the noosed over
nis own head and adjusted it. He then asked for a drink of whiskey
andy when this was refused, uttered his last words: "Let 'er go,
Gallagheri"
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