breathing and, over the protests of his friends who maintained that
he could not be hanged again, he was drawn up on the gallows a
second time and left suspended for twenty minutes after which he
was cut down and buried,
PRONTIER TIMES, Sept., 1972, "Double Hanging at Lincoln" by Lily
Casey Klasner, submitted by Eve Ball, Page 10, ;
LiGAL HANGINGS by Peter Hertzoge Yhe Press of the Territorian,
manta Fe., Ne Mey Publishers, Copyrihgt, 1966, by Phil Cooke,
Pages 17-19
breathing andy over the protests of his friends who maintained that
he could not be hanged again, he was drawn up on the gallows a
second time and left suspended for twenty minutes after which he
was cut down and buried.
FRONTIER TIMES, Sept., 1972, "Double Hanging at Lincoln" by Lily
Casey Klasner, submitted by Eve Ball, Page 10, "
LAGAL HANGINGS by Peter Hertzog. Yhe Press of the Territorian,
Santa Fee, Ne Ms, Publishers, Copyrihgt, 1966, by Phil Cooke,
Pages 17-19
» over the ed sts of his friends who maintained that
hi a again, he was drawn up on the gallows a
second time and left auepeniod for twenty minutes after which
was cut down and buried.
FRONTIER TIMES, Sept., 1972, "Double Hanging at Lincoln" by Lily
Casey Klasner, submitted by Eve Ball, eu
LiGAL HANGINGS by Peter Hortzog.
Santa Fes, Ne Mey Publishers,
Fages 17-19
Yhe Press of the Territorian,
Acabtaes 1966, by Phil Cooke,
WILSON , William
Wilson, a white man, was a native of New York State where he had been
jailed several times and had Served 4 term-in Sing Sing before mi-
grating west and settling in Lincoln Cosy Ne Mey where he obtained
employement on a ranch owned by Robert “aseys: After Wilson left
Casey's emplpy, he went XK¥ to Lincoln where he became a fringe mem-
ber of a corrupt gang of politicians, On August 1, 1875, Casey and
others met in Lincoln in a convention to attempt to oust the corrupt
political ring, They were successful in nominating théir’ candidates
and that afternoon as he was walking down the street with Some friends
Wilson shot and killed him from ambush, Promptly arrested, Wilson
of an argument over wages that he said Casey owed him, However, it
was generally believed that he had been hired by Casey's political
enemies to assassinate him and certainly the defeated politicians en-~
gaged the best attorneys possible for his defense, Nonetheless he
was convicted and sentenced to hang. His execution was delayed by a
30-day respite granted by the Governor, but he was hanged in Lincoln
on December 12, 1875, before a large crowd of people, After his
body had hanged for nine Minutes, he was pronounced dead,acut down
and placed in his coffin, Then a woman noticed that he was still
WILSON, William
Wilson, a white man, was a native of New York State where he had been
jailed several times and had served a term-in Sing Sing before mi-
grating west and settling in Lincoln Coss Ne Mes where he obtained
employement on a ranch owned by Robert “asey «: After Wilson left
Casey's emplyy, he went XKE to Lincoln where he became a fringe mem-
ber of a corrupt gang of politicians, on August 1, 1875, Casey and
others met in Lincoln in a convention to attempt to oust the corrupt
political ring, They were successful in nominating théir’ candidates
and that afternoon as he was walking down the street wish some friends
Wilson shot and killed him from ambush, Promptly arrested > @Wilson
of an argument over wages that he said Casey owed him, However de
was generally believed that he had been hired by Casey's political
enemies to assassinate him and certainly the defeated politicians en~
gaged the best attorneys possible for his defense, Nonetheless he
was convicted and sentenced to hang. His execution was delayed by a
30-day respite granted by the Governor, but he was hanged in Lincoln
on December 12, 1875, before a large crowd of people, After his
body had hanged for nine minutes, he was pronounced dead,acut down
and placed in his coffin, Then a woman noticed that he was still
WILSON, William
Wilson, a white man, was a native been
Jailed several times and had serve. Sing before mi-
gating west and settling Ms, where he cbtained
employement cn a ranch
However, it
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nly the defeated politicians en-
essible for his defense, Nonetheless he
d to hang. execution was delayed by a
the Governor, but he was hanged in Lincoln
before a large crowd of people, After his
for nine mimtes, he was pronounced dead,xcut down
S coffin, Then a woman noticed that he fas stilt
