Wallace Burt, PA, 1894 July 26

the jury was dischargeds the second trial started March _
20 when to everyone's surprise Burt pled guilty; sentenfe
was passed by Judge Yerkes the same day and Gov. Pattison
signed the death warrant on May 233 only 12 witnesses wer
“permittedto attend the execution; and observation was mad
that "the penalty was paid for the sa ke of an unreaso

revenge and a few paltry dellars"; Doylestown INTELLIGEN-

SCAFFOLD AND CHAIR BY TEETERS, PART II. PAGE 55
Doylestown, ‘Pa, Jul’ 26-William Burt, a: half-
breed Indian, was hanged today for the murder of
men Old co¥iple in 1893, and firings the house of
his aged victims /" ARTZONA REPUBLICAN, Phoenix
AG July 27, 1894, page one

was dischargeds the second trial started March

eer an te ciorvers's orcas Burt pled guilty; sentenée
was passed by Judge Yerkes the same day and Gov. Pattison
signed the death warrant on May 233 only 12 witnesses were
permittedto attend the ppaipaagns and Gp at rt:
that "the penalty was paid for the sa ke of an unreas |
revenge and a few paltry dollars"; Doylestown INTELLIGEN=
CER, July 26.

SCAFFOLD AND CHAIR BY TEETERS. PART II. PAGE 55
‘Doylestown, ‘PA, Jul# 26-William Burt, a> half-
breed Indian, was hanged today for the murder o

nan old cof{ple in 1893, and firing the house of
his aged victims/" ARIZONA R

1 REPUBLICAN, Phoenix,
AZ duly 27, 1894, page one

tho jury was dischargeds the second trial started March
20 when to everyone's surprise Burt pled guiltys sontente
was passed by Judge Yerkes the same day and Gove Pattison
signed the death warrant on May 235 only 12 witnesses verg
was madd

that, pasiseoa wi was paid for the Sra ayes Tar eeser
revenge end a few paltry dollars"; Doylestown INTELLIGEN-
CER, July 26,

SCAFFOLD AND CHAIR BY TEETERS, PART II, PAGE 55
Doylest PA, Julg 26-W4114

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BURT, Wallace tt VY [-2-O Se Gf
Executed, Bucks Co., Pa., 7=26+189); fer the murder of
Samuel Rightley, aged 83, and his wife, Lena,, aged 80, aa
on the night of 9-23-1893; Burt, a half-bree erokee
Indian, killed his victims with a hatchett as they lay —
sleeping; he then set the roam on fire; their bodies were
Misceverad by Mrs, Ama Statler, their adopted daughter,
who went to the house on Sunday morning to deliver milk
ag was her daily custem and found smoke issuing from the
homes Burt worked for a neighbor farmer, Samuel Cooper;
the evidence was built around a partly used plug of "Big
Chew" tobacco such as Burt was known to carry, as well as
bleod on his clothing, and a witness who swore he had
heard Burt say he would "get even with old man Rightly";
there were two trials; in the first a juror fell £12 and

BURT, Wallace — 7-2 ISG
Executed, Bucks Co., Pa.» 7=26-189); fer the murder of
Samuel Rightley, aged 63, and his wife, Lena, aged 80, Z
on the night of 9-23-1893; Burt, a half-bree erokee
Indian, killed his victims with a hatchett as they lay
sleeping; he then set the room on fires their bodies were
wiscovered by Mra. Anna Statler, their adopted daughter,
who went to the house on Sunday morning to deliver milk
ag washer daily custam and found smoke issuing from the
homes Burt worked for a neighbor farmer, Samuel Cooper;
the evidence was built around a partly used plug of "Big
Chew" tobacco auch as Burt was known to carry, as well as
bleed on his clothing, and a witness who swore he had
heard Burt say he would "get even with old man Rightly";
there were two trials; in the first a juror fell £11 and

BURT, Wallace - 7-2O61SY
Executed, Bucks Co., Pa., 7-26-189l for the murder of
Samuel Rightley, aged 8:

as washer daily custem and found smoke issuing fron the
hones Burt worked for a neighbor farmer, Samuel Coopers
the evidence was built around a partly

Chew’

and a witness who swore he had
say he would "get even with old man Rightly";
there were two trials; in the first a juror fell 411 and

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