NES, W vy;
"Madison, Fla., Nov. 8, 1901-"i11 Jones, a negro, desperado.
who recently killed 3 men in 1 day, two blacks and one
white, and shot several other members of thesheriff's
posse, was publicly hanged here shortly before noon, Se-
veral hundred people witnessed the execution, among whom
were a number of negroes, There was no excitement though
extra guards had been provided, The desperado showed no
weakening of nerve and made no confession or speech of re-
pentance, The executionwas successful to a marked de-
gree, Theneck wasbroken by the drop and the murderer was
dead in 1 minutes from the time the trap was sprung."
NEWS, Pensacola, Fla, 11-11-1901 (1-1.)
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JONES, Wi1L
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"Madison, Fla., Nov. 8, 1901-"ill Jones, a negro, desperado
who recently killed 3 men in 1 day, two blacks and one
white, and shot several other members of thesheriff's
posse, was publicly hanged here shortly before noon, Se-
veral hundred people witnessed the execution, among whom
were a number of negroes, There was no excitement though
extra guards had been provided, The desperado showed no
weakening of nerve and made no confession or speech of re-
pentance, The executionwas successful to a marked de-
gree. Theneck wasbroken by the drop and the murderer was
dead in 1) minutes from the time the trap was sprunge"
NEWS, Pensacola, Fla, 11-11-1901 (1-1.)
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JONES, TALL
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"Madison, Fla., Nove 8, 1901-ti11 Jones, a negro, desperado
cently killed 3 men in 1 day, two blacks and one
shot several other members of thesheriff's
posse, was publicly hanged here shortly before noon,
oral hundred people witnessed the execution, among
were a number of negroes,
extra guards had been
weakening of nerve and made no meee ie or es of x
pentance, The execution was successful to a marked de-
gree. Theneck wasbroken by the drop and the mrderer
dead in 1, minutes from the time the trap was sprung."
NEWS, Pensacola, Fla, 11-11-1901 (1-1.)
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