Horace Singleton, MS, 1894 April 25

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| Aecording to undated 1899 CHIGAGO TRIBUNE, Cary-|
}ying execution lists for 189), both were black,
Provided by Dr. James L. Massey, U. of Ga.

3¢6¢ Mississippi Book and Magazine Excerpts.

dingleton to prison in 1878 for life-for murder-
ing a woman and smith from Madison Co. in 1891
for wife murder, Both sentenced to life; singles
ton had escaped in 1879 and not recaptured until
1890; smite escaped in 1891 and free until 1893;
singleton killed female inmate Lula Payne and
amith killed Isadore sundley; both victims were

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| According to undated 1895 CHIGAGO TRIBUNE, Cary-
ying execution lists for 189, both were black,
Provided by Dr. James L. Massey, U. of Ga.

se Mississippi Book and Magazine Excerpts.

dingleton to prison in 1878 for life-fopr murder-
ing a woman and smith from Madison Co, in 1891

for wife murder. Both sentenced to life; singled
ton had escaped in 1879 and not recaptured until
1890; smith escaped in 1891 and free until 1893;
singleton killed female inmate Lula Payne and

smith killed Isadore sundley; both victims were
black;

| According to undated 1895 CHICAGO TRIBUNE, Cary-
fing execution lists for 189), both were black.
Provided by Dr. James L. Massey, U. of Ga.
3e Mississippi Book and Magazine Excerpts.
3ingleton to prison in 1876 for life-fo» murder-

for wife murder.

ton had escaped in 1879 and not recaptured until
1690; smith escaped in 1891 and free until 1893;
Singleton killed female inmate Lula Payne and

Smith killed Isadore sundley; both es were

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SINGLETON, Horace and sufi Pace ae
Iwo convicts, Horace Smith, and Horace Singleton, were
hanged at Jackson State Prison, Mississippi, on April
25, 189), for the mrders of Sundley and Payne inside
the prison,

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GALVESTON DATLY NEWS, Galveston, Miss., -26-189)

"Jackson, Miss., Jan, 22, 189lj-Judge Christmas has sen
tenced HoraceSmith md Henry Singleton to be hanged on

Thursday, “arch 22, They are two life convicts convicted
at the present term of court for murdering two’ other con-

victs," NEWS, Galveston, Tex. L-23-189)(1-7),

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Apr 25, 1894
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Iwo convicts, Horace Smith, and Horace Singleton, were
hanged at Jackson State Prison, Mississippi, on April
25, 189, for the mrders of Sundley and Payne inside
the prison,

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GALVESTON DAILY NEWS, Galveston, t., 1-26-189);

"Jackson, Miss., Jan, 22, 189l-Judge Christmas has sen-
tenced HoraceSmith md Henry Singleton to be hanged on
Thursday, “arch 22, They are two life convicts convicted
at the present term of court for ‘murdering two’ other con-
victs," NEWS, Galveston, Tex., Le23-189),(1-7),

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tenced HoraceSmith md ee Singleton to be hanged on
Thursday, “arch 22, They are two life convicts convicted
at the present term of court for murdering two other con=
victs." NEWS, Galveston, Tex., 1-23-189)(1-7).

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