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Joyce, a roustabout, and Matthias, a,fiddler, were black men who
lived in Philadelphia, Pae On Dec. 18, 1807, they decided to rob
the small shop owned and operated by Mrs. Sarah Cross: in Black
Horse Alley, downtown Philadelphia, near where Matthias lived.
A 13-year-old girl who was sent to the shop by her grandmother,
noticed that the door was closed and peeped theough the keyhole.
She s aw Joyce choking Mrs. Cross and, displaying more courage than
judgement, she stepped inside. Joyce immediately grabbed her and
Matthias came from down stairs. By this time Mrs. Cross was dead,
and the two robbers forced the girl to carry a lighted candle for
them while they ransacked the shop. After they had taken every-
thing that they wanted, they shoved the girl into the street and
ran awaye They were captured the next day and the girl was able to
positively identify both of them. Convicted and sentenced to dieX
OHS ANSKEXNEAREAXSX DAXKAASK ME XXGH inspite of the efforts of thier
eminent attorneys, Nicholas Biddle, the financier, and Richard Rush,
later U,. S, Attorney General, they were hanged in Phihadelphia on
March 11, 1808.
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JOYCE, John and MATTHIAS, Peter ,
Joyce, a roustabout, and Matthias, a,fiddler, were black men who
lived in Philadelphia, Pae On Dec. 18, 1807, they decided to rob
the small shop owned and operated by Mrs. Sarah Cross: in Black
Horse Alley, downtown Philadelphia, near where Matthias lived.
A 13-year-old girl who was sent to the shop by her grandmother,
noticed that the door was closed and peeped theough the keyhole.
She s aw Joyce choking Mrs. Cross and, displaying more courage than
judgement, she stepped inside. Joyce immediately grabbed her and
Matthias came from down stairs. By this time Mrs. Cross was dead,
and the two robbers forced the girl to carry a lighted candle for
them while they ransacked the shop. After they had taken every-
thing that they wanted, they shoved the girl into the street and
ran awaye They were captured the next day and the girl was able to
positively identify both of them. Convicted and sentenced to dieX
HSE NHEKAXK A VEAKSAX BAXKARS KM AKG inspite of the efforts of thier
eminent attorneys, Nicholas Biddle, the financier, and Richard Rush,
later U. S, Attorney General, they were hanged in Phikadelphia on
March 11, 1808.
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Joyce, a roustabout, and Matthias, apfiddler, were black men who
lived in Philadelphia, Pas On Dec. 18, 1807, they decided to rob
the small shop owned and operated by Mrs, Sarah Cross’ in Black
Horse Alley, downtown Philadelphia, near where Matthias lived.
4 13-year-old girl who was sent to the shop by her grandmother,
noticed that the door was closed and peeped theough the keyhole.
She s aw Joyce choking Mrs. Cross and, displaying more courage than
judgement, she stepped inside. Joyce immediately grabbed her and
Matthias came fron down stairs. By this time Mrs, Cross was dead,
and the two robbers forced the girl to carry a lighted candle for
them while they ransacked the shop. After they had taken every-
thing that they Tey they shoved the girl into the street and
van away. ‘They were captured the next day and the girl was able to
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eminent attorneys, Nicholas Biddle, the financier, and iichard Rush,
later U. S, Attorney General, they were hanged in Phikadelphia on
March 11, 1808.
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