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attack by Delp and Evans and they were promptly taken into custody.
At first they said nothing to involve Judge, but the Sheriff
acting on his own suspicions, took the mastermind into custody.
Because of the intensity of the local feeling the three men were
taken to the jail—in Nashville for- safekeepinge __At_the trial, Delp
took the stand and made a confession in the course of which he sta-
ted that Judge had never paid the money promised to him and jivans
and that ali “that they had received. from him was some money that
they had borrowed while in the Nashville jail, All were convicted
and sentenced to die and they were hanged at Winchester on May 5,
190), Beeause there _was-a—rumor_that—a crowd planned_ ,9 bear down
the fence surrounding the scaffold and make the execution a public
one, the Sheriff performed the execution at 5:)\8 in the morning
when only about 100 persons had gather ede All three of the condemne:
men made statements in which they said that they were prepared to
“go and expressed, their only regret at having to leave their wives
and—ch. iidren, — Delp. Was killed insiantl wv while Judge's body was in
convulsions for nine minute s and iivans death throes lasted twenty
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attack by Delp and iivans and they were promptly taken into custody.
At first they said nothing to involve Judge, but the Sheriff,
acting on his own suspicions, took the mastermind into custody.
Because of the intensity of the local feeling the three men were
taken to the jail-in Nashville for safekeepinge At_the trial, Delp
took the stand and made a confession in the course of which he sta-
ted that Judge had never paid the money promised to him and iivans
and that all that they had received. from him was_some mon that
they had borrowed while in the Nashville jail, All were convicted
and sentenced to die and they were hanged at Winchester on M
190. Beaause there was-a—rumor—that—a—crowd_planned to tear down
the fence surrounding the scaffold and make the execution a public
one, the Sheriff performed the execution at 5:18 in the morning
when only about 100 persons had gathered, All three of the condemne
men made statements in which they said that they were prepared to
go and expressed their only regret at having to leave their wives
and—children, Delp was-killed inst antla. while Judge! s_body_was. aikal
convulsions for nine minutes and Evans! death throes lasted twenty
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5 jerformed the execution a in the morning
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‘DELP, Jospph, EVANS, John and JUDGE, Henry
Delp, “vans and Judgeywere all Franklin County, Tenn., white men,
Judge had long been envious of some timber land which was overlooked
by the mountain home of Mr, and Mrs. Simon Bucher, an elderly couple,
While Judge had determined to steal the timber, he knew that any such
operation would be spotted by the Buchers who would report it to the
authorities. He hired Delp and Evans to kill the couple and, as an
added inducement, also told them that with the Buchers out of the
way they would be free to perform virtually any acts of lawlessness
in the neighborhood that they might desire. @ate on the afternoon
of August 5, 1903, Delp and livans weht to the Bucher farm, They
asked to see the garden and Mr. Bucher obligingly led the way out
back where Delp shot him.’ They them returned to the house and Evens
Shot and killed Mrs, Buchergand set fire to the house. ‘They then
ligt, supposing that both of the Buchers was dead. Mrs, Bucher's
charred bory was found the next day and a search of the premises
led to the finding of Bucher in the garden, paralyzed from the
waist down and his face scorched by the sun, but still alive and
Conscious. efore he died, he related to a minister the murderous
‘DELP, Jospph, EVANS, John and JUDGE, Henry
Delp, fvans and Judgegwere all Franklin County, Tenn., white men,
Judge had long been envious of some timber land which was overlooked
by the mountain home of Mr. and Mrs. Simon Bucher, an elderly couple.
While Judge had determined to steal the timber, he knew that any such
operation would be spotted by the Buchers who would report it to the
authorities. He hired Delp and Evans to kill the couple and, as an
added inducement, also told them that with the Buchers out of the
way they would be free to perform virtually any acts of lawlessness
in the neighborhood that they might desire. fate on the afternoon
of August 5, 1903, Delp and Evans weht to the Bucher farm, They
asked to see the garden and Mr. Bucher obligingly led the way out
back where Delp shot him.» They they returned to the house and Evans
shot and killed Mrs, Buchergand set fire to the house. They then
lgét, supposing that both of the Buchers was dead. Mrs. Bucher's
charred boy was found the next day and a search of the premises
led to the finding of Bucher in the garden, paralyzed from the
waist down and his face scorched by the sun, but still alive and
sonscLous. Uefore he died, he related to a minister the murderous
LP, dJospph, EVANS, John and JUDGE, Henry
rs. Simon Bucher, an elderly
steal the timber, he knew that any
lon would be spotted by the Buchers who ould report 4
ties.
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He hired Delp and vans to JT the) Polple and, es
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the Bucher farm,
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hot him,” They thon returned to the house and rae
Buchorgand sot fire They ther
3 d Mrs, Bucher's
fas found the nex a f the premises
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still ali
nd Mr. Bucher obli
8 face scorched by the sun, but
Sefore he died, he related to a minister the m
