Elizabeth Reed, 1845 May 23

converted to Christianity and was baptized at night in a river,

Over 20,000 persons witnessed her hanging on a gallows constructed
where the Tenth Street Bridge in Lawrenceville is now located on
May 23, 1845. BKB Dressed in white, she rode to her execution
seated on a coffin and mounted the scaffold Singing hymns‘of praise,
A lengthy sermon which she frequently yunckums punctuated with "amens!
was preached and she was then put to death, Her body was howered
into a grave which had already been dug directly under thé scaffold
but that night members of her family moved :her body to the Baker
Cemetery where she was reinterred in an unmarked grave next to that
of her husband, o

Newspaper clippin:s furnished by Mrs, Inis Bussard, 601 N. Jefferson
Street, Robinson, Illinois, 6 ahah

IT HAPPENED IN SOUTHERN LILLINOIS by John W, Allen. Published 1968
by University Graphics, Southern Illinois Uniwersity, Carbondale,

Ill. pages 275-276
Before final write-up, see, page 186, HISTORY OF CRAWFORD COUNTY, ILL.

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converted to Christianity and was baptized at night in a river.

Over 20,000 persons witnessed her hanging on a gallows constructed
where the Tenth Street Bridge in Lawrenceville is now located on
May 23, 1845, BMAX Dressed in white » She rode to her execution
seated on a coffin and mounted the scaffold Singing hymns’of praise,
4 lengthy sermon which she frequently yunvaers punctuated with !amens!
was preached and she was then put to death, Her body was howered
into a grave which had already been dug directly under thé scaffold
but that night members of her family moved her body to the Baker
Cemetery where she was reinterred in an unmarked grave next to that
of her husband, o :

Newspaper clippings furnished by Mrs, Inis Bussard, 601 N. Jefferson
Street, Robinson, Illnois, 62)5,

IT HAPPENED IN SOUTHERN LILLINOIS by John W, Allen. Published 1968
by University Graphics, Southern Illinois Uniwersity, Carbontiale,
Ill. pages 275-276

Before final write-up, see, page 186, HISTORY OF CRAWFORD COUNTY, ILL,
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converted to Christianity and was baptized at night in a river.
Over 20,000 persons witnessed her hanging on a gallows constructed
where the Tenth Street Bridge in lawrenceville is now located on
May 23, 1845, MM& Dressed in white, she rode to her execution
seated on a coffin and mounted the scaffold singing hymns'of praise.
A lengthy sermon which she frequently yuu punctuated with "amans

Newspaper clippin.s furnished by Mrs, Inis Bussard, 601 Ns Jefferson
Street, Robinson, Illinois, 6245)
Published 1968

IT HAPPENED IN SOUTHERN LILLINOIS by John W, Allen.
by University Graphics, Southern Illinois Uniwersity, Carbonliale,

Ill, pages 275-276
Before final write-up, see, page 186, HISTORY OF CRAWFORD COUNTY, ILL,
to be found in Illinois = not written up,

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RELD, Elizabeth May 23, 1845

Mrs. Reed, a O-year-old white woman, was MEKEXEAXEMXAXZH the second
wife of a farmer who lived eight miles south of Palestine, Crawford
Cos, T11, She evidently suffered from a facial disfiggrement and

" usually wore a veil over her face which formed the basis for rumors
that whe was a "gypsy queen" and an "old witch." In the Summer of
18h, Mr. Reed became ill but WAEXRSEXASHARAARAA his condition was
not considerad critical, A neighbor woman noticed Mrs, Reed adminis-
ter some white powders in a cup of sassafras tea and throw the wrappe
out of a window. When Reed became worse and died aftar drinking the
tea, the neighbor retrieved the paper and it was tpaced to a druggist
in Russellville who said that he had dold Mrs. Reed some arsenic
which had been wrapped in the paper, She was arrested and placed in
the jail at Palestine which she set on fire, Rescued from the burn-
ing building, she was then taken to the jail in Lawrenceville, Law-
rence Cos, where she was tried ona change of venue, At her trial,
witnesses were produced who swore that they had seen her purchase

€ poison and otheremtestified that they had seen her give him white
powders in tea before, After her conviction, Mrs, Reed who was des-

-erLbed as-having "a very peculiar and hardened disposition," became

REED, Elizabeth May 23, 1845

Mrs. Reed, a \O-year-old white woman, Was MEKEXSAXESXAXZA the second
wife of a farmer who lived eight miles south of Palestine, Crawford
Coo, Til, She evidently suffered from a facial disfiggrement and
“ usually wore a veil over her face which formed the basis for rumors
that whe was a "gypsy queen" and an "old witch." In the Summer of
18h, Mr. Reed became ill but HAEXHBEXASHEAAARHA Nis condition was
not considerkd critical, A neighbor woman noticed Mrs. Reed adminis-
ter some white powders in a cup of sassafras tea and throw the wrappe
out of a window, When Reed became worse and died after drinking the
tea, the neighbor retrieved the paper and it was tpaced to a druggist
in Russellville who said that he had dold Mrs. Reed some arsenic
which had been wrapped in the paper. She was arrested and placed in
the jail at Palestine which she set on fire, Rescued from the burn-
ing building, she was then taken to the jail in Lawrenceville, Law-
rence Co.; where she was tried ona change of venue, At her trial,
witnesses were produced who swore that they had seen her purchase

© poison and otherestestified that they had seen her give him white
powders in tea before, After her conviction, Mrs, Reed who was des=

| cribed as having "a very pecullar and hardened disposition," became

REED, Elizabeth May 23, 1845

Mrs. Reed, a \0-year-old white woman, was MEREXSAXESKAKEA the seconi
wife of a farmer who lived eight miles south of Palestine, Crawford
Cos, Tl, She evidently suffered fron a facial disfigurement and
usually wore a veil over her face which formed the basis for rumors
that whe was @ "gypsy queen" and an "old witch." In the Summer of
blk, Mr, Reed became 411 but HAKXHELCHAMATAMIGA his condition was

a druggist!
in Russellville who said that he had dold Mrs, Reed some arsenio

powders in tea before, After her conviction, Mrs, Reed who was deat

M and hardened disposition," became
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