delibera ted for only a few minutes, was not appealed and on May 8, |
1891, he was hanged in the county jail yard at Marshall, Mo, He went
._ to his death without fear, actually laughing at times on the scaffold
as he made a brief speech reiterating his innocence and repeating the
story.that he had told.at the trial, His last words, spoken as the
Sheriff lowered the black cap over his head, were: "Sheriff, I ought
to have had a shave," (According to the COURIER-JOURNAL: "This is
believed to be the first case in this State where, upon a regular
trial, a man has been sentenced to death for criminal assault,")
LOUISVILLE COURTER=BOURNAL, Louisville, Kye, 5-9-1891
BIRMINGHAM DAILY NEWS, Birmingham, Ala., 5-9-1891
delibera ted for only a few minutes, was not appealed and on May 6,
1891, he was hanged in the county jail yard at Marshall, Mo. He went
to his death without fear, actually laughing at times on the scaffold
as he made a brief speech reiterating his innocence and repeating the
story.that he had told.at the trial, His last words, spoken as the
Sheriff lowered the black cap over his head, were: "Sheriff, I ought
to have had a shavee'' (According to the COURIER-JOURNAL: "This is
believed to be the first case in this State where, upon a regular
trial, a man has been sentenced to death for criminal assault,")
LOUISVILLE COURIER=BOURNAL, Louisville, Kye, 5-9-1891
BIRMINGHAM DAILY NEWS, Birmingham, Ala, 5-9-1891
delibera ted for only a few minutes, was not appealed and on i
1891, he was hanged in the county jail yard at Marshall, Mo, He went
to his death without fear, actually laughing at times on the scaffold
as he made a brief speech reiterating his. innocence and repeating the
story.that he had told.at the trial, His last words, spoken as the
Sheriff lowered the black cap over his head, were: "Sheriff, I ought
te have had a shave." (According to the COURIER-JOURNAL: "This is
believed to be the first case in this State where, upon a regular
trial, a man has been sentenced to death for criminal assault,")
LOUISVILLE COURIER-HOURNAL, Louisville, Cae Pee
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BIRMINGHAM DAILY NEWS, Birming! Alas, 5-9:
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"PRICE, Willian
Price, a black man, was walking on a deserted road near Sweet Springs,
Saline County, Mo,, on Nov, 18, 1890, when he encountered two B@MRA
white women, Mrs, Amelia Ninas, and her niece, Miss ‘Anna Ninas.
Price, who had been drinking, made an indecent proposal to the two
women and when the fled, he pursued them and overtook Miss Anna Ninas,
who he trhough to the ground and, after overcoming her resistence,
raped,. The aunt sought help and when Price heard a rescue party
appreaching, he fled but was captured three hours dater and subsequent
ly identified by both-women, .There was strong sentiment for lytnhing
him but it was finally decided to hold him for the action of the
courts. In Febe, 1891, Miss Ninas was married to a well-to-do farmer
to whom she had been engaged prior to the assault, but as the time
approached for the trial, she became increasingly despondent over the
prospects of having te appear as a witness against Price and testify —
as to the details of the assault, and on March 15, 1891, shortly be-
fore the trial was te begin, she comm itted suicide by taking arsenic.
At his trial, Price maintained that he was innocent “lt tats
another black man had suggested the crime to him while he was Grink@-
ae but that he had forgotten about it and Beep en eee pee biel
had actually carried it out. His conviction, rendered by
PRICE, William
Price, a black man, was, walking on a deserted road near Sweet Springs,
Saline County, Mo., on Nov, 18, 1890, when he encountered two B@mma
white women, Mrs. Amelia Ninas, and her niece, Miss ‘Anna Ninas.
Price, who had been drinking, made an indecent propesal to the two
women and when the fled, he pursued them and overtook Miss Anna Ninas,
who he trhough to the ground and, after overcoming her resistence,
raped.. The aunt sought help and when Price heard a rescue party
approaching, he fled but was captured three hours dater and subsequent)
ly identified by both-women., .There was strong sentiment for lLytohing
him but it was finally decided to hold him for the action of the
courts. In Febe, 1891, Miss Ninas was married to a well-to-do farmer
to whom she had been engaged prier to the assault, but as the time
approached for the trial, she became increasingly despondent over the
prospects of having to appear as a witness against Price and testify
as to the details of the assault, and on March 15, 1891, shortly be~
fore the trial was to begin, she comm itted suicide by taking arsenic.
At histrial, Price maintained that he ws innocent and Sarai ra
ther black man had suggested the crime to him while he was drink-
ie but that he had Careaten about it and supposed ene Peay adel
had actually carried it out. His conviction, rendered by a Jury
PRICE, William
Price, a black man, was, walking on a deserted road near Sweet Springs,|
Saline County, Mo., on Nov, 18, 1890, when he encountered two SGI
white women, Mrs. Amelia Ninas, and her niece, Miss inna Ninas.
Price, who had been drinking, made an indecent proposal to the two
women and when the fled, he pursued then and overtook Miss Anna Ninas,
who he trhough to the ground and, after overcoming her resistence,
raped,. The aunt sought help and when Price heard a rescue party
approaching, he fled but was captured three hours dater and subsequent}
ly identified by both women, There was strong sentiment for
him but it was finally decided to hold him for the action of the
courts, In Feb,, 1691, Miss Ninas was married to a well-to-do farner
te whom she had been engaged prior to the assault, but as the time
approached for the trial, she became increasingly despondent over the
prospects of having te appear as a witness against Price and testify
as to the details of the assault, and on March 15, 1891, shortly be-
fore the trial was to begin, she comm itted suicide by taking arsenic
At his trial, Price maintained that he was innocent and claimed a
‘another black man had suggested the crime to him while he was drink
ing but that he had forgotten about it and suppesed that the oter man
hed actually carried 16 out, Hie conviction, rendered bys jury vibe!
ary Gavan, 1p 1890, ten he emet
