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HAMMETT, Thomas,
(Not Confirmed, )
‘Newport, RI: Tuesday in the afternoon last
Cannone cr Lad On homadiiheamne tie tom the
murder of Katherine Cook, the jury agreed on a
special Verdict that night and the next morning
returned into court but were soon. sent out
again; at noon they came in to aske some ques-
tions and then after a short debatedreturned
Wht thein verdict: GUILTY. Ihe time appointed
for his execution is the 20th of October next,"
NEWSLETIER, Boston, MA, 9-15-1732.
"Newport, RI; Thomas Hammett, under sentence of
@eath, escaped from prison dressed in women’ gs
clothes and is not yet found,'!NEWSLETTER, Bos-
oak sy UNE, ih kat neh MINATIA Wi AG vod

HAMMETT, Thomas,
(Not confirmed, )

Newport, RI: Tuesday in the afternoon last

Came on the trial of Thomas Hammett for the
murder of Katherine Cook. the jury agreed ona
Special Verdict that night and the next morning
returned into court but were soon sent out
again; at noon they came in to aske some ques-
tions and then after a short debatedreturned
with their verdict: GUILTY. Ihe time appointed
for his execution is the 20th of October next,"
NEWSLETLER , Boston, MA, 9-15-1732.

"Newport, RI; Thomas Hammett, under sentence of
@eath, escaped from prison dress 3ed in women' s
clothes and is not yet found.'\NEWSLETTER, Bos-
wopahs IN Saehiotes ahah Erie

HAMMETT, Thomas,

(Not (ogee )

Newport, RI: Tuesday in the afternoon 1s
“the trial of Thomas Hammett
Katherine Cook, 1

Special Verdict that n

‘in; at noon they came in to aske some ques-

tions and then after a short debatedreturned
with their verdict: GUILTY, ‘he time appointed
for his execution is the 20th of October next."

RI: Thomas Hammett,
escaped from prison dressed in women!
and is not yet found,"NEWSLETIER, Bos=
ton, MA, Yot. 11, 1732,



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