| GOLDEN, Henry | |
2 eee “hanged Pollard ecamate of Alas 1-1-1878 for
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te Si cesuters numbering abeut "500, both ene and black,
in which he made no allusion to the crime but stated he
was prepared to die, Two colored ministers attended him
to the scaffold and gave out a hymn which was sung by the
_ colored spectators, after which a short prayer was offered
and the black cap pulled over the face of the culprit.
_ The cord was cut at one o'clock and his neck was not
-brokene
NATIONAL POLICE GAZETTE, 11-16-1878 (15-2) MO one
_ Note: There is a possibility that the date is wrong:
, though - oa - believe that. uh is dailedds Oe correct. — =
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GOLDEN, Henry i
Black, hanged Pollard (Escambia Co,), Alas, 11-1-1878 for |
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te spectators numbering about 500, both white and black,
in which he made no allusion to the crime but stated he
was prepared to die, Two colored ministers attended him
to the scaffold and gave out a hymn which was sung by the
colored spectators, after which a short prayer was offered
and the black cap pulled over the face of the culprit.
The cord was cut at one o'clock and his neck was not
brokene
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NATIONAL POLICE GAZETTE, 11-16-1878 (15-2) //\%~_
Note: There is a possibility that the date is wrong
though I believe that it is probably correct.
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Black, Naa Pollard (Escambia Co,), i, 1-1-1878 for
rape of an 18-year-old white girl, Made e brief speech
to spectators numbering about 500, both white and black,
in which he made no allusion to the crime but stated he
was prepared to die, Two colored ministers attended him
to the scaffold and gave out a hymn which was sung by the
colored spectators, after which a short prayer was offered
and the black cap pulled over the face of the culprit,
The cord was cut at one o'clock and his neck was not
broken.
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NATIONAL POLICE GAZETTE, 11-16-1878 (15-2) //\%~
Note: There is a possibility that the date is wrong
though I believe ee oe, probably correct.
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