Robert Cox, AR, 1897 February 25

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COX, Robert

Robert Cox, black, hanged at Pine Bluff, Ark., on Feb.
25, 1897, for murder, DAILY NEWS, Galveston, Texas,
2=26-1897 (2=7) .

Pine Bluff, Ark., Feb, 26, 1897eAt 1:16 the
trap was sprung first and Robert Cox was swung
into eternity for the crime of criminal
assault. He went to his death coolly and made
no statement. His neck was broken and at the
end ofeight minutes he’ was pronounced dead,"
CONSTITUTION , Atlanta, Ga., 2-26-1897 (6:2)

COX, Robert

Robert Cox, black, hanged at Pine Bluff, Ark., on Feb.
25, 1897, for murder, DAILY NHWS, Galveston, Texas,
2-26-1897 (2-7) .

"Pine Bluff, Ark., Feb. 26, 1897=-At 1:16 the
trap was sprung first and Robert Cox was swung
into eternity for the crime of criminal
assault. He went to his death coolly and made
no statement. His neck was broken and at the
end ofeight minutes he was pronounced dead."
CONSTITUTION , Atlanta, Ga., 2-26-1897 (6:2)

COX, Robert

Robert Cox, black, hanged at Pine Bluff, Ark,, on Feb.
25, 1897, for murder, DAILY NEMS, Galveston, Texas,
226-1897 (2-7)

"Pine Bluff, Ark,, Feb. 26, 1897=At 1:16 the

trap was sprung first and Robert Cox was swung

into eternity for the crime of criminal

assault. He went to his death coolly end made
no statement. His neck was broken end at the
end ofeight minutes he was pronounced dead.”
CONSTITUTION , Atlanta, Ga., 2-26-1897 (6:2)

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