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Hicks contracted small pox and almost died.
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at Covi ng ten on leb, oii LOG ce 2 a priva te executLon witnessed by
Byer SANYO HIRD j as * ie aon oe <b , be A kh- nee * 7 Pays Ss AC Pye at my nein
fifty persons, —He-made-no—-statement—on—the ay at but broke down
URN es tag OS i pe FR “> Leite UN PRY Cyi 4 a a og ail eg SL
and erled,-.moahing BXXX "God is Good" and "Oh, Lord have mercy" until
the trap was sprung.
PN ITION RT a Woe se Th * tA +, @,
\ ILO N DALLY COM MONWEA \LTH , Coviing Eton, Kye Dom Ai-1882
", Williams found bruised om bleeding in the streets about 6 in the
evening and carried to his home where he died that night without re-
gaining consciousness. Hisks was a formers &lave who had lived in
Ludlow for only a short time and was not known as dangerous character
NPG 1-28-1882 (11-2). Woodcut likeness page 13.
"Major Hicks, the negro murderer of Henry N, Williams, who was exe-
cuted in Covington, Ky., on Feb, 2ljth, occupied his last hours in
drinking whiskey and playing poker, and said he never had such pood
han ds in his life. He felt it was a shame to be cut off in the
height of such good Luck." NPG 3-18~1882(10])) »
dy convict
neal to th
to
Gour
BXXX
sprung.
ON DAILY COMMONWEALTH, Covington,
", Williams found bruised and bleeding in the streets about 6 in the
evening and carried to his home where he died that night without re-
gaining consciousness, Hisks was a formers &lave who had lived in
Ludlow for only a short time and was not known as dangerous character,
NFG 1-28-1882 (11-2). Woodcut likeness page 13.
"Major Hicks, the negro murderer of Henry N, Williams, who was exe=
cuted in Covington, Ky., on Feb, 2th, occupied his last hours in
drinking whiskey and playing poker, and said he never had such gZood
han ds in his life. He felt it was a shame to be cut off in the
height of such good luck," . NPG 3-18-1882(10-l)) »
SREB gee eth oe piped “in the strects about 6 in the
evening and carried to his home where he died that night without re-
gaining consciousness, Hieks was a eat Blave who had lived in
Iudlow for only a short time and was not known as dangerous character.
ie 1-28-1882 (11-2). Woodeut nee page 13.
"Major Hicks, the negro mrderer of Henry N, Williams, who was exe=
cuted in Covington, Ky., on Feb, 2ljth, occupied his last hours in
drinking whiskey and playing poker, and said he never had such good
han ds in his life, He felt it was a shame to be cut off in the
height of such good luck," NPG 3-18~1882(10-)).
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found
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cons clousness.
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vicinity of
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them with
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the
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alias Sandy Wilson,
3 r-old black native of RETAFKS
Senton Co. On
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ch
way with
to buy ie
was found s aortas afterwar
es in Gincinnati and he died shortly a
cLousne ] a nesha es had been r
vas missing.
thern R
in
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became a
the crime
Lt w wn 1 at he had
fternoon ron bar sin
was 1 ito custody and was wearing a n
ry the crime, paying f
in ee me lich was
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