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OOPELAND, Frazier ieee
"Walhalla, Se Ce, 4-27-1883-Frazier Copeland was hanged
here today for the murder of William John Hunnicutt on
Dece 2, 1882. About an hour before his execution he was
permitted to make a statement from a window of the jail
to the crowd outside in which he asserted his entire inno-
cence of the crime for which he was about to die. His
neck was broken and he died with scarcely a tremor. Every:
thing passed off quietly and in an orderly manner. This
is the first person ever hanged in Oconee County."
RALEIGH NEWS AND OBBRSEVER, Raleigh, N. oe y= 28—188 3
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QOPELAND, Frazier 4-27 ~1883
"Walhalla, S. Ce, 4-27-1883-Frazier Copeland was hanged
here today for the murder of William John Hunnicutt on
Dece 2, 1882. About an hour before his execution he was
permitted to make a statement from a window of the jail
to the crowd outside in which he asserted his entire inno-
cence of the crime for which he was about to die. His
neck was broken and he died with scarcely a tremor. Every:
thing passed off quietly and in an orderly manner. This
is the first person ever hanged in Oconee County."
RALEIGH NEWS AND OBBRSEVER, Raleigh, Ne Coy 4-28-1883
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COPELAND, Frazier Healey)
"Walhalla, S. Ce, 4~27-1883-Frazier Copeland was hanged
here today for the murder of William John Hunnicutt on
Dec. 2, 1882, About an hour before his execution he was
permitted to make a statement from a window of the jail
to the crowd outside in which he asserted his entire inno-|
cence of the crime for which he was about to die. His
roe was broken and he died with scarcely a tremor. Every}
thing passed off quietly and in an orderly nanner. This
nays person ever hanged in Oconee
RALEIGH NEWS AND OWBRSEVER, Raleigh, N. C., 1128-1883
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