HUMMEL, William , | |
Executed June 5, 1900, Lycoming Co., Pas; murdered his wife
of one week, Olive Delaney, and her three small children,
6, 4 and 1, with an ax: on Nove 17, 18993 the bodies wer:
found under a straw sack on a neighbor's farm; sentenced
3-12-1900; "the sheriff charged a dime.a look at the cul~
prit after he had been sentenced"; feeling ran so high
against him that he was hanged ine ffigy on March 20; was
buried in Black Hope Valley within 100 yards of the house
where the crime was committed; Sheriff Gamble stated that
he had received over a thousand requests to see Hummel
hanged; warrant issued, Aprill2; execution reported in
Williamsport SUN, June 5 and GAZETTE & BULLETIN 2 June 6,
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HUMMEL, Willian f
Executed June 5, 1900, Lycoming Co., Pas; murdered his wife
of one week, Olive Delaney, and her three small children,
65 4 and 1, with an ax: on Nove 17, 18993 the bodies wer=
found under a straw sack on a neighbor's farm; sentenced
3-12-19003 "the sheriff charged a dime.a look at the cul-
prit after he had been sentenced"; feeling ran so high
against him that he was hanged ineffigy on March 20; was
buried in Black Hope Valley within 100 yards of the house
where the crime was committed; Sheriff Gamble stated that
he had received over a thousand requests to see Hummel
hanged; warrant issued, Aprill23 execution reported in
Williamsport SUN, June 5 and GAZETTE & BULLETIN, June 6,
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HUMMEL, Willian
Executed June 5, 1900, Lycoming Co., Pas murdered his wife
of one week, Olive Delaney, and her three small children,
6, l and 1, with an ax. on Nov. 17, 18995 the bodies wer
found under a straw sack on a
3-12-1900; "the sheriff charged a dime a look at the cul~
prit after he had been sentenced"; feeling ran so high
issued, Aprill2s execution reported in
|, June 5 and GAZETTE & BULLETIN, June 6.
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