sat up all night laughing and joking with friends.
together at “Washington, N, Ce, on Nove 2, 1877.
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They were hanged
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sat up all
,
together
au
night laughing and joking with friends. They were hanged
lashington, N. Coy on Nove 2, 1877.
THE RALEIGH O3SERVER, Raleigh, N. C, 10-2)-1877; 11 --18773
11-6-18773 & cf -3-1877
and joking with friend:
t Washington, N, C., on Nov. 2, 1677.
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OVERTON, Nathan Perry and TAYLOR, Noah
Overton, a 36-year-old w hite man, and Taylor, a 3l-year-old black
man, both married and the father of children, resided in Edgecombe
Cow, Ne OG. On the night of Nov. 2, 187, they went to the store
about 10 miles from Tarboro where 20-year-old William Grimes clerked
for his older brother. Young Grimes had already closed for the
night, but they asked for admittance on the grounds that they wanted
to purchase some molasses. The next morning, the xavcmaxyeumg door
was found open and the young man lying on the floor in his bwn blood,
his head frightfully bludgeoned. He regained consciousness long
enough to identify Overton and Taylor as his assailants and said
that he was struck from behind as he was drawing the molasses. They
were both taken into @ustody that day and had in their possession a
bloody ten dollar bill that they had taken from their victim who
died two days later, They were tried in Beauford County on a change
of venue and though both protested their innocence, the evidence
against them was overwhelming and they were convicted and sentenced
to hange Both accepted their fate calmly though they continued to
maintain their innocence. The night before their execution, they
OVERTON, Nathan Perry and TAYLOR, Noah
Overton, a 36-year-old w hite man, and Taylor, a 3li-vear-old black
man, both married and the father of children, resided in Edgecombe
Cos, Ne Os On the night of Nov. 2, 187, they went to the store
about 10 miles from Tarboro where 20-year-old William Grimes clerked
for his older brother. Young Grimes had already closed for the
night, but they asked for admittance on the grounds that they wanted
to purchase some molasses. The next morning, the xamoqmaxyeung door
was found open and the young man lying on the floor in his bwn blood,
his head frightfully bludgeoned. He regained consciousness long
enough to identify Overton and Taylor as his assailants and said
that he was struck from behind as he was drawing the molasses. They
were both taken into &ustody that day and had in their possession a
bloody ten dollar bill that they had taken from their victim who
died two days later, They were tried in Beauford County on a change
of venue and though both protested their innocence, the evidence
against them was overwhelming and they were convicted and sentenced
to hange Both accepted their fate calmly though they continued to
maintain their innocence. The night before their execution, they
OVERTON, Nathan Perry and TAYLOR, Noah
Overton, a 36-year-old w hite man, and Taylor, a 3l-year-old black
man, both married and the father of children, resided in Edgecombe
Coe, N.C, On the night of Nov. 2, 187), they went to the store
about 10 miles from Tarboro where 20-year-old William Grimes clerked
for his older brother. Young Grimes had already closed for the
night, but they asked for admittance on the grounds that they sia
to purchase some molasses. The next morning, the
was found open and the young man lying on the floor in his bwn toed,
his head frightfully bludgeoned. He regained consciousness long
enough to identify Overton and Taylor as his assailants and said
that he was struck from behind as he was drawing the molasses. They
were both taken into Custody that day and had in their possession a
bloody ten dollar bill that they had taken fron their victim who
died two days later, They were tried in seauford County on a change
of venue and though both protested their innocence, the evidence
against them was overvihelning and they were convicted a
hang. Both accepted their tate
maintain their innocence. The
ud ggntenced
calmiy though they contunued
t before their execution, they
