Sumner Miller, LA, 1889 August 16

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Sumner Miller, black, hanged at Lake Charles, Ca&casieu
Parish, 4a,, on August 16, 1889, for murder of John
Younger, black, in September, 1888,

GALVESTON DAILY NEWS, August 17, 1889

Professed repentance and readiness for death, Baptised
in jail on morning of execution, On scaffold showed
perfedt calmness and self-possession, No conbulsions of
body after drop fell, Over 1,000 persons witnessed and
no disturbance. Same source, Page 1, Column 5,

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MILLER, Sumner g-[(o- [$34

Sumner Miller, black, hanged at Lake Charles, Cakcasieu
Parish, ba,, on August 16, 1889, for murder of John
Younger, black, in September, 1888,

GAIVESTON DAILY NEWS, August 17, 1889

Professed repentance and readiness for death. Baptised
in jail on morning of execution, On scaffold showed
perfedt calmness and self-possession. No conwulsions of
body after drop fell, Over 1,000 persons witnessed and
no disturbance. Same source, Page 1, Column 5,

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MILLER, Sumner $-[- [$34

Sumer Miller, black, hanged at Lake Charles, iderice
sh, Ha,, on august 16, 1889, for mrder of J
Younger, black, in Septenber, 1888,

GALV EST AILY NEWS, August 17, 1889

Professed repentance and readiness for death, Baptised
in jail on morning of execution, On scaffold showed
perfedt calmness and self-possession, No conbulsions of
body after drop fell, Over 1,000 persons witnessed and
no disturbance, Same source, Page 1, Column

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