Frank Small, 1882 March 24

OMALL, Edgar Frank

Small, a white man, lived in Pittsburgh, Pa., where he was friendly
with C. Re "Nick" Jacoby and Jacoby's wife, Small was having an
affair with Mrs, Jacoby and on the night of Jan, 16, 1879, he and
the Jacoby's were in a back room of Kaiser's saloon when the pro-
prietor heard a noise and went back to investigate. He found

Small and Jacoby suffling and ordered them all to leave, Later
that evening as Jacoby and his wife were out walking, he was shot
and fatally wounded. Before he died, when asked who had shot him,
he replied that whatever his wife said would be the truth and she
was taken to police headquarters where she finally named Small as
the killer, In spite of his denials, he was arrested and charged
with the murder. Convicted and Sentenced to die, he was hanged in
the jall at Pittsburgh on Maych 2h, 1882, He continued to deny his
guilt and his last words were: "TI cannot say anything except that

I am not guilty, as this crowd has knocked the wind out of me, I
want this to be done as soon as possible, I did not kill Jacoby, "
SCAFFOLD AND CHAIR, Part II by Teeters, Page 138,
PITTSBURGH POST, Pittsburgh, Pa,, March 25, 1882

SMALL, Edgar Frank

Small, a white man, lived in Pittsburgh, Pa., where he was friendly
with C. Re "Nick" Jacoby and Jacoby's wife, Small was having an
affair with Mrs, Jacoby and on the night of Jan, 16, 1879, he and
the Jacoby's were in a back room of Kaiser's saloon when the pro-
prietor heard a noise and went back to investigate. He found

Small and Jacoby suffling and ordered them all to leave, Later
that evening as Jacoby and his wife were out walking, he was shot
and fatally wounded. Before he died, when asked who had shot him,
he replied that whatever his wife said would be the truth and she
was taken to police headquarters where she finally named Small as
the killer, In spite of his denials, he was arrested and charged
with the murder. Convicted and sentenced to die, he was hanged in
the jail at Pittsburgh on Maych 2h, 1882, He continued to deny his
guilt and his last words were: "I cannot say any thing except that
I am not guilty, as this crowd has knocked the wind out of me, I
want this to be done as soon as possible, I did not kill Jacoby,"

EFOLND AND CHAIR, Part IT by Teeters, Page 138,
PITISBURGH POST, Pittsburgh, Pa., March 25, 1882

SYALL, Edgar Frank

Saall, a white man, lived in Pittsburgh, Pa., where h
with C, Re Mick" Jacoby
affair with Mrs, Jacoby ai

was friend],
and Jacoby's wife, Small was having an
nd on the night of Jan, 16, and
S Jacoby!s were in a back roon of Kaiser's saloon wnen the pro-
prietor heard a noise and went back to investigate. He found
Snal1 and Jacoby suffiing and ordored then all to leave, Later
that evening as Jacoby and his wife were out walking, he was shot
pid fatally wounded, Before he died, when asked who had shot him,
he replied that whatever his wife said would be the truth and she
was taken to police headquarters where she finally named Small as
the killer, In spite of Is denials, he was arrested and charged
vith tho murder. Convicted and sentenced to die, he was hanged in
he Jeil at Pittsburgh on Maych 2l,, 1662, He continued to deny his
and his last words were: "I cannot say anything except that
jocked the wind out of me, I
to be done as soon as possible, I did not kill Jacoby,"

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guilt
I am not guilty, as this crowd };

want

EFOLN AND CHAIR, Part IZ by Teeters, Page 138.
PITTSBURGH POST, Pittsburgh, Pa., March 25, 1862