HENRY. John”
"Austin, Texas, July 12, 1912-John Henry, an Austin negro
who held his wife and cut her throat on a business street
in Austin last November, today paid penalty for his crime
with his Tife, The negro was hanged in the county jail
ot l:10 o'clock this afternoon, He swung from the sca-
ffold for 13 minutes before the physicians pronounced him
dead, Henry made a 30-minute speech from the scaffold, in
which he expressed KRMRRWMWWHMMMWH resignation to the fate
meted out to him, exhorted the young men present to learn
a lesson from his ending and forgave all who had anything
to do with his taking off, He shook hands with the
sheriff and deputies,"
ARKANSAS GAZETTE, Little Rock, Ark,, 7-13-1912
Affirmed on appeal: 16 SW 879. Worksheet prepared = Texe4
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| HENRY, John
"Austin, Texas, July 12, 1912-John Henry, an Austin negro
who held his wife and cut her throat on a business street
in Austin last November, today paid penalty for his crime
with his Tife, The negro was hanged in the county jail
qt h:10 o'clock this afternoon, He swung from the sca-
ffold for 13 minutes before the physicians pronounced him
dead. Henry made a 30-minute speech from the scaffold, in
which he expressed resignation to the fate
meted out to him, exhorted the young men present to learn
a lesson from his ending and forgave all who had anything
to do with his taking off, He shook hands with the
sheriff and deputies."
ARKANSAS GAZETTE, Little Rock, Ark,, 7-13-1912
Affirmed on appeal: 146 SW 879, Worksheet prepared = Texe4
NWU = Bound. .
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HENRY, John
"austin, Texas, July 12, 1912-John Henry, an Austin negro
who held his wife and cut her throat on a business street
in Austin last peau) today paid penalty for his crime
with his Tite, negro was hanged in the county jail
at is10 ofclock thie afternoon, He swung from the sca-
for 13 minutes before the physicians pronounced him
Henry made a 30-minute speech from the scaffold, in
he expressed HEMEENMWEUMEMH resignation to the fate
meted out to him, exhorted the young men pre’ 0 learn
a lesson. Ghee his ending and forgave all who had anything
to do with his taking. off. He shook hands with the
sherif? and deput
ARKANSAS GAZETTE, Little Rock, Ark,, 7-13-1912
eee a Coe + 146 SW 879.
Affi: Worksheet prepared ~ Tex.
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