George Henry, 1898 February 18

being lynched was taken to the jail at’ Hillsboro for safekeeping,
He was granted a change of venue to Wise County where he was tried
mam as George Henry, the name under wich he had been indictéd and
had entered his plea, convicted and sentenced to die, His defense
attorneys sought kmxgemne unsuccessfully to prove that he wasunder
1? years of age and they appealed the conviction to the State Supreme
Court largely on the grounds that Henry was not his name and that he
should have been tried under the name of-Ulysses S, Grant Carter,
The higher court affirmed the conviction, stating that he should
have made objection at the time of the arraignment,mmn Henry was
hanged from a scaffold on an open prarie mx about one mile south of
the Court House’ at Decatur on Feb, 18, 1898, before a crowd of about
9,000 witnesses, He refused to dress himself for the death walk and,
though he offered no resistance to the three officers who entered
his cell and dressed him, he did nothing to facilitate their efforts.
On the scaffold, he knelt and prayed and then asked: "Must I stand?"
Just before the trap fell, the Sheriff asked him if he was ready and
he replied: NHXX#XKXXX "Yes, sir, I am ready."" The Sheriff said "Then

goodbye" and Groppe d the tran, His neck was broken by the fall,
WLSE COUNTY MESSENGER, Decatur, Texas Feb, 25, 1898

2. SOUTHWESTERN REPORTER, 559

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being lynched was taken to the jail at” Hillsboro for safekeeping.

- He was granted a change of venue to Wise County where he was tried
mat as George Henry, the name under which he had been indictéd and
had entered his plea, convicted and sentenced to die, His defense
attorneys sought -kexpxmm unsuccessfully to prove that he wasunder

17 years of age and they appealed the conviction to the State Supreme
Court largely on the grounds that Henry was not his name and that he
should have been tried under the name of-Ulysses S, Grant Carter,
The higher court affirmed the conviction, stating that he should
have made objection at the time of the arraignment,mm Henry was
hanged from a scaffold on an open*prarie xx about one mile south of
the Court House at Decatur on Feb, 18, 1898, before a crowd of about
9,000 witnesses, He refused to dress himself for the death walk .and,
though he offered no resistance to the three officers who entered
his cell and dressed him, he did nothing to facilitate their efforts.
On the scaffold, he knelt and prayed and then asked: "Must I stand?"
dust before the trap fell, the Sheriff asked him if he was ready and
he replied: HXxxXKXXX Wee sir, I am ready." The Sheriff said "Then
ele and dropped the tran, His neck was byoken by the fall,

VISE COUNTY MESSENGER, eerie Texas Feb, 25,1898.

2 SOUTHWESTERN REPORTER, 559

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being lynched was taken to the jail at“ Hil1sboro for ean
“fi mted a change of venue to-Wise Coun tried —
amt as George Henry, the name under th ic acl bean dntloted and
had entered his plea, convicted and sentenced to dic, Hie defense
attorneys sought, unsuccessfully to prove that he wasunder
1? years of age and they appealed the conviction to the State Supreme
Court largely on the grounds that Henry was not his name and that he
should have been tried under the name of Ulysses S, Grant Carter,

The higher court affirmed the conviction, stating that he should
have made objection at the time of the arraignment.mm Henry was
hanged from a scaffold on an opeh“prarie ex about one mile south of
the Court House at Decatur on Feb, 18, 1898, before a crowd of about
le refused to dress himself for the death walk and,

9,000 witnesses, He refus
though he offered no resistance to the three officers vho entered
his cell and dressed hin, he did nothing to facilitate their efforts,
On the scaffold, he knelt and prayed and then asked: "Must I stand?"
Just Wbfore the trap fell, the Sherif? asked hin if-he vas ready and
The Sheriff said "Then

an bey "
goodbye" and dropped
iISE. COUNTY MES SoRNGER, Decatur, oe me 255

1.2 SOUTHNESTERN REPORTFR, 559

broken by the fall,
1898

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HENRY, Bote: Sp ea [SS §

Henry, an 18-year-old black man whose real name was Ulysses S. Grant
Carter, was born in Parker 0o., Tex., in 1877. An itinerant, he and
two other black men, Arthur Gilmore and Will Miller, were arrested

in Hill Co., Tex., on a charge of theft, They managed to escape jail
and made there way to Denton Co, where they burglarized a store at
Pilot Point, taking sundry items which they hid at a camp they es@
tablished near Hillsboro, They borrowed a kettle from another ‘camp-
er and when they refused to return it, he summoned two deputies who
discovered the stolen merchandige and placed them under arrest, taking
them to the County Jail at Denton, _ After breakfast on the morning of
Feb, 22, 1897, Jailer Floyd Coberly ordered the prisoners back into
their cells from the runaround where they had eaten. Henry concealed
Aimself and when Coberly entered the runaround to pick up the trays,
he bludgeoned him to death with a stick of wood, He then took Cover~
ly's keys to the cells and released Gilmore, Miller and a bhack trus-
ty. The latter refused to leave when Henry and his companions fled
mile from Lowa afd Gilmore ona Milley neve eetusnee ee" jue es ange!

Hy ey tien ot aad on the burelary charge while Henry, who narrowly escaped
their trial on € B Nf g 3

| HENRY, George Fede / oo / /§' VF

Henry, an 18-year-old black man whose real name was Ulysses S. Grant
Carter, was born in Parker Co., Tex., in 1877, An itinerant, he and
two other black men, Arthur Gilmore and Will Miller, were arrested

in Hill Co., Tex., on a charge of theft, They managed to escape jail
and made there way to Denton Co, where they burglarized a store at
Pilot Point, taking sundry items which they hid at a camp they es-
tablished near Hillsboro, They borrowed a kettle from another camp-
er and when they refused to return it, he summoned two deputies who
discovered the stolen merchandige and placed them under arrest, taking
them to the County Jail at Denton, . After breakfast on the morning of
Feb, 22, 1897, Jailer Floyd Coberly ordered the prisoners back into
their polis from the runaround where they had eaten. Henry concealed
Jhimself and when Coberly entered the runaround to pick up the trays,
he bludgeoned him to death with a stick of wood, He then took Cower~
ly's keys to the cells and released Gilmore, Miller and a bhack trus-
ty, The latter refused to leave when Henry and his companions fled
mite tron bom fd itnoee one witiet MeReY SEE ugABUNTSS jlg°,thenage°

their trial on the burglary charge while Henry, who narrowly escaped

BENRY,.

cates Ae. /5,1E9F

Henry, an 18-year-old black man whose real name was Ulysses S, Gr.
Carter, was born in Parker Oo., Tex., in 1877, An itinerant, he a
two other black men, Arthur Gilmore and’Will Miller, were arrested
in Hill Co,, Tex., on a charge of theft, They managéd to escape jai
and made there way to Denton Co, where they burglarized a store at
Pilot Point, taking sundry items which they hid at a camp they es-
tablished near Hillsboro, They borrowed a kettle from another ‘camp-
er and when they refused to return it, he summoned two deputies who
discovered the stolen merchandige and placed them under arrest, taking!
to the County Jail at Denton, . After breakfast. on the morning ice
22, 1897, Jailer Floyd Coberly ordered the prisoners back int
their cells from the runaround where they had eaten, Henry peeceeien
mself and when Coberly entered the runaround to pick up the trays,
he bludgeoned him to death with a stick of wood, He then took Cotter.
ly's keys to the cells ena released Gilmore, Miller and a baack trus
+ tter refused to leave when Henry and his comp

t] jail and he gave an Se three were captured .1:
nile from town e6d Gdinore ond Milter Hebe eeeusHed TS"

their trial on the burglary charge vhile Henry, who narrowly escaped

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