before doing so gave a full account of the crime and identified
Morgan as his killer. Morgan was taken into custody shortly after-
wards when he went to the house of his ex-wife to get some clothes,
Convicted and sentenced to die, he was hanged at Terre Haute on
Dec. 23, 1869. In a rambling speech from the gallows, he claimed
that he had killed only in self-defense and accused Petri. of being
a criminal, This infuriated one of :the dead man's friends who was
standing on the gallows and he attempted to attack Morgan. “hen
the trap fell, the rope was too long and Morgan's feet struck the
ground. ‘Some men on the gallows pulled the rope up to accelerate
his death, but it was later discovered that the fall ihself had
broken his necks
THE TERRE HAUTE DAILY EXPRESS, Terre Haute, Ind., ‘12-21)-1869
before doing so gave a full account of the crime and identified
Morgan as his killer. Morgan was taken into custody shortly after-
wards when he went to the house of his ex-wife to get some clothes,
Convicted and sentenced to die, he was Hanged at Terre Haute on
Dec. 23, 1869. In a rambling speech from the gallows, he claimed
that he had killed only in self-defense and accused Petri of being
a criminal. This infuriated one of the dead man's friends who was
standing on the gallows and he attempted to attack Morgan. “hen
the trap fell, the rope was too long and Morgan's feet struck the
ground. ‘Some men on the gallows pulled the rope up to accelerate
his death, but it was later discovered that the fall inself had
broken his necks
THE TERRE HAUTE DAILY EXPRESS, Terre Haute, Ind. , 12-2l)-1869
before doing so gave a full account of the crime and identified
Morgan as his killer. Morgan was taken into custody shortly after-
wards when he went to the house of his ex-wife to get some clothes,
Convicted and sentenced to die, he was Wanged at Terre Haute on
Dec, 23, 1869. In a rambling speech from the gallows, he claimed
that he had killed only in self-defense and accused Petri oB being
a criminal, This infuriated one of ‘the dead man's friends who was
standing on the gallows and he attempted to attack Morgan. “hen
the trap fell, the rope was too long and Morgan's feet struck the
ground, Some men on the gallows pulled the rope up to accelerate
his death, tut it was later discovered that the fall ihself had
broken his necke
THE TERRE HAUTE DALLY EXPRESS, Terre Haute, Ind. , 12-2)-1869
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MORGAN, Oliver Anson | Becember 23, 1869
Morgan, a white man, was born at seax on Jan. 20, 1843, as his family
was migrating to the United States from Wales, During the Civil War,
he served as a scout and spy for the Union Army and was twice captured
and imprisoned at Richmond, Va., but managed to escape both times.
After his release from service, he returned to his trade as a carriage
blacksmith in Terre Haute, Ind., and married a 16-year-old girl.
Morgan was first sentenced to prison for the theft of a coat and serve
eighteen months, After his release, he and his wife were divorced,
On the afternooon of July 11, 1869, a German grocer, John Petri,
closed his store over which he and his wife and child lived and they
started into tom. As they were driving away, Mrs. ‘etri tumned
around and saw Morgan climb over a back fence and enter the building.
Petri XHERE went back and entered. When he went upstairs to the
living quarters, he found Morgan hiding under a bed, He drew his
pistol and ordered Morgan to come out and return money or angphing
else he had stolen. Morgan crawled from under b
money on the floor and when Betri bent to Popeye De eweceen drew a
-pistol-and-shot-the-grocertwite; retri died the next evening, but
MORGAN, Oliver Anson Becember 23, 1869
Morgan, a white man, was born at seax on Jan. 20, 183, as his family
was migrating to the United States from Wales, During the Civil War,
he served as a scout and spy for the Union Army and was twice captured
and imprisoned at Richmond, Va., but managed to escape both times.
After his release from service, he returned to his trade as a carriage
blacksmith in Terre Haute, Ind., and married a 16-year-old girl.
Morgan was first sentenced to prison for the theft of a coat and served
eighteen months, After his release, he and his wife were divorced.
On the afternooon of July 11, 1869, a German grocer, John Petri,
closed his store over which he and his wife and child lived and they
started into town. As they were driving away, Mrs. Tetri tmmed
around and saw Morgan climb over a back fence and enter the building.
Petri RHEKE went back and entered. When he went upstairs to the
living quarters, he found Morgan hiding under a bed. He drew his
pistol and ordered Morgan to come out and return money or anpphing
else |} a
money on the flocr’ and when SoM eet OR naeE, the Teotucreen acne
| Pistol-and-shot-the-grocertwites Petri died the next evening, but
MORGAN, Oliver Anson Becember 23, 1869
Morgan, 2 white man, was born at seax on Jan, 20, 18)3, as his family
was migrating to the United States from Wales, During the Civil War,
he Berved as a scout and spy for the Union Army and was twice captured
and imprisoned at Richond, Va., but managed to escape both times.
r his release from service, he returned to his trade as a carriage
blacksmith in Terre Haute, Ind., and married a 16-year-old girl.
Morgan was first sentenced to prison for the theft of a coat and serve
eighteen months, After his release, he and his wife were divorced,
On the afternooon of July 11, 1869, a German grocer, John Petri,
closed his store over which he and his wife and child lived and they
started into tom. As they were driving away, Mrs. ‘etri tmmed
around and saw Morgan climb over a back fence and enter the building.
Petri MEEK went back and entered. When he went upstairs to the
living quarters, he found Morgan hiding under a bed, He drew his
pistol and ordered Morgan to come out and return money or angthing
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