their efforts to obtain a commutation of his sentence and it was be-
lieved until the last minute that they wuld be successful, but no
-reprieve came and he was hanged in the prison yard at Philadelphia on
April 8, 1869, He went to his death maintaining his innocence and
Shean that he had not fired a pistol that night, but this had been
disproved at his trial when several Heenan partisans including one
Alderman swore that they had seen him fire,
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their efforts to obtain a commutation of his sentence and it was be-
lieved until the last minute that they wuld be successful, but no
‘reprieve came and he was hanged-in the prison yard at Philadelphia-on
April 8, 1869, He went to his death maintaining his innocence and
eleurins that he had not fired a pistol that night, but this had been
disproved at his trial when several Heenan partisans including’ one
Alderman swore that they had seen him fire,
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their eae to obtain a commtation of his sentence and it was be~
lieved until the last mimte that they wuld be successful, but no
es
April 8, 1869, He went to his death maintaining his innocence and
claiming that he had not fired a pistol that night, but this had been
disproved at his trial when several Heenan partisans including’ one
Alderman swore that they had seen him fire,
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EATON, Gerald
Eaton, we a white man, was a resident of Philadelphia, Paes, where he
was active in politics in the Fifth Ward and considered by many to be
a thief, On the night of January 12, 1868, he and two friends, Will-
iam Nellis and James Trainor, were in a s&loon located on the corner of
Fifth and Spruce Streets, where they got into an argument with Timothy
Heenan, an active Democratic politician and the brobher of world cham
pion pugilist, John C, (Benicia Boy) Heenan, When Eaton drew a pistol,
Trainor pushed him through the front door and followed. A drunk friend
of Heenan's staggered outside and went in their direction, followed
by Heenan who was telling him to return to the saloon, Both Eaton and
Trainor fired a number of shots in the direction of Heenan who contin-
ued until he reached the side of his friend who had fallen to the
ground but was not injured, Heenan then informed his partisans that
one of the shots had struck him in the stomach and hedied shortly af-
terwards, Nellis and Trainor managed to escape, but Faton was captured
and tried for the mrder, John Heenan and his murdered brother's
friends were determined that Eaton would pay for the mrder and sought
to have special prosecutors appointed, but their request was denied,
Nonetheless, Eaton was convicted by a jury whi i
: y which deliberated for onl
twenty minutes and sentenced to die, His many friends were active 14
EATON, Gerald
Eaton, me a white man, was a resident of Philadelphia, Pa., where he
was active in politics in the Fifth Ward and considered by many to be
a thief, On the night of January 12, 1868, he and two friends, Will-
iam Nellis and James Trainor, were in a sdloon located on the corner of
Fifth and Spruce Streets, where they got into an argument with Timothy
Heenan, an active Democratic politician and the brobher of world cham-
pion pugilist, John C, (Benicia Boy) Heenan, When Eaton drew a pistol,
Trainor pushed him through the front door and followed. A drunk friend
of Heenan's staggered outside and went in their direction, followed
by Heenan who was telling him to return to the saloon, Both Eaton and
Trainor fired a number of shots in the direction of Heenan who contin-
ued until he reached the side of his friend who had fallen to the
ground but was not injured, Heenan then informed his partisans that
one of the shots had struck him in the stomach and hedied shortly af-
terwards, Nellis and Trainor managed to escape, but Eaton was captured
and tried for the mrder, John Heenan and his murdered brother's
friends were determined that Eaton would pay for the mrder and sought
to have special prosecutors appointed, but their request was denied,
Nonetheless, Eaton was convicted by a jury which deliberated f
: , or on
twenty minutes and sentenced to die, yee friends were active a
EATON, Gerald
Eaton, wm a white man, was a resident of Philadelphia, Pa., where he
was active in politics in the Fifth Ward and considered by many to be
athief, On the night of January 12, 1868, he and two friends, Will-
iam Nellis and James Trainor, were in a saloon located on the corner of|
Fifth and Spruce Streets, wiere they got into an argument with Timothy
Heenan, an active Democratic politician and the brobher of world cham-
pion pugilist, John C, (Benicia Boy) Heenan, When Eaton drew a pistol,
Trainor pushed him through the front door and followed. A drunk friend|
of Heenan's staggered outside and went in their direction, followed
by Heenan who was telling him to return to the saloon, Both Eaton and
Trainor fired a mumber of shots in the direction of Heenan who contin-
ued until he reached the side of his friend who had fallen to the
ground but was not injured, Heenan then informed his partisans that
one of the shots had struck him in the stomach and hedied shortly af-
terwards, Nellis and Trainor managed to escape, but Eaton was captured|
and tried for the mrder, John Heenan and his mrdered brother!
friends were determined that Eaton would pay for the mrder and sought
to have special prosecutors appointed, but their request was denied,
Nonetheless, Eaton was convicted by a jury which deliberated for onl;
twenty minutes and sentenced to die, His’many friends wove achive
an atelve in podseich 1S Finis a cmiserte t'mry tote
eventy ninaten'and Sentenced to als,” Havanty Prisute nore'sceiee'
