1871. As he stood on the gallows, when the Sheriff attempted to
place the noose around his neck, Brooks calmly took the rope from
the Sheriff's hands and placed it around his own neck saying:
"My blood shan't be on no other man's hands = only my own,.". His
neck was broken by the fall-and he died instantly. >
DELPHI JOURNAL, Delphi, Indiana, Nov. 1, 1871.
1871. As he stood on the gallows, when the Sheriff attempted to
place the noose around his neck, Brooks calmly took the rope from
the Sheriff's hands and placed it around his own neck saying:
"My blood shan't be on no other man's hands - only my own," His
neck was broken by the fall-and he died instantly. >
DELPHI JOURNAL, Delphi, Indiana, Nov. 1, 1871.
1871. As he stood on the gallows, when the Sheriff attempted to
place the noose around his neck, Brooks calmly tock the rope from
Sheriff's hands and placed it around his own neck saying:
™My blood shan't be on no other man's hands - only my own," His
neck was broken by the fall and he died instantly.
DELPHI JOURNAL, Delphi, Indiana, Nov. 1, 1871.
BROOKS, Jerome
Brooks, a 22-year-old white native of Cincinnati, Ohio, lived in
Logansport, Ind., with his widowed mother. In March, 1871, he and
another man robbed a gun shop of four revolvers and were arrested,
Brooks testified against his accomplice and.was not. prosecuted him-
self for this crime. On the night of April 21, he and a companion
with whom he had been associated in several previous robberies,
Charles Carr, entered the store of an elderly man named Slater and
ordéred some mobasses. As Mr, Slater leaned over to draw the mo-
lasses, Brooks bludgeoned him to death with a wooden dray pin,
After stealing the money from Slater's pocket and from the cash
drawer, they léft, buried the money and split up. The next day,
they met and divided the money, later discovering thet their victin
who they thought they had only rendered unconscious was dead,
Brooks was arrested on suspicion shortly afterwards and confessed,
naming Carr as his &ccomplice. They were granted a change of venue
to Carroll County where Brooks, who had actually struck Slater, was
tried first, convicted and sentenced to die. Carr receiv j
sentence at his trial, Brooks was hanged at Delhi on Ortober 2 Ts
BROOKS, Jerome
Brooks, a 22-year-old white native of Cincinnati, Ohio, lived in
Logansport, Ind., with his widowed mother. In March, 1871, he and
another man robbed a gun shop of four revolvers and were arrested,
Brooks testified against his accomplice and. was not. prosecuted him-
self for this crime. On the night of April 21, he and a companion
with whom he had been associated in several previous robberies,
Charles Carr, entered the store of an elderly man named Slater and
ordsred some mobasses, As Mr, Slater leaned over to draw the mo=
lasses, Brooks bludgeoned him to death with a wooden dray pin.
After stealing the money from Slater's pocket and from the cash
drawer, they laft, buried the morsy and split up. The next day,
they met and divided the money, later discovering that their victin
who they thought they had only rendered unconscious was dead,
Brooks was arrested on suspicion shortly afterwards and confessed,
naming Carr as his eccomplice, They were granted a change of venue
to Carroll County where Brooks » who had actually struck Slater »y was
tried first, convicted and sentenced to di C. i
5 iy tale Brooks was hanged at Delhi on Ortober 2 12)
BROOKS, Jerome
Brooks, a 22-year-old white native of Cincinnati, Ohio, ved in
Logansport, Ind., with his widowed mother. In March, 1871, he and
‘om the cash
drawer, they laft, buried the money and split up. The next day,
they met and divided the money, later discovering thet their victim
who they thought they had only rendered unconscious was dead,
Brooks was arrested on suspicion shortly afterwards and confessed,
naming Carr as his accomplice. They were granted a change of venue
fo, arnoll County where Brooks, who had actually struck Slater, wa
tried first, convicted and sentenced to
‘Ooks was hanged at Delhi on Ortober 2 7,
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