Index Card Summary of Execution(s), Undated

to death, Physicians revived him with cold water and
other restoratives. 30 minutes later, he was assisted
back on scaffold and the minister again begged him to
pray for forgiveness and again he declined saying that as
he "could not forgive his enemies, he could not ask for
forgiveness" and that he "would die and go to eternal
torment." ‘Was burked 100 yards from gallows,

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to death. Physicians revived him with cold water and
other restoratives. 30 minutes later, he was assisted
back on scaffold and the minister again begged him to
pray for forgiveness and again he declined saying that as
he "could not forgive his enemies, he could not ask for
forgiveness" and that he "would die and go to eternal
torment." ‘Was burked 100 yards from gallows,

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other restoratives. minutes later, he was assisted
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pray for forgiveness and again he declined saying that as
he "could not forgive his enemies, he could not ask for
forgiveness" and that he "would die and go to eternal
torment." ‘fas buréed 100 yards from gallows.

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HARDEN, Benjamin F,

__ Benjamin F, Harden was hanged at Tazewell Court House,
Vas, on June 28, 1867, for the mrder of Bierne of Ken.
Execution before largest crowd ever to assemble in Taze-
well County, When he was on gallows, minister repeatedly
asked him to kneel and pray and he refused each time,

When he went to speak he said he supposed he had no friend
there, The clergyman asked-all who felt sympathy for him
from a moral point of view to raise hands and all did so,
larden then said he didn't believe them and pgoke for 30
minutes, contradicting his written confession and oral
statements and accusing two prominet witnesses of swear-
ing falsely against him,. Stood on scaffold "calm, cool
and unconcerned" except for shedding a few tears at the
beginning of his address. When the trap fell, the rope
broke and he fell to the ground stunned and nearly choked

HARDEN, Benjamin F,

| Benjamin F, Harden was hanged at Tazewell Court _E
Vasey on June 28, 1867, for the murder of Bierne of Ken.
Execution before largest crowd ever to assemble in Taze-
well County, When he was_on gallows, minister repeatedly
asked him to kneel and pray and he refused each time.
When he went to speak he said he supposed he had no friend
there, __The_clergyman asked all_who felt—sympathy for him
from a moral point of view to raise hands and all did so,
larden then said he didn't believe them and poke for 30
minutes, contradicting his written confession and oral
statements and accusing two prominet witnesses of swear-
ing falsely against him. Stood on scaffold "calm, cool
and unconcerned" except for shedding a few tears at the
beginning of his address. When the trap fell, the rope
broke and he fell to the pround stunned and nearly choked

HARDEN, Benjamin F,

Benjamin F. Harden was hanged at Taxewell Court House,
Vas, on June 28, 1867, for the murder of Bierne of Ken.
Execution before largest crowd ever to assemble in Taze-
well County. When he wason gallows, minister repeatedly

then he went to speak he said he supposed he had no friend
there, The clergyman asked all who felt sympathy for him
from a moral point of view to raise hands and all did so,
Harden then said he didn't believe them and ppoke for 30
ninutes, contradicting his written confession and oral
statements and accusing two prominet witnesses of swear-
ing falsely against him, Stood on scaffold "calm, cool
and unconcerned" except for shedding a few tears at the
beginning of his address, vhen the trap fell, the rope
broke and he fell to the ground stunned and nearly choked