the direction of his own home. He was promptly arrested and charge
with the murder, At his trial, he claimed that he did not kill
Hatch but that Mrs. Hatch had been the actual murderer and. he, his
wife, daughter and a neighbor's child all Said that Mrs. Hatch had
been at his home that afternoon with a loaded pistol and uttered
threats against her husband!s life, Other neighbors were called’
who testified that Mrs, Hatch's character was not good and that her
reputation for telling the truth was bad, Nonetheless, McGahan was
convicted and sentenced to die largely on the KEKSKK basis of the
enmity known to exist between he and Hatch and on Mrs. Hatch's testi
mony. He was hanged in a private execution at Norwich on June 6,
1879. He walked to the scaffold bravely and his last words were:
"I forgive from the bottom of my heart 411 that have done me any
harm, and may God have mercy on my soul,"
TELZGRAPH
CHENANGO SEMI-WEEKLY XXRES, Norwich, Ne Ye, 3-26-1879; 3/27/1879;
3/29/1879 1/2/1879 6/7/18793 6/7/1879 & 6/11/1879
alicia Ciliar Mage 8-64-1878 (3-4-1879 00-7)
Le G(2U(05 74#7(E- HU yord-Cut§lelantey pags /2)
Special green folder prepared on this case,
the direction of his own home. He was promptly arrested and charged!
with the murder, At his trial, he claimed that he did not kill
Hatch but that Mrs. Hatch had been the actual murderer and he, his
wife, daughter and a neighbor's child all said that Mrs. Hatch had
been at his home that afternoon with a loaded pistol and uttered
threats against her husband's life. Other neighbors were called’
who testified that Mrs, Hatch's character was not good and that her
reputation for telling the truth was bad. Nonetheless, McGahan was
convicted and sentenced to die largely on the KERKHH basis of the
enmity known to exist between he and Hatch and on Mrs. Hatch's testi
mony. He was hanged in a private execution at Norwich on June 6,
1879. He walked to the scaffold bravely and his last words were:
"I forgive from the bottom of my heart 411 that have done me any
harm, and may God have mercy on my soul,"
TELEGRAPH
CHENANGO SEMI-WEEKLY TXHEE, Norwich, N. Yes 3-26-1879; 3/27/1879;
3/29/1879 5 4/2/18793 6/7/1879; 6/7/1879 & 6/11/1879
onal Colias Mage /@- 04-1875 (3-4), 4-18-79 Ce-
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Nonetheless, NeGahan was
the KKM basis of the
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3/29/8195 lf2/a8795 6/7/1819; GIABIS « BALASTS tio
Yalioual (2-4-1878 (3-4) 41879 C0
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