Joseph Seng, WY, 1912 May 24

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"Rawlins, Wyoming, May 2), 1912<Springing his own death
trap, Joseph Seng, at state's prison here today, paid

the penalty for the murder of William Lloyd, Seng walked
to the gallows, where he was to hang himself, with head ™j
erect, and with a slight smile on his lips, He stepped
quietly on the trap and pulled a plug from a bucket of
water which, emtying, released the weight that sprung
the trape"

ARKANSAS GAZETTE, Little Rock, Ark,, May 25, 1912.

SENG, Joseph ‘

"Rawlins, Wyoming, May 2, 1912=Springing his own death
trap, Joseph Seng, at state's prison here today, paid

the penalty for the murder of William Lloyd, Seng walked
to the gallows, where he was to hang himself, with head
erect, and with a slight smile on his lips, He stepped gM
quietly on the trap and pulled a plug from a bucket of
water which, emptying, released the weight that sprung
the trap."

ARKANSAS GAZETTE, Little Rock, Ark., May 25, 1912.

SENG, Joseph

"Rawlins, Wyoming, May 2h, 1912=Springing his own death
trap, Joseph Seng, at state's prison here today, paid
the penalty for the murder of William Lloyd, Seng walked
to the gallows, where he was to hang himself, with head
erect, and with a slight smile on his lips, He stepped
quietly on the trap and pulled a plug from a bucket of

water which, emptying, released the weight that sprung
the trap.

ARKANSAS GAZETTE, Little Rock, Ark., May 25, 1912.

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