neighbors home and told ‘them what he had dons. He asked the neigh-
the fed ns o and thev
reread to do SO. Wee es discovered that he had ac obial ly kilied
the little girl, they returned and took him into custody, He was
taken tothe jail in Jackson for sabe keeping—and returned to Marble
Hill for his trial where he was convicted and sentenced to hang,
While in jail, Pints confessed the murder of Catharine Burroughs
as- well as nav ne killed a-man-for pay in Madrid Count and to having
committed several acts of arson and any number of thefts, His maxi
mum punishment had always been a few months in jail from which -he
was—always—reLeased, He—was- aancerun en hanged.ona—specially construct
ed gallows at Marble Hill on April 27, 1877. As was the custom of
the time, he was driven to the scaffold seated on his coffin, His
last words, spoken from the gallows were: "Men, women and children,
take warning of me. Whiskey, cards and women have brought me to
bee Iam today. Il hope that God will forgive and if He don't:
will feel that He should have—done.sq.!" ona : .
BITS a HIS TORY by Mary Hahn. Ramfee Press, Cape Girardeau, Moe,
Heke we ages O7 = Thi f A Lo
geideailar sannae at ‘PRESS, Marble Hil lg MOes AUS» ean 1969
neighbors home and told them what he had done. He asked the neigh-
fe} to go to the Long home and get his clothes for him and they
eed to do so. When bhey discovered that he had actually killed
3d ttle girl, they returned and took him into custody, He was
en-to-the jail in_Jackson for safe keepingand returned to Marble
for his trial where he was convicted and sentenced to hang.
ile in jail, Pints confessed the murder of Catharine Burroughs
well as having killed a-man-for pay in Madrid County and to having
committed several acts of arson and any number of thefts. His maxi-
mum punishment had always been a few months in jail from which -he
was-always—reLeased.— He_was publicly hanged_on_a—specially construct:
ed gallows at Marble Hill on April 27, 1877. As was the custom of
the time, he was driven to the scaf ffoid seated on his coffin. His
last words, spoken from the gallows were: "Men, women and children,
take warning of me. Whiskey, cards and women have brought me to
where I am today. I hope that God will Bae and if He don't
Iwill feel _that-He should have_done so."
BITS OF HIS Dee py Mary Hahn, Ramfee Press, Cape Girardeau,
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ighbors hone and fold them what he had done. He ask
ti otha Long home and get his clothes for him an
9 had actually |
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they returned and took hi
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he was ot
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Led a man for pay in Madrid County
several acts of r of thet’
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ye-released, —He-was-pub: ang Pe pean construct
ab Marble ill on April cn STs lols ts (met
£f0ld seated on hi
rs and wonen t
Ai God will Zorgive and
hould have done so.
fry Hahn, Ranfee Press, Cape G
HAL, Mo., Aug, 21, 196
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PINTS, Willian
Pints, a white man born in Kallaway Co., Ky., on March 16, 161)5
moved to Dade County, Mo., with his family when he was a child, He
left home at an sary age and went to Bol Linger Cos, Moe, where he
remained for ten years as a quiet and peaceable citizen, He then
began a period of wandering from one place to another during which
he committed various infractions of the law, some minor and some
serious. -In the autumn of 1875, he was back in Bollinger County
and employed as a laborer by John Long, a farmer who lived five
miles north of Scopus. One morning while Mr. Long had taken some
corn to a mill, Pints persuaded Mrs. Long to allow her two children
by a previous marriage, 9-year-old Vatharine Burroughs and 7-year-
old ph Burroughs to. go into the woods and pick eh with him.
When they came across some wild grapes, Pints cut the trees with an
Lvs ie)
ri -
axe and then walked off after telling the two Lamont to pick the
grapes and fLlll their pails, When they had finished the went in
Oe
Search of Pints and found him sitting. on a fence esi two hundred
yards away. Cathabine told him that b aio | LS
OL. sh ing to tell her mother
that he had gone off and left them and, uno, warning, ne Struc ck
her twice on_the head with the axe V a ye can home to tell
vice } wel d ph r and Rey went te Some
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his mother, Pints raped the girl's’ bod,
Ae!
PINTS, Willian
Pints, a white man born in Ballaway Co., Ky., on March 16, 16))5,
moved to Dade County, Mo., with his family when he was a d. He
left home at an early age and went to Bollinger Co., Mo., where he
remained for ten years as a quiet and peaceable en. Hea then
began a period of wandering from one place to an ar during which
he committed various infractions of the law, some minor and some
serious. In the autumn of 1875, he was back in Bollinger County
and employed as a laborer by John Long, a farmer who lived five
miles north of Scopus. One morning while Mr. Long had taken some
corn to a mill, Pints persuaded Mrs. Long to allow her two children
by a previous marriage, 9-year-old Catharine Burroughs and 7-year-
old ph Burroughs to go into the woods and pick grapes with hin.
When they came across some wild grapes, Pints cut the trees with an
axe nee then walked off after telling the two children to pick the
il their pails, When they had finished the went in
Pints and found him sitting. on a fence about two hundred
rards away. Cathahine im that she 1
that he had , gone ChE aa a % then & nd i alt pa Oo nee tie Stephen
her twice onthe head wi ppt he a While | ran home to tell
his mother, Pints raped the eirk's "nod and Yen went to Sort
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PINTS, Willian
Pints, a vhite man born in Kallaway Cows 1y = on March
noved to Nade Count; dar
left hone at an
remained for ten years as a aust said peacoab
began a period of wandering fran one place
he conmitted various infractions of the law, some minor and some
rious the awtwin of 1875, he was back in Boll r County
and employed ae a laborer by Join Zong, @ farmer who ved five
ay 2
miles north of Scopus. One mornin
corn to & mill, Pinte per Long to
ER old narine Burroughs
marroughs to €0 a ‘the woods and pick grap
they came acl
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nee about tivo hunired
the head :
onthe Pat #8 pod bad Boh Bek
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