"EXECUTION. =The sentence of death was executed upon Jin Earls, in _
the prison yard at Williamsport, Pa,, on Friday last, Earls had been
convicted, on circumstantial evidence, of the murder of his wife dur=—
ing her illness babsequent to the birth of a child---(being the seventl
child of these unhappy parents.) The act was accomplished by putting
~arsenic into a cup of chocolate, prepared for her supper. She partook |
of it in the vening, eating a hearty supper, and died before morning, —
As the conviction in February last, was on circumstantial evidence, an
the accused persisted throughout in asserting his innocence of the
crime, the act necessarily was_to_produce_doubt in the minds of some, —
as to the guilt of the prisoner and justice of the’sentence, This
doubt, however, was removed m Saturday last. On that day, being the
third preceding that fixedfor his-execution,_the-unhappy—convict—__—
sent for his counsel, made a full and free confession of his guilt of |
the awful crime charged upon him," REGISTER, Raleigh, Ne Ce, June 7,
“1836 (3th
"EXECUTION. =The sentence of death was executed upon Jjin Earls, in
the prison yard at Williamsport, Pa,, on Friday last, Earls had been
convicted, on circumstantial evidence, of the murder of his wife dur=
ing her illness babsequent to the birth of a child---(being the seventl
child of these unhappy parents.) The act was accomplished by putting
-arsenic-into a cup of chocolate, prepared for her supper. She partook |
of it in the vening, eating a hearty supper, and died before. morning. —
As the conviction in February last, was on circumstantial evidence, anq
the accused persisted throughout in asserting his innocence of the
| crime, the act necessarily was_to_produce doubt in the minds_of SOMe, -
as to the guilt of the prisoner and justice of the’sentence, This
| doubt, however, was removed am Saturday last. On that day, being the
third preceding that fixedfor his-execution,—the-unhappy-convict—_—
| sent for his counsel, made a full and free confession of his guilt of |
the awful crime charged upon him," REGISTER, Raléigh, Ne Ce, June 7,
“1836 (32h ‘i
"EXECUTION. The sentence of death was executed upon Jghn Earls, in
the prison yard at Williamsport, Pa,, on Friday last, Earls had been
convicted, on circumstantial evidence, of the mrder of his wife dur=
ing her illness bebsequent to the birth of a child=--(being the seventif
child of these unhappy parents.) The act was accomplished by putting
arsenic into a cup of chocolate, prepared for her supper. She partook
of it_in the vening, eating a hearty supper, and died before mornings
As the conviction in February last, was on circumstantial evidence, an
the accused persisted throughout in asserting his innocence of the
| crime, the act necessarily was to produce doubt in the minds of some,
as to the guilt of the prisoner and justice of the’ sentence, This
doubt, however, was removed m Saturday last, On that day, keing the
third p’ ing ‘ixed for hi the unhappy convict
sent for his counsel, made a full and free confession of f |
the awful crime charged upon him," REGISTER, Raleigh, N. C., June 7,
1836 (3the aes : a: uF gabe
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Earls and his wife Catherine lived in Mauch Chunk Township, Paes He
had fallen in love. with another woman who he wanted to maryy and de~
cided to rid himself of his wifee He purchased some fm arsenic,
stating that he wanted to kill some mink and muskrat, but, as Cather-
ine was pregnant at the time, he decided to wait until the child was
born before administering ite The baby was born on Octe 1h, 1835,
and two days later Earls gave his wife a cup of chocolate into which
he had placed some of the arsenic and sat at the foot of the bed
while she drank ite He made a confession which he signed with an "xX"
and was convicted and sentenced to deathe He was hanged in the jail
yard at Williamsport on May 2h, 1836. His body was buried outside
the jail, but it was spirited away during the night and used for
dissection purposes. It is said that his skeleton was displayed for
many years thereafter in a local tavern.
SCAFFOLD AND CHAIR by Teeters. Pages 70-71.
T. eehANG BY THE NECK » eo. “oy Teeterse Pages 215 and 39»
MURDER, AMERICA, by Nash @)
9 » by Nash, p 33 ~OVER=
EARLS, John
Earls and his wife Catherine lived in Mauch Chunk Township, Pa. He
had fallen in love with another woman who he wanted to maryy and de=
cided to rid himself of his wifee He purchased some #M arsenic,
stating that he wanted to kill some mink and muskrat, but, as Cather-
ine was pregnant at the time, he decided to wait until the child was
born before administering ite The baby was born on Octe 1h, 1835,
and two days later Earls gave his wife a cup of chocolate into which
he had placed some of the arsenic and sat at the foot of the bed
while she drank ite He made a confession which he signed with an "x"
and was convicted and sentenced to death. He was hanged in the jail
yard at Williansport on May 2), 1836. His body was buried outside
the jail, but it was spirited away during the night and used for
dissection purposes. It is said that his skeleton was displayed for
many years thereafter in a local tavern.
SCAFFOLD AND CHAIR by Teeters. Pages 70-71.
",oeHANG BY THE NECK...™by Teeters. Pages 215 and 39.
MURDER, AMERICA, by Nash, p 330 ds
EARLS, John
Earls and his wife Catherine lived in Mauch Chunk Township, Pa. He
had fellen in love with another woman who he wanted to maryy and de~
cided to rid himself of his wife. He purchased sone Bi arsenic,
stating that he wanted to kill some mink and muskrat, but, as Cather~
ine was pregnant at the time, he decided to wait until the child was
born before administering it. The baby was born on Oct. 1h, 1835,
and two days later Earls gave his wife a cup of chocolate into which
he had placed some of the arsenic and sat at the foot of the bed
while she drank it. He made a confession which he signed with an "x"
and was convicted and sentenced to death. He was hanged in the jail
yard at Williansport on May 2h, 1836. His body was buried outside
the jail, but it was spirited away during the night and used for
dissection purposes. It is said that his skeleton was displayed for
many years thereafter in a local tavern.
SCAFFOLD AND CHAIR by ‘eeters. Pages 70-71.
".«eHANG BY THE NECK..."by Teeters, Pages 215 and 319.
MURDER, AMERICA, by Nash, p 330
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