" eeThen Ben bird, @ colored brute. islew doc
Nelson, a colored special policeman, and Bird
was swung from the gallows in the jail yard,
and his sould wingedits way through the grave
and darkness to that awful judgment..." "For
Cimes of Blood," TIMES UNION, Jacksonville, FL
May LS. Leaod.
".eThen Ben Bird, a colored brute, slew Joe
Nelson, a colored special policeman, and Bird
was swung from the gallows in the jail yard,
and his sould wingedits way through the grave
and darkness to that awful judgment..." "For
Cimes of Blood," TIMES UNION, Jacksonville, FL
May Ghe, 1S9 1)
a colored brute, slew Joe
pe ioced spe: n, and Bird
ne jail yard,
its through the grave
hat awful judgme: " "Por
TIMES UNION,
acksonville,
Pao, Penjamgn ye -)2-/ 98)
"Jacksonville, Fla., 8-12-1881-Be@njamin Bird, colored,
convicted of the murder of Policeman Nelson, colored, in
June, 1880, was executed at noon today in the jail yard
in the presence of about 500 persons, A short while
previous to, his execution he made a confession of the crim
to the sheriff and others, but while on the gallows he
protested his innocence, the trap was sprung and Bird
fell, but as the noose had not heen properly arranged, he
slipped out and fell to the ground. “e got up with the
sheriff's assistance and again walked upon the trap. The
rope was properly adjusted and he was launched into eter-
nity. He fell about 7 feet and died from strangulation,
His heart ceased to beat in 1/7 minutes, and he was cut
down in 27 minutes, Everything passed off quietly."
NEWS, Galveston, Texas, 8-13-1881 (1/l.) See 18 Florida
493. Over
| BIRD, Benjamin Oe ee ay,
"Jacksonville, Fla., 8-12-1881-Bénjamin Bird, colored,
convicted of the murder of Policeman Nelson, colored, in
June, 1880, was executed at noon today in the jail yard
in the presence of about 500 persons. A short while
previous to, his execution he made a confession of the crim
to the sheriff and others, but while on the gallows he
protested his innocence, ‘he trap was sprung and Bird
fell, but as the noose had not heen properly arranged, he
slipped out and fell to the ground. e got up with the
sheriff's assistance and again walked upon the trap. The
rope was properly adjusted and he was launched into eter-
nity. He fell about 7 feet and died from strangulation,
His heart ceased to beat in 17 minutes, and he was cut
down in 27 minutes. Everything passed off quietly."
NEWS. Galveston, Texas, 8-13-1881 (1/l.) See 18 Florida
93. Over
BIRD, Benjamin 75)
"Jacksonville, Flas, 8-12-1881-1 ee Gee colored,
convicted of the mrder of Policeman Nelson, colored,
dune, 1880, was executed at noon today in the jail yard
in the preseme of about 500 persons, A short while
previous io his execution he made a confession of the crdn|
to the sheriff and others, but while on the gallows he
protested his innocence, ‘he trap was sprung and Bird
in
fell, but as the noose had not heen properly arr
slipped out and fell to the ground, “e got up with the
sheriff's assistance and again walked upon the trap. ‘The
rope was properly adjusted and he was launched into eter-
nity. UM about 7 feet and died from strangulation,
His heart ceased to beat in 17 minutes, and he was cut
down in 27 minutes, Everything passed off quietly."
ee Galveston, Texas, 8-13-1881 (1/l.) See 16 Florida
Over
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