Jim Buchanan, TX, 1902 October 16

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Sf his return to Nacogdoches, a jury was already picke
and awaiting his arrivial and the tiral lasted only one
hour, The prisoner confessed, wived his 30-day stay of
execution and was hanged that afternoon,

W. T. Block from GALVESTON DAILY NEWS, 10-18-1902
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$f his return to Nacogdoches, a jury was already picke
and awaiting his arrivial and the tiral lasted only one
hour, The prisoner confessed, wived his 30-day stay of
execution and was hanged that afternoon,

We T, Block from GALVESTON DAILY NEWS, 10-18-1902
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turn to Nacogdo: a jury was already picke
and awaiting his arrivial and the tiral

hour, The prisoner confessed, wiv

execution and was hanged that afternoon

, T. Block from GALVESTON DAILY

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BUCHANAN, Jim

"Nacogdoches, Tex., 10-17-1902-Jim Buchanan, a Negros... ' |
the murderer of the Hicks family was tried here. yesterday,
a plea of guilty was accepted by the judge and the nagro..
was legally hanged within two hours after sentence had.
been passed. Ten days age the dead bodies of Farmér Hicks
his wife and daughter were found in the Hicks home, and
Sheriff Spradley immediately began a search for the per-
petrators of the crime, A week later Jim Buchanan was
arrested and finally confessed to the triple murder,"

BIRMINGHAM NEWS, Oct, Gis n/c

",eee28 great effort had meen made by the sheriff, deputies
and state troops to spirit him away by train to the
Shreveport jail out of the reach of lynchers, On the ay

BUCHANAN, Jim

"Nacogdoches, Tex., 10-17-1902-Jim Buchanan » 4 negroy
the murderer of the Hicks family was tried here yesterday,
a plea of guilty was accepted by the judge and the na gro.
was legally hanged within two hours after sentence had
been passed, Ten days age the dead bodies of Farmar Hicks
his wife and daughter were found in the Hicks home >» and
Sheriff Spradley immediately began a search for the per-

petrators of the crime, A week later Jim Buchanan was
arrested and finally confessed to the triple murder,"

BIRMINGHAM NEWS, Oct, 18, 1902

"J ee2a great effort had meen made by the sheriff, deputies
and state troops to spirit him away by train to the
Shreveport jail out of the reach of lynchers, On the BER

BUCHANAN, Jim

"Wacogdoches, Tex., 10-17-1902-Jim Buchanan, a negro,

the mrderer of the Hicks family was tried here yostarday,
a plea of guilty was accepted by the judge and the nagro
was legally hanged within two hours after sentence hi

been passed, Ten days age the dead bodies of Farnér

began a search for the per-
4A week later Jim Buchanan was

arrested and finally confessed to the triple mrder,"
BIRMINGIAM NEWS, Oct. 18, 1902

",,2.a great effort had heen made by the sheriff, deputies
and state troops to spirit him away by train t

Shreveport jail out of the reach of lynchers. On the day

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