make his victim's death certain, He attributed his crime
to his criminal intimacy with his dead brother's wife, and
conceived the idea of murder and carried it out so that
hofight be more secure in that yn NEWS, sy 3°"
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make his victim's death certain. He attributed his crime
to his criminal intimacy with his dead brother's wife, and
conceived the idea of murder and carried it out so that
hemight be more secure in that intimacy." NEWS, Galveston
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| FINCHUM, William ™
Tie caaleor bins, Va. 12-30-1887-1m, Finchum was aaa here
today. Religious services were held in his cell just
prior to execution, Condemned man said to the minister
that he was willing and ready to die. Jt the scaffold, in
reply to sheriff's interrogration, 'Have you any remarks
to make,' he replied: 'I have not.' 13 minutes after the
drop fell, Finchum waspronounced dead, The body was bur-
ied in potter's field, the family being too poor to take
charge of it. The crime was the brutal murder of his
own brother, Preston Finchum, He had prearranged a meet-
ing in the woods with his brother, and sent him to the dis-
tillery for brandy for the purpose of making him drunk, ance
also to nervehimself for the horrible deed. When Preston
had got so drunk as to be partially oblivious of what was
going on, Wm. stepped behind him and shot him in the heads
He then ¢lubbed him several times, crushing his skull, to
FINCHUM, William fay
"Harrisonburg, Vaey 12-30-1887-1%m, Finchum was oe here
today. Religious services were held in his cell just
prior to execution, Condemned man said to the minister
that he was willing and ready to die. Mt the scaffold, in
reply to sheriff's interrogration, 'Have you any remarks
to make,' he replied: 'I have not.' 13 minutes after the
drop fell, Finchum waspronounced dead, The body was bur-
ied in potter's field, the family being too poor to take
charge of it. The crime was the brutal murder of his
own brother, Preston Finchum, He had prearranged a meet-
ing in the woods with his brother, and sent him to the dis-
tillery for brandy for the purpose of making him drunk, and
also to nervehimself for the horrible deed. When Preston
had got so drunk as to be partially oblivious of what was
going on, Wm. stepped behind him and shot him in the head.
He then @ubbed him several times, crushing his skull, to
FINCHUM, William is
"Harrisonburg, Vas, 1: 1887-1m, Finchum was hanged here
today. Religious services were held in his cell’ just
prior to execution, Condemned man said to the minister
that he was willing and ready to die, tt the scaffold, in
reply to sheriff's interrogration, ‘Have you any remarks
to make,! he replied: 'I have not.! 13 minutes after the
drop fell, Finchum waspronounced dead, The body was bur-
ied in potter's field, the family being too poor to take
charge of it. The crime was the brutal murder of his
own brother, Preston Finchum, He had Pare reed a meet-
ing in the woods with his brother, and sent him i
also to nervehinsel? for the horrible deed.
had got so drunk as to be partially oblivious of what was
going on, “vm, stepped behind him and shot hin in the heads
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He then elubbed him several times, crushing his skull, to
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