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the life of Matt Jarrell, sentenced to be hanged at sunset
today for the murder of Silas Nace, town marshall of Esk-
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today for the murder of Silas Nace, town marshall of Esk-
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White, hanged West Virginia State Prison (Kanawha County)
on July 9,.1915. "Charleston, W. Vaey Dec. 22, 191—Matt
Jarrell, alleged to have shot and killed Deputy Sheriff
Silas F, Nance and wounded Frank Ratcliff and Josephine
Wines last night at Eskdale on Cabin Creek, while Nance wag
trying to arrest him, was surrounded today in the mountaing
near Cane Fork by Sheriff Bonner Hill and a posse, He was
believed to be well armed, Jarrell, who was serving a 6
months sentence for 'pistol toting,' was recently released
on parole." JOURNAL, Atlanta, Georgia, Dec, 22 , 191

(lish.)

"Moundsville, W. Vas, July 9, 1915-Employed by convicts in
the West Virginia penitentiary here with money collected by
them yesterday, Martin W. Brown, an attorney, left during

the night for Charleston to plead with Governor Hetfield for

JARRELL, Nat (or Matt)

White, hanged West Virginia State Prison (Kanawha County)
on July 9,.1915. "Charleston, W. Vasey Dec. 22, 191h-Matt
Jarrell, alleged to have shot and killed Deputy Sheriff
Silas F, Nance and wounded Frank Ratcliff and Josephine
Wines last night at Eskdale on Cabin Creek, while Nance wag
trying to arrest him, was surrounded today in the mountaing
near Cane Fork by Sheriff Bonner Hill and a posse, He was
believed to be well armed, Jarrell, who was serving a 6
months sentence for 'pistol toting,' was recently released
on parole," JOURNAL, Atlanta, Georgia, Dec. 22 , 191)
(ith.)

"Moundsville, %. Vase, duly 9, 1915-Employed by convicts in
the West Virginia penitentiary here with money collected by
them yesterday, Martin W. Brown, an attorney, left during

the night for Charleston to plead with Governor Hatfield foy

JARRELL, Nat (or Matt)

White, hanged West Virginia State Prison (Kanavha County)
on July 9,.1915. "Charleston, W. Vas, Dec. 22, 191h-Matt
Jarrell, alleged to have shot and killed Deputy Sheriff
Silas F, Nance and wounded Frank Ratcliff and Josephine
Wines last night at Eskdale on Cabin Creek, while Nance wag
trying to arrest him, was surrounded today in the mountain:
r Cane Fork by Sheriff Bonner Hill and a posse. He was
believed to te well armed, Jarrell, who was serving a 6
months sentence for 'pistol toting,' was recently released
on parole." JOURNAL, Atlanta, Georgia, Dec, 22 , 1914
(hthe)

"Moundsville, "4 Vaey July 9, 1915-Employed by convicts in
the viest Virginia penitentiary here with money collected by
them yesterday, Martin W, Brown, an attorney, left during
the night for Charleston to plead with Governor 4a field fo}

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