desperate character, Before the black cap
was adjusted he made a short address taking
back the former statement G6hat the fatal blow
was given in self-defense, Saying that he
méant to wound Sheffield. He was for a long
time a resident of New York Clty
times, New York City, March 3, 1877 (page 3,
column two.) See 489 McDADE 145
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desperate character, Before the black cap
was adjusted he made a short address taking
back the former statement &hat the fatal blow
was given in self-defense, saying that he
meant to wound Sheffield. He was for a long
time a resident of New York City."
TIiMiS, New York City, March 3, 1877 (page 3,
column two.) See 489 McDADE 145
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as
fore the t
short addre
nt éhat the
iven in self-defense, saying t
to wound Sheffield. He was f
resident of New
LIMKS, New York City, March 3,
column two.) See 489 NcDADE 145
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HOWARD, Leonard |
"A MURDERER HANGED. - Auburn, “arch 2 = Leonard
Howard, alias Edward Thomas, a native of Hart-
ford, Conn., was executed in the cor@idor of
the County Jail at KE 10:35 o'elock this morning
Under direction or Sherif? Sanders, Thomas
killed a convict, named Sheffield, in Auburn
Petsonoln dune, 1o.75. He was convieved in the
Court of Oyer and Terminer, and sentenced to
death, but a new hearing was granted, and an
appeal was taken to the Court of Appeals, which
Sustained the former judgment. Theprisoner died
trom surlocation., and owing to bunsling in the
work his neck was not broken. In (unredable) KKK
he waspronounced dead, .Thomas was but little Kx
moved, The ADVERTISER last night contained a
long account of his life, showing that Thomas
was a
HOWARD, Leonard
"A MURDERER HANGED. - Auburn, “arch 2 - Leonard
Howard, alias Edward Thomas, a native of Hart-
ford, Conn., was executed in the cor@idor of
the County Jail at KE 10:35 o'clock this morning
under direction of Sheriff Sanders. Thomas
killed a convict, named Sheffield, in Auburn
Prison in Juné, 18 75. He was convicted in the
Court of Vyer and Terminer, and sentenced to
death, but a new hearing was granted, and an
appeal was taken to the Court of Appeals, which|
sustained the former judgment. Theprisoner died
from suffocation, and owing to bungling in the
work his neck was not broken. In (unredable) KXX
he waspronounced dead, _Thomas was but little KK
moved, Jhe ADVERTISER last night contained a
lon® account of his life, showing that Thomas
was a
HOWARD, Leonard
“arch 2 - Leonard
@ native of Hart
was executed in the cor@idor of
the County Jail at K 10:35 o'elock this morning
der direction of Sheriff Sanders, Thomas
tt, named Sheffield, in Auburn
Prison in Juné, 16 75. He was convicted in the
Court of oyer and Terminer, and sentenced to
death, but a new hearing was granted, and an
appeal was taken to the Court of Appeals, which|
ained the former judgment, Theprisoner died
from suffocation, an i
work his neck was not broken,
he Waspronounced dead
joved, The ADVanTISEA
Rng account of his life, showing that Thomas
was a
