John Funston, 1825 December 30

with a $10 bill that he had taken from Cartmell's body. Tried, con-

victed..and sentenced to hang, Funston attempted to cheat the gallows

on the night before his execution by hanging himself with his suspen-
ders in his cell. However, the suspenders broke and Funston fell to

the stone floor and injured his head, later that night, hé confessed
to a newspaper reporter and stated that his megqrimakt intended victim

was.a-merchant and cattle driver who he expected to pass by the place
where--he lay in ambush, When the merchant was delayed, he killed

Ca rtmell instead. Funston was hanged before an immense crowd in
New Philadelphia on Dec. 30, 1925. :

THE HISTORY OF TUSCARAWAS COUNTY, OHIO, by Henry C. Hagioch,
Published 1956. Pages 69-71

AMERICAN MURDER BALLADS by Burt, pp 80-82.

MURDER, AMERICA, by Nash, page 326. a
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with a $10 bill that he had taken from Cartmell's body. Tried, con-
victed..and sentenced to hang, Funston attempted to cheat the gallows
on the night before his execution by hanging himself with his suspen=
ders in his cell. However, the suspenders broke and Funston fell to
the stone floor and injured his head. later that night, hé confessed
to a newspaper reporter and stated that his mekgimxt intended victin
was.a-merchant and cattle driver who he expected to pass by the place
where-he lay in ambush. When the merchant was delayed, he killed

Ca rtmell instead. Funston was hanged before an immense crowd in
New Philadelphia on Dec. 30, 1925,

THE HISTORY OF TUSCARAWAS COUNTY, OHIO, by Henry C. Hagioch,
Published 1956. Pages 69-71

AMERICAN MURDER BALLADS by Burt, pp 80-82.

MURDER, AMERICA, by Nash, page 3266
Ghehikut (hia fll Posed

with a $10 bill that he had taken from Cartmell's body. Tried, con-
victed and sentenced to hang, Funston attempted to cheat the gallows
on the night before his execution by hanging himself with his suspen-
ders in his cell, However, the suspenders broke and Funston fell to
the stone floor and injured his head, later that night, hé confessed

THE HISTORY OF TUSCARAWAS COUNTY, OHIO, by Henry C, Hagloch,
Published 1956. Pages 69-71

AMERICAN MURDER BALLADS by Burt, pp 80-82.
MURDER, AMERICA, by Nash, ppge 3264

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FUNSTON ) John |

Funston, a 2 Onyaar-old white Oxford Township, Tuscarawas Co., Ohio,
farmer de€ided to augment his agricultural income with highway
robberye On Septe 9, 1825, he shot and killed from ambush William
Cartmell, a post boy who delivered the mail from Coshocton to Free=-
port. Funston was in the process of robbing the body when William
4KEGH Johnson, a resident of Steubenville who had been traveling
with Cartmell and who had stopped at a spring for a drink of water
appeared. Funston told him that he, too, was a traveler who had
heard the shot and suggested that they go in opposite directions

and locate cabins to report the murder. Johnson reported to a
settler named Booth but Funston disappeared. As Johnson had no way
of proving the presence of another man, he was arrested and charged
with the murder, He persuaded the Sheriff to have all of the young
men in the area assemble and swore that he could pick out the actual
murderer and described a scar on his hand, He selected Funston from

the crowd and when Anta was discovered to bear a scar similar
to the one described by vo knson, Johnson was released and F fon
was charged with the crime, Corroboration was obtained when i was
found that Funston had paid a bill that he owed a local gunsmith

Dec. 30, 1825
FUNSTON, John

Funston, a 2 O-year-old white Oxford Township, Tuscarawas Coey Ohio,
farmer defided to augment his agricultural income with highway
robberye On Septe 9, 1825, he shot and killed from ambush William
Cartmell, a post boy who delivered the mail from Coshocton to Free=
port. Funston was in the process of robbing the body when William
4HKEGR Johnson, a resident of Steubenville who had been traveling
with Cartmell and who had stopped at a spring for a drink of water
appeared. Funston told him that he, too, was a traveler who had
heard the shot and suggested that they go in opposite directions

and locate cabins to report the mrder. Johnson reported to a
settler named Booth but Funston disappeared. As Johnson had no way
of proving the presence of another man, he was arrested and charged
with the mirder, He persuaded the Sheriff to have all of the young
men in the area assemble and swore that he could pick out the actual
murderer and described a scar on his hand. He selected Funston from

Ehes crowd od abet puceeea Maia eaecorered to ates a scar te eee

@ one described by Yofinson, Johnson was released and mn
was charged with the crime. Corroboration was obtained hentt teens
found that Funston had paid a bill that he owed a local gunsmith

Dec. 30, 1825
FUNSTON, John

Funston, a 2 O-year-old white Oxford Township, Tuscarawas Coe, Ohio,
farmer deéided to augment his agricultural income with highway
On Sept. 9, 1825, he shot and killed from ambush William

a spring for a drink of water
him that he, too, was a traveler who had

Johnson reported to a
settler need Booth but Panetoe disappeared, As Johnson had no way

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