human mother was arrested and placed in jaah The in=
furlated people wanted to lynch her but the promise of
speedy justice caused them to allow the law to take its
course. She was tried and convicted of murder in the
first degree. She was about 28 years old,"
DAILY NEWS, Galveston, Texas, 7=17-1896 (1-).
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human mother was arrested and placed in jail The in-
furiated people wanted to lynch her but the promise of
speedy justice caused them to allow the law to take its
course. She was tried and convicted of marder in the
first degree. She was about 28 years old,"
DAILY NEWS, Galveston, Texas, 7-17-1896 (1-¥).
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human mother was arrested and placed in jail The ine
furiated people wanted to lynch her but the promise of
speedy justice caused them to allow the law to take its
course, She was tried and convicted of murder in the
first degree. She was about 28 years old."
DAILY NEWS, Galveston, Texas, 7-17-1896 (1-0).
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SNODGRASS, Mary 7-10-1896
"A special to the Courier-Journal from Pikeville, Ky.,
says: News reached here from Coeburn, Va,, to the effect
that Mary Snodgrass was hanged at that place last Friday
(7-10-1896) for the murder of her child, The Snodgrass
woman was a disreputable character and was compelled to
leave this place on that account, She went to Coeburn
where her child was cared Byr by negroes until it was
about 6 months old, when it was turned over to her. She
did not want it and tried to get rid of it in various
waySe One night about midnight the people living close
by heard the little one screaming, Black smoke was seen
issuing from the chimney and the door was burst in to
ascertain the trouble. The child had been placed in the
fire and the mother was holding it in the flames with a
long iron poker, It was burned almost to ashes, The in#
SNODGRASS, Mary 7-10-1896
"A special to the Courier-Journal from Pikeville, Kye,
says: News reached here from Coeburn, Va, to the effect
that Mary Snodgrass was hanged at that place last Friday
(7-10-1896) for the murder of her child, The Snodgrass
woman was a disreputable character and was compelled to
leave this place on that account, She went to Coeburn
where her child was cared Byr by negroes until it was
about 6 months old, when it was turned over to her, She
did not want it and tried to get rid of it in various
wayse One night about mixinight the people living close
by heard the little one screaming, Black smoke was seen
issuing from the chimney and the door was burst in to
ascertain the trouble. The child had been placed in the
fire and the mother was holding it in the flames with a
long iron poker. It was burned almost to ashes. The in-
SNODGRASS, Mary 7-10-1896
"A special to the Courier-Journal from Pikeville, Ky.,
says: News reached here from Coeburn, Va,, to the effect
that Mary Snodgrass was hanged at that place last Friday
(7-10-1896) for the murder of her child, The Snodgrass
woman was a disreputable character and was compelled to
leave this place on that account, She went to Coeburn
where her child was cared Bpr by negroes until it was
night about miinight the people living close
by heard the little one screaming, Black smoke was seen
issuing from the chimney and the door was burst in to
ascertain the trouble. The child had been placed in the
fire and the mother was holding it in the flames with a
long iron poker, It was burned almost to ashes, The ine
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