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about 20-years=old age. His father, a white=haired old
man between 60-and=/0, is serving a life sentence in the
State Prison atWeathersfield, Conn., for a murder commi-
tted about 12 years ago, Both father,.and son claim that
they acted in self-defense, The boy will be hanged,"
NPG 12=2h-1881 (121) woodceut Likeness.
Memo: 2); Hun 601
about 20-years-old age. His father, a white=haired old
man between 60-and=70, is serving a life sentence in the
State Prison atWeathersfield, Conn,, for a murder commi-
tted about 12 years ago, Both father.and son claim that
they acted in self-defense, The boy will be hanged."
NPG 12=2);~1881 (121).
Woodcut likeness.
Memo: 2); Hun 601
about 20-years-old age. His father, a white-haired old
man between 60and=70, is serving a life senteme in the
State Prison atieathersfield, Conn,, for a murder conmi~
Even abouts 12 years yo, Both father and son OTA tiny
they acted in self-defense, The boy will be hanged,"
NPG 12-2h-1881 (12-1). Woodout Likeness.
Memo: 2h; Hun 601
apace ae
ABBOTT, Joseph
20-years-old, hanged Elmira, N. Y., on Jan, 6, 1882, for
murder of fellow reformatory inmate, George Reed, Killed
Reed with crowbar, Sheriff Little read death warrant
inside HKXX jail because Abbott didn't want "to stand
in the cold shivering, listening to anything.'! 0 spec-
tators watched inside the 15-foot high brick enclosure, ar
three clergymen prayed as Abbott went to the scaffold
protesting the 'terrible injustice,!
19TH CENYURY HANGINGS 'PRIVATE' YET PUBLIC by Thomas E,
Byrne in June, 1963, issues of Chemung County Historical
povmnels page 117, in theChemung Co, Jail, Ne Y., for
"Joseph Abbott, now 1 ; d. who was a
‘ . i altercation John Reed, who :
having killed during an Reformatory to which insti-
fellow prisoner in theElLmira are
tution he had been sentenced from New York City 45 only
ABBOTT, Joseph :
20-yearsold, hanged Elmira, N. Ys, on Jan, 6, 1882, for
mrder of fellow reformatory inmate, George Reed, Killed
Reed with crowbar, Sheriff Little read death warrant
inside K#XX jail because Abbott didn't want 'to stand
in the cold shivering, listening to anything.' 0 spec-
tators watched inside the 15-foot high brick enclosure, ar
three clergymen prayed as Abbott went to the scaffold
protesting the 'terrible injustice!
19TH CENYURY HANGINGS 'PRIVATE' YET PUBLIC by Thomas E,
Byrne in June, 1963, issued of Chemung County Historical
eee igang (er anthechamng Cos Jail,eNel’., fcr
having killed during an altercation John Reed, peeptane
fellow prisoner in theElmira Reformatory to ee
a1 4 been sentenced from New York city 1s only
ABBOTT, Joseph
20-years-old, hanged Elmira, N, Ye, on Jan, 6, 1882, for
murder of fellow reformatory inmate, George Reed, Killed
Reed with crowbar, Sheriff Little read death warrant
inside X#@X jail because Abbott didn't want 'to stand
in the cold shivering, listening to anything.' 10 spec-
tators watched inside the 15-foot high brick enclosure, ai
three clergymen prayed as Abbott went to the scaffold
protesting the ‘terrible injustice,!
19TH CHNYURY HANGINGS 'PRIVATE' YET PUBLIC by Thomas E
Byrne in June, 1963, issues of Chemung County Historical
Journal, page 117, 41, Ne Yo, for
Z theChemng Co, Jail, Ne Ye,
of Hebets how an ottereation John Reed, who was a
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ing killed during an A
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a been sentenced from New York city is only
