W. W. Rea, TN, 1882 May 19

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picked out from the wound of the murdered man and were

found to be the missing part of the newspaper, the torn

remnants of which were found in Rea's house, This was

thought sufificient to hang him," NPG }\-1-1882(6-3)
"REA, W. W., of Pulaski, murderer, was executed
on May 19 at Pulaski (Erin Review, 27 May 1882)."
OBITUARIES FROM TENNESSEE NEWSPAPERS, by Jill L.
Garrett; 1980, Easley, SC: Southern Historical
Press, page 323.

Worksheet = Tenn, NWU

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picked out from the wound of the murdered man and were
found to be the missing part of the newspaper, the torn
remnants of which were found in Rea's house, This was
thought snufificient to hang him," NPG )-1-1882(6-3)
"RHA, W. W., of Pulaski, murderer, was executed
on May 19 at Pulaski (Erin Review, 27 May 1882) ."
OBITUARIES FROM TENNESSEE NEWSPAPERS, by Jill L.
Garretts 1980, Easley, SC: Southern Historical
Press, page 323.

Worksheet = Tenn, NWU

picked out from the wound of the mrdered man and were

found to be the missing part of the newspaper, the torn
"3 house, This was

emnants of which were found in Rea
thought sufficient to hang him," NPG l\-1-1882(6-3)
W., of Pulaski, murderer,
at Pulaski (Erin Review, 27 my 1882).
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"REA, W.
on May 19
OBITUARIES FROM TENNESSEE N
Garrett; 1980, Easley, SC: Southern Sdievontaal

Press, page 323.
Worksheet - Tenn, NW

"Pulaski, Tenn., May 19, 1862 - Ww, W, Hea hanged for
Jamss T, Goodman in July, 1881. Took a
teaspoon of morphine at daybreak and called for a
toddy but threw up before it could be delivered.

A pulie execution on scaffold at rear of Haig

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PITTSBURGH POST, Pittsburgh, Pa., May 20, 1882
".ee0a young farmer...a victim of ourely circumstantial
evidence, On July 2, 1881, Rea borrowed a shot gun and
a copy of the Nashville BANNER newspaper, That night an
assassin fired through a window and killed James Goodwin,
a Cait storekeeper, in his store 12 miles east of Pu-
laski, deces of the wad from the murderous charge were

REA, W. We

"Pulaski, Tenn., May 19, 1882 ~W. “. Yea hanged for
marder of James T, Goodman in July, 1681. Took a
teaspoon of morphine at daybreak and called for a
toddy but threw up before it could be delivered.

A pulic execution on scaffold at rear of ganagt

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H POST, Pittsburgh, Pa., May 20, 1882

"sesea young farmer.,.a victim of purely circumstantial
evidence, On July 2, 1881, Rea borrowed a shot gun and
a copy of the Nashville BANNER newspaper, That night an
assassin fired through a window and killed James Goodwin,
a cone, storekeeper, in his store 12 milea east of Pu-
laski, ‘ieces of the wad from the murderous charge were

threw up before i
pulic sxcoution on scaff

POST, Pittsburgh

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laski, Pieces of the wad from the murderous charge were



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