Fredrick Greiner, OH, 1885 October 17

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"Columbus, Ohie, Octeber 17, 1885-Frederick Gretiner, the
murderer ef Margaret Zelling, was hanged in the Franklin
Ceunty jail teday. The trap was sprung at 11:))2 synx am,
and he died in 11 minutes from strangulatien, his neck

net being breken, The executien was seen akwmk by abeut
75 people. Gretner was wonderfully ceol and pessessed,
mingling with friends in the jail and at 11:30 sent werd
t@ the sheriff that he was ready, He came en th the sca-~
ffold smoking a cigar, and uttered only a sentence bidding
all geedbye,"

GALVESTON DAILY NEWS, Galvesten, Texas, Octeber 18, 1885

GREINER, Frederick Hug. Te.

"Columbus, Ohie, Octeber 17, 1885-Frederick Gretmer, the
murderer of Margaret Zelling, was hanged in the Franklin
County jail teday. The trap was sprung at 11:)2 xmmx am,
and he died in 11 minutes from strangulatien, his neck

net being breken, The executien was seen xkmmk by abeut
75 peeple. Gretmer was wonderfully ceol and pessessed,
mingling with friends in the jail and at 11:30 sent werd
te the sheriff that he was ready, He came en th the sca-
ffold smoking a cigar, and uttered only a sentence bidding
all geedbye."

GALVESTON DAILY NEWS, Galvesten, Texas, Octeber 18, 1885

GREINER, Frederick

"Columbus, Ohie, Octeber 17, 1885-Frederick Gresier, the
murderer ef Margaret Zelling, was hanged in the Franklin
County jail teday, The trap was sprung at 11:l2 xmxnx an,
and he died in 11 minutes from strangulation, his neck

net being breken, The executien was seen xkmmk by about
75 peeple. Greiner was wonderfully ceel and pessessed,
mingling with friends in the jail and at 11:30 sent werd
te the sheriff that he was ready, He came en th the sc
ffold smeking a cigar, and uttered only a sentence bidding
all goodbye."

GALVESTON DAILY NEWS, Galvesten, Texas, Octeber 18, 1885



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