John Yancey, NC, 1889 January 25

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-YANCEY, John

"Yanceyville, N, C., Jan, 25, 1889-John Yancey, colored,
was hanged for the murder in April last of Bob Oliver,
also black, The execution was witnessed by 2,000 people,
Yancey's neck was broken and he died without a struggle,
The murder of Oliver was a most brutal one, and Yancey
made a full confession, saying his punishment was just."

LOUISVILLE COURTER-JOURNAL, Louisville, Kens, 1-26-1889

| YANCEY, John

"Yanceyville, N. C., Jan, 25, 1889-John Yancey, colored,
was hanged for the murder in April last of Bob Oliver,
also black, The execution was witnessed by 2,000 people,
Yancey's neck was broken and he died without a struggle,
The murder of Oliver was a most brutal one, and Yancey
made a full confession, saying his punishment was just."

LOUISVILLE COURIER-JOURNAL, Louisville, Kens, 1-26-1889

YANCEY, John

LOUISVILLE COURTER-JOURNAL, Louisville, Kens, 1-26-1889

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