Charley Hamilton, MO, 1884 July 11

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| HAMILTON, Bill (fd ALTMAN) & HAMILTON, Charley (MALSKY)

| Warrensburg, Mo., July 11, 188-At 1130 this morning,
Bill and Charley hamilton ascended the scaffold to be exect
ted for the mrder of Carl Steidle, a young German, who wa
killed by them in a brutal manner for his money last March,
Hamilton is an alias, Billy's real name is Ed Altman and
Charley's is Malskey, A crowd of 10,000 persons were in
attendance, On the scaffold both deolared themselves inno=
cent and accused each other of the crime, Prayer was
offered by Rev. Herman, after which the mrderers faced
each other, shook hands and forgawe each other, After the
black caps were fixed, each said he was not guilty. At
11:35 the trap fell, Charley's neck was broken, but Billy
was strangled, At 11:5 both were dead, and at 11:55 the
bodies werecut down and buried." NEWS, Galveston, Texas,
7-12-188), (2-5). See newspaper articles, MO - NwU- BOUND

HAMIMI'ON, Bill (Ed ALTMAN) & HAMILTON, Charley (MALSKY)
| "Warrensburg, Mo., July 11, 188-At 1130 this morning,
Bill and Charley Hamilton ascended the scaffold to be execu
ted for the mrder of Carl Steidle, a young German, who wag
killed by them in a brutal manner for his money last March,|
lamilton is an alias, Billy's real name is Ed Altman and
Charley's is Malskey. A crowd of 10,000 persons were in
attendance. On the scaffold both declared themselves inno-|
cent and accused each other of the crime, Prayer was
offered by Rev. Herman, after which the mrderers faced
each other, shook hands and forgave each other, After the
black caps were fixed, each said he was not guilty. At
11235 the trap fell, Charley's neck was broken, but Billy
was strangled, At llsh5 both were dead, and at 11:55 the
bodies werecut down and buried." NEWS, Galveston, Texas,
7-12=188) (2-5). See newspaper articles, MO - NwU- BOUND

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killed by them in a brutal manner for his money last March,|
Hamilton is an alias, Billy's real name is Ed Altman and
Charle$'s is Malskey, A crowd of 10,000 persons were in
attendance, On the scaffold both declared themselves inno-|

Prayer was
ffered by Rev, Herman, after which the mrdere:
ach other, shook hands and forgave each other, Aten in
black caps were fixed, each said he was not guilty,
11:35 the trap fell, Charley's neck was broken, but sity
was strangled, At 11:h5 both were dead, and at 11:55 the
bodies werecut down and buried," NEWS, Galveston, Texas,
7-12-188), (2-5). See newspaper articles, MO - NW- BOUND

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