(Rabbeneck) Pauline, 1846 March 28

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cake with Not coals from the fire, finally, a black wash woman who |
had been hired by Pauline to aa he was oe reported what was going

to a-prominent white man in New Orleans. and he, ih turn, wrote an
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letter to the Mayor in which he demanded an investigation,
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Wie next, morning; ina 3 January; L6y5, the Mayor amt Sity Recorder
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arrived at the house and found Mrs, Rabbeneck and the three children

4 practically dead from the beatings, burnings and other mistreatment,
KOO terrified was the woman of taukine that she would not tell what

8 phad Bapnaned inet the slave was taken from her presence and she tas
guaranteed protection. . Pauline was placed on trial for having struck
and drawn the blood of her mistress and ‘the three children, oe

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3\élaimed that any mistreatment that Mrs, Rabheneck received was justi-

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x fied as she was insane and Mr, Rabheneck had ch: arged her to control
nis Lesh witte he was pone, the scarred bodies of the woman and

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coiiaren were proof nositive of her cr nets and the testimony of
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une ishwoman Ana neighbors bore heavily; 7 Ag ainst hex Vonvicted and
a to dié, she was abl Gs tO postpone ner eXecution by claiming
to be preenanté with Rabbeneck' Son id. this was not true: and Pauline
later admitted that she had faked the oregnancy to cet ¢ L onger lease
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neck was not broken by the fall and she died of Strangulatlons

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and with hot coals from the fire. Finally, a
had been hired

wash woman who
Pauline to do fer washing reported what was going
an in New Orleans. and he, ih turn, wrote an
S) yor in which he demanded an investigation,
iS the next ‘morning; in-Jdanuary;- 1845, the Mayor ant Sity Recor
tee at the house and found Mrs, Rabbeneck and three children
practically dead from the beatings, burnings and other mistreatment.
S50 terrified was the wonan of Pauhine that. she would not tel
ad_happéned until the slave was taken from |}
guaranteed protection, . Pauline was
and drawn tne biood of her mistress
elaine that any mistreatment

NSE as she was insane and Mr, eneck had charged her to control
nis bie witle ne was gone. ihe scarred bodies of the woman and
a hildren were proof positive of her ernelty the testimony of
and neighbors bore heavily against ba
to Cis, She was able, to postpone
pre wa with Rabbeneck's hte was
ed that she had faked the pregnancy
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Pauline (owner name: Rabbeneck) executed on 1846-03-28 in Louisiana (LA)
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