Crime occurred on Feb, 6, Holtzclaw aas aalking home
from work at 9:30 in evening when Williams shot him from
ambush as he was crossing a stile, Body found next day,
WAMRK pockets rifled of money, keys and watch, Williams
tracks led to his home and he was later arrested at Mel-
rose Junction, Williams a former janitor at depot,
Lynching threatened and he was removed from county for
safekeeping, He was respited because court had inadver-
tantly sentenced him to hangeon holiday - “mancipation
Daye NATIONAL POLICE GAZEITE, July 26, 1879 (5-1)
Crime occurred on Feb, 6, Holtzclaw was aalking home
from work at 9:30 in evening when Williams shot him from
ambush as he was crossing a stile, Body found next day,
AMEX pockets rifled of money, keys and watch. Williams
tracks led to his home and he was later arrested at Mel-
rose Junction, Williams a former janitor at depot,
Lynching threatened and he was removed from county for
safekeeping, He was respited because court had inadver~
tantly sentenced him to hangeon holiday - “mancipat ion
Daye NATIONAL POLICE GAZETTE, July 26, 1879 (5-1)
CATHOLIC CHURCH. _CODELIURIS—
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Crime occurred on Feb, 6, Holtzclaw was walking home
from work at 9:30 in evening when Williams shot him from
ambush as he was crossing a stile, Body found next day,
pockets rifled of money, keys and watch, Williams
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tracks led to his home and he was later arrested at Mel-
rose Junction, Williams a former janitor at depot.
Lynching threatened and he was removed from county for
safekeeping, He was apace peouey court had inadver-
tantly sentenced him to hangzon h mancipat
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WILLIAMS, John
John Williams, black, hanged Warrenton, Va,, July 11, 1879
for murder of Howard Holacraw, acting railroad agent and
telegraph operator at Warrenton: Junction in Feb,, 1879,
Was first hanging in Virginia fter law passed requring
private exedutions, All (a My i he
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WILLIAMS, John
John Williams, black, hanged Warrenton, Va,, July 11, 1879
for murder of Howard Holzcraw, acting railroad agent and
telegraph operator at Warrenton: Junction in Feb,, 1879,
Was first hanging in Virginia fter law passed requring
private exedutions. *
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