large crowd that had gathered outside the wooden stockade proceeded
to break it down and enter, Other people climbed trees and perched
on the top of buildings in the vicinity to get a good view and over
2,000 persons witnessed the hanging. Winder struggled with his exe-
cutioners for 16 minutes before he was finally subdeed and the trap
fell,
REPORT OF THE L&GISLATIVE COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON CAPITAL PUNISHMENT BX
(the State of Maryland). October 3, 1962 7
large crowd that had gathered outside the wooden stockade proceeded
to break it down and enter, Other people climbed trees and perched _
on the top of buildings in the vicinity to get a good view and over
2,000 persons witnessed the hanging. Winder struggled with his exe-
cutioners for 18 minutes before he was finally subdeed and the trap
fell,
R&PORT OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON CAPITAL PUNISHMENT BE
(the State of Maryland). October 3, 1962
large crowd that had gathered outside the wooden stockade proceeded
to break it down and enter, Other people climbed trees and perched
‘on the top dings in the vicinity to get a good view and over
2,000 persons witnessed the hanging. Winder struggled with his exe-
cutioners for 16 minutes before he was finally subdaed and the trap
fell,
REPORT OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON CAPITAL PUNIS:
(the State of Maryland). October 3, 1962
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March 5, 1906
WINDER, Isaac
Winder, a 3lh-year-old black resident of Baltimore, Mdey and his 17-year
old nephew, William Charles Winder, attempted to rob the tollgate on
Dulaney's Valley Pike about two miles north of Towson mmaxths around
11:30 on the night of December el, 1905. When the 65-year-old gate
keeper, Wrederick T, Rinehart, resisted and drew a pistol, Isaac Winder
shot and killed him, The nephew was captured the next day in Baltimore
and Isaac was arrested on the e3rd north of Phoenix, Both confessed,
admitting their participation in the robbery, but each claimed that the
other had fired the shots that killed Rinehart, At his trial which
was held in Towson, Isaac Winder admitted that he had shot Rinehart
but claimed xian? self-defense Saying that the gate keeper had fired
at him first. He was Sentenced to die while William, granted a change
f venue and tried at Bel Air, was convicted of second degree murder
hen he was recaptured on a farm near Loch Raven. Because officials
had heard rumors of a lynching, he was then taken to the Baltimore,
i i j j ich was
City Jail and held there until time for his execution whic
Sea a stockade at the County Jail at Towson on March 30; ean
Only 00 tickets were issued for admission to the execution anc
March 5, 1906
WINDER, Isaac
Winder, a 3l-year-old black resident of Baltimore, Md, and his 17-year
old nephew, William Charles Winder, attempted to rob the tollgate on
Dulaney's Valley Pike about two miles north of Towson »axthe around
11:30 on the night of December 21, 1905. When the 65-year=old gate
keeper, Wrederick T, Rinehart, resisted and drew a pistol, Isaac Winder
shot and killed him, next day in Baltimore
Both confessed,
but each claimed that the
At his trial which
had shot Rinehart
@ keeper had fired
Because officials
he was then taken to the Baltimore
time for his execution ety ie san
behind a stockade at the County Jail at Towson on March 30, *
Only 400 tickets were issued for admission to the execution and the
March 5, 1906
WINDER, Tsaac
Winder, a 3)-year-old black resident of Baltimore, Md., and his 17-year
old nephew, William Charles Winder, attempted to rob the
Dulaney's Valley Pike about two mile
11:30 on the night of December 21, 1905,
keeper, Wrederick T. Rinehart,
shot and killed him,
At his trial which
d that he had shot Rinehart
och Raven,
Tumors of a lynching, he was then taken to the Baltimore.
City Jail and held there until time for his execution which was held
behind a stockade at the County Jail at Towson on March 30, 1906,
Only 00 tickets wers issued for admission to the execution an
a Cnc hay he fates eS,
