a field and informed Mr, Risk that his wife had)
fallen into the fire and burnt herself to
death, On hastening to the house he found her
still able to relate all the circumstances.
* : diataL
pont ined in jail where she has made a full acke
nowledgement. Her doom is sealed,” NEW ORLEANS
®
a field and informed Mr. Risk that his wife had
fallen into the fire and burnt herself to
death. On hastening to the house he found her
still able to relate all the circumstances,
i iatély arrested and |
confined in jail where she has made a full ack-
nowledgement. Her doom is sealed. NEW OR LHANS
PICAFUNE, New—Opleans, LA, 8/6/1839 (2:3)
a field and informed Mr. Risk dead! his wife had
| fallen into the fire and burnt her:
death. On hastening to the house He found her
still able to relate all the circumstances.
—The-negro—woman-was_immediataly arr
confined in jail where she has made a full ack=
nowledgement. Her doom is seated,” NEW ORUEAN
Q, 8/6/1839 (2:3)
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MARTHA (Slave)
Slave of Robert Hisk, hanged at Georgetown, Scott Co.,
Kentucky, on Oct. , 1839, for attempting to murder
her mistress, Elizabeth Risk, by throwing her into a
~ fire. See THE B, O. GAINES HISTORY OF SCOTT COUNTY,
KENTUCKY (2 Volumes, Georgetown, Kye, 190), Vol. II, pp
21299 «. KENTUCKY \ LOCAL HISTORY EXCERPTS BOUND.
irse Risk subsequently died,
"We learn from the LOUISVILLE GAZETTE that a
Mrs. Hlizabeth Risk of ®%cott County was recently
pushed into a fire and afterwards cruelly mur-
dered by a negro woman Del oue ane tO her husband,
After stabbing her in several places besides
breaking her skull with an axe, HAH she ran into
MARTHA (Slave)
Slave of Robert Hisk, hanged at Georgetown, Scott Cory
Kentucky, on Oct. , 1839, for attempting to murder
her mistress, Elizabeth Risk, by throwing her into a
~ fire. See THE B, O. GAINES HISTORY OF SCOTT COUNTY,
KENTUCKY (2 Volumes, Georgetown, Kye, 190), Vol. II, pp
29s KENTUCKY \ LOCAL HISTORY EXCERPTS BOUND.
rse Risk subsequently died,
"We learn from the LOUISVILLE GAZETTE that a
Mrs. Elizabeth Risk of Scott County was recently
pushed into a fire and afterwards cruelly mur-
dered by a negro woman Doloueine to her husband.
After stabbing her in several places besides
breaking her skull with an axe, HAX she ran into
MARTHA (Slave)
Slave of Robert Risk, hanged at Georgetown, Scott Co.,
Kentucky, on Oct. lh, 1839, for attempting to mrder
JS eee Elisabeth Risk, by throwing her into a
THE B, O, GAINES HISTORY OF SCOTT COUNTY,
te 2 Volumes, Georgetown, Kye, 190i, Vol. II, pp
UND.
95 45 AENTUCKY | LOCAL HISD TORY EXCERPTS Bol
us Ode subsequently died,
Wo learn from the LOUISVILLE GAZETTE thet a
Mrs. Blizabeth Risk of Scott County was recently
pushed into a fire and afterwards cruelly mur-
dered by a negro woman belonging to her husband.
After stobbing her in severel places besides
breaking her skull with an axe, KX she ran into
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