under a bed, It was chiefly on her evidence that they were.
convicted, bhe having recognized them, although they were ~
masked, An effort was made to kidnap Lizzie Chandler by
the whitecaps, Catlett Tipton is supposed. to have fired
the shots which killed both the woman and the man,
BIRMINGHAM NEWS, July 5, 1899
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kinder a bed, It was chiefly on her evidence that they were|
convicted, bhe having recognized them, although they were -
masked, An effort was made to kidnap Lizzie Chandler by
the whitecaps, Catlett Tipton is supposed to have fired
tthe shots which killed both the woman and the man,
BIRMINGHAM NEWS, July 5, 1899
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lnder a bed, It was chiefly on her evidence that they were
onvicted, bhe having recognized then, aithough they vere
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TIPTON, Catlett and WYNN, Pleas | ik
Both white, hanged Sevierville, Tenn., 7-5-1899, Were
whitecappers who had murdered William ¥& Laura Whaley on |
night of Dec, 28, 1897, They confessed and said they were
lured to the deed by Bob Catlett, Tipton's neck broken ané
Wynn died of strangulation, Mrs, Tipton and five children
witnessed execution, There were several bandsxof whit ecaps
in County of Sevier, and Catlett Tipton was Supposed to be
leader of one, It was charged that Robert Catlett was the
County leader, He was known to have wated William and
Laura Whaley out of the way because they had testified
against him in a whitecapping case, Both Wynn and Tipton
swore on oaths after convictions that Robert Catlett had
hired them to murder, but Catlett escaped on a mistrial and
went into hiding, Wynn & Tipton went to themountain cabin
of the Whaley's on the night of 12-28-1897 and shot both
down, Mrs,Whaley's sister, Lizzie Chandler,was hidden
PIPTON, Catlett and WYNN, Pleas a
‘Both white, hanged Sevierville, Tenn., 7-5-1899, Were |
whitecappers who had mrdered William & Laura Whaley on
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night of Dec, 28, 1997, They confessed and said they were |
lured to the deed by Bob Catlett, Tipton's neck broken and
Wynn died of strangulation, Mrs, Tipton and five children
witnessed execution, There were several bandsxof whit ecap
in County of Sevier, and Catlett Tipton was supposed to be
leader of one, It was charged that Robert Catlett was the
County leader, He was known to have wated William and
Laura Whaley out of the way because they had testified
against him in a whitecapping case, Both Wynn and I ipton
swore on oaths after convictions that Robert Catlett had
hired them to murder, but Catlett escaped on a mistrial and
went into hiding. Wynn & Tipton went to themountain cabin
of the Whaley's o the night of 12-28-1897 and shot both
down, Mrs,Whaley's sister, Lizzie Chandler, was hidden
IPTON, Catlett and WYNN, Pl
Both white, hanged Sevierv:
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Bob
Wynn died of strangulation,
witnessed execution,
in County of Sevier,
leader of one,
Both Wynn and Tipton
swore on oaths after convictions that Robert Catlett had
nived then to murder, but Catlett escaped on a mistrial and
went into hiding, ‘Wynn & Tipton went to themountsin cabin
of the Whaley's on the night of 12-28-1897 and shot both
down, Mrs,Whaley's sister, Lizzie Chandler,was hidden
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