THE CANTON EVENING REPOSITORY, Canton, Ohio, Oct. 19, 1890
PALACE OF DEATH by He M. Fogle, Published by the author, Columbus,
Ohio, 1909. Copyright by Fogle. Pages 68-70
THE CANTON EVENING REPOSITORY, Canton, Ohio, Oct. 19, 1890
PALACE OF DEATH by He Me Fogle. Published by the author, Columbus,
Ohio, 1909. Copyright by Fogle. Pages 68-70
CANTON
INING REPOSITORY, Canton, Ohio, Oct. 19, 1890
PALACE OF DEATH by H. M. Fogle.
Ohio, 1909.
Copyright by Fogle.
Published by the author, Columbus,
Pages 68-70
POPP, Henry
Popp, born in
1881, with hi
worked as a laborer and railroad secition hand. An alcoholic, he was
considered quarrelsome when drinking but never dangerous. On the
night of April 2, XR¥¥ 1890, he was in the Canton saloon owned and
operated by a
turbance and
while later,
again, he pul
Severing the juglar vein. He was taken into custody, and when Grether
die@d shortly
and sentenced
any other reason, Popp recéived two Stays of execution because a
great deal of agitation was exerted in his behalf by persons who be-
lieved that he was too intoxicated at the time of the killing to be
aware of the nature of his actions, Finally the Governor declined to
intervene fur
hanged at the
“est Prussia in 1859, migrated to the United States in
s family and settled in Canton, Ohio, A bachelor, he
fallow German, Moritz Grether, Popp created a dis-
Grether forced him to leave the establishment. A short
Popp returned and when Grether ordered him to leave
led a pocket knife and cut the Saloon keeper's throat,
afterwards, he was charged with murder, Tried, convicted
to die in a trial more noted for its brevity than for
ther by commting and a dazed and terrified Popp was
Ohio State Prison on December 19, XR® 1890,
Pid
POPP, Henry
Popp, born in “est Prussia in 1859, migrated to the United States in
1881, with his family and settled in Canton, Ohio, A bachelor, he
worked as a laborer and railroad secition hand. An alcoholic, he was
considered quarrelsome when drinking but never dangerous. On the
night of April 2, X&¥F 1890, he was in the Canton saloon owned and
operated by a f@llow German, Moritz Grether, Popp created a dis-
turbance and Grether forced him to leave the establishment, A short
while later, Popp returned and when Grether ordered him to leave
again, he pulled a pocket knife and cut the saloon keeper's throat,
severing the juglar vein. He was taken into custody, and when Grether
diad shortly afterwards, he was charged with murder, Tried, convicted
and sentenced to die in a trial more noted for its brevity than for
any other reason, Popp recaived two stays of execution because a
great deal of agitation was exerted in his behalf by persons who be-
lieved that he was too intoxicated at the time of the killing to be
aware of the nature of his actions, Finally the Governor declined to
intervene further by commiting and a dazed and terrified Popp was
‘hanged at the Ohio State Prison on December 19, X8% 1890.
POPP, Henry
m saloon owned and
9 Moritz Grether, Popp created a dis-
turbance and Grether forced him to leave the establishment,
while later, Popp returned and when Grether ordered hin to 1
i and cut the saloon keeper's throat,
He was taken into custody, and when Grether|
comming
‘ied Popp was
hanged at the Ohio State Prison on December 19, XA 1090.
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