| JOHNSON, Henry
Hanged, Lehigh Co., Pa., on 8-7-189,, for the murder of
his -year-old daughter, Bertha May on July 25, 18933
‘was an idle shiftless man" who lived in a stable 3 was
separated from his wife, Irene Weavers; was addicted to
constant intoxication; when the wife brought the child
te him (apparently she did not want her) he borrowed a
horse and buggy, took her te the XSX¥K Lehigh River and
drowned her3 the child's body was found on July 313 it
is alleged that the scaffold on which Johnson was hanged
was brought from M&#K Mauch Chunk where it was usedto
executed the Mollie Maguires from that place in 1877;
Johnson was sentenced Feb. 5, 189), :
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JOHNSON, Henry
Hanged, Lehigh Co., Pa., on 8-7-189), for the murder of
his <year-old daughter, Bertha May on July 25, 18933
“was an idle shiftless man" who lived in a stable; was
separated from his wife, Irene Weaver; was addicted to
constant intoxication; when the wife brought the child
te him (apparently she did not want her) he borrowed a
horse and buggy, took her to the XSX#4i Lehigh River and
dremed hers the child's body was found on July 31; it
is alleged that the scaffold on which Johnson was hanged
was brought from MM&K Mauch Chunk where it was usedto
executed the Mollie Maguires from that place in 18773
Johnson was sentenced Feb. 5, 189).
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