last words were: "Farewell to you all, I hope I will
meet you all in heaven," Neck not broken by fall and
strangled in convulsions for 15 minutes, Body int erred
in Laurel Cemetery on Belair Road,
See aise: PRITCHARD, William
BALTIMORE SUN, August 23, 1873
Mp Bt Skee
last words were: "Farewell to you all, TI hope I will
meet you all in heaven." Neck not broken by fall and
strangled in convulsions for 15 minutes, Body interred
in Laurel Cemetery on Belair Road,
See elap: PRITCHARD, William
BALTIMORE SUN, August 23, 1873
Mp SAY Shee te
last words werer "Farewell to you all, I hope I will
meet you all in heaven." Neck not broken by fall and
strangled in convulsions for 15 minutes, Body interred
in Laurel Cemetery on Belair Road,
See also: PRITCHARD, William
BALTIMORE SUN, August 23, 1873
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PALMER, Leven : B-a3-10 73
Black, hanged jail yard, Towsontown, Md., August 23;
1873, In 1870, he and William Pritchard had raped
Mary Seugle, a young German lady, after nearly beating
her aged protector to death, They had waylaid them in
Baltimore County and used brass knuckles on old man,
Both captured and Pritchard previously hanged byt Palmer
had escaped and was not recaptured for some time,, Was
converted to Methodist regién three weeks before death
and looked fiorward to execution thereafter, On night
before, requested to be hanged that night and when ree
fused asked that it be done early the next morning, Be~
fore death, ate hearty breakfast of coffee, flanne] cakes|
Cake, bread, fried potatoes and fried chicken, Made
round of cells, lecturing all to lead a good life, even
women's cells, Went to gallows with smile on face and
Bie nell
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PAIMER, Leven 2 8-23-1873
Black, hanged jail yard, Towsontown, Md., August 235
1873. In 1870, he and ‘William Pritchard had raped
Mary Seugle, a young German lady, after nearly beating
her aged protector to death. They had waylaid them in
Baltimore County and used brass knuckles on old man,
Both captured and Pritchard previously hanged byt Palmer
had escaped and was not recaptured for some time., Was
converted to Methodist regiin three weeks before death
and looked forward to execution thereafter, On night
before, requested to be hanged that night and when re«
fused asked that it be done early the next morning, Be«
fore death, ate hearty breakfast of coffee, flannel cakes
cake, bread, fried potatoes and fried chicken, Made
round of cells, lecturing all to lead a good life, even
women's cells, Went to gallows with smile on face and
cy
PAIMER, Leven 8-23-1873
Towsontown, Mdsy August 23,
lliam Pritchard had raped
dy, after nearly beating
‘They had waylaid them in
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