Joseph Orban, IL, 1854 September 4

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"Mr, Joseph Orban was a frenchmah and was executed for
murdering another Frenchman in the American bottoms, He
was executed Sept. li, 1854, ‘Sheriff Thomas Challenor,

of St. Clair County, Illinois, employed an experienced
European executioner to do the hanging. (HISTORY OF ST.
CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS, 1686-1881,)" Ltr. dtd, November,
1983, from Cleo Ford, Library Chairman, St. Clair County
Historical Society, 701 East Washington Street, Belleville,
Illinois, 62221,

Quban, a native of Switzerland, was the second legal hang-=
ing in St. Clakk County, I1l., occurring around 185 1. He
had killed Antoine Bosseaux in French Village, Taken from
BELLEVILLE WEEKLY DEMOCRAT, May 2, 1867.

| ORBAN (OURAN), Joseph Tr eeyeleek

| tyr, Joseph Orban was a frenchmah and was executed for
murdering another Frenchman in the American bottoms. He
was executed Sept. li, 185), Sheriff Thomas Challenor,
of Ste Clair County, Illinois, employed an experienced
European executioner to do the hanging. (HISTORY OF ST.
CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS, 1686-1881,)" Ltr. dtd, November,
1983, from Cleo Ford, Library Chairman, St. Clair County
Historical Society, 701 East Washington Street, Belleville,
Illinois, 62221,

Ouban, a native of Switzerland, was the second legal hang=
ing in St. Cla&k County, Ill., occurring around 185 |, He
had killed Antoine Bosseaux in French Village. Taken from
BELLEVILLE WEEKLY DEMOCRAT, May 2, 1867.

ORBAN (OUBAN), Joseph 9-b-185).

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murdering another French
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hand was executed for
nin the smerican bottoms.
pt. ly 1854. Sheriff Thomas Challenor,
of St. Clair County, Illinois, employed an experienced
European executioner to do the hanging. (HIS

IR COUNTY, ILLINOIS, 1686-1881,)" Ltr, dtd, Novenber,
1983, from Cleo Ford, Library ene? St. Clair ‘county
Historical Society, 701 Fast Wa n Street, Belleville,
Tilinois, 62221.

pa a native of Switzerland,
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rad idited Antoine Bosseaux in French Vill:

was the second legal hang-

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