His neck was broken by the fall. A
minutes the body was cut down and bur ‘ie in potter's
field. Henderson was 28 years old : and had no relations."
NEWS, Galveston, Texas, 12-5-1880 6
K et P
a.
* hanging twenty
His neck was broken by the fall, After hanging nye nty
minutes the body was cut down and boricd in potter's
field. Henderson was 28 years old and had no relations,"
NEWS, Galveston, Texas, 12-5-1880 (1-6.)
HENDERSON, Charles
"Dec. 3, 1880-Charles Henderson, colored, was hanged at
Friar's Point, Miss., for the mrder of Thomas King, a
white man, in December, 1879; The cause of the killing
was an attempt of King to stop a fight that was in pro-
gress between Henderson and a white man named Pierce.
Henderson shot King with a double-barrell shoteun, kill-
ing him instantly. Just before noon, the hour fixed for
the execution, the sheriff led Henderson outside of the
jail yard, where he addressed a large number of colored
persons, He confessed his suilt, saying: 'Il think I
ought to be hung, for I shot and killed him. I am going
right to Heaven and will meet you there, Take warning
by my fate and keep eut of bad company.' The execution
was private, only the officers bf the law and other pri-
veleged persons being present within the enclosure.
TENDERSON, Charles
"Dec. 3, 1880-Charles Henderson, colored, was hanged at
Friar s Point, Miss., for the mrder of Thomas King, a
white man, in December, 1879; The cause of the killing
was an attempt of King to stop a fight that was in pro-
gress between Henderson and a white man named Pierce.
Henderson shot King with a double-barrell shotgun, kill-
ing him instantly. Just before noon, the hour fixed for
the execution, the sheriff led Henderson outside of the
jail yard, where he addressed a large number of colored
persons, He confessed his suilt, saying: 'I think I
ought to be hung, for I shot and killed him. I am going
right to Heaven and will meet you there. ‘Take warning
by my fate and keep eut of bad company.' The execution
was private, only the officers bf the law and other pri-
veleged persons being present within the enclosure.
HENDERSON, Charles
,32_1880-Charles Henderson, colored, was hanged at
friar's Point, Miss., for the mrder of Thomas King,
white man, in Decenber, 1879, The cause of the killing
vas an attempt of King to stop a fisht that vas in pro-
gress between Henderson and a
white man named Pierce.
Henderson shot King with a double-barrell sho tun, kill-
ing his
instantly. Just before noon, the hour fixed for
cution, the sheriff led Henderson outside of the
Jail yard, where he addressed a large number of colored
persons, He confessed his wilt, saying: 'I think I
ought to be hung, for I shot and killed him,
right to Heaven and a meet you there, Take warning
by my fate and keep sf bad company.’ The execution
was private, only ce officers bf vhe law and other pri-
veleged persons being present within the enclosures
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