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MAPLES, Jack
"Knoxville, Tennessee, November 21, 1890 - Jack Maples,
colored, was hanged here today for rape upon Mrs, Rufe
Lewis near Halskill Station on the 18th of last February.
Maples denied his guilt to the last and a dramatic scene
was when on the gallows, pointing his finger at Conner,
the principal witness for the state, he accused him of
"swearing his life aways! A noticeable feature was that
a half hour elapsed from the time the drop fell until he
was pronounced dead." NEWS, Galveston, Texas, Hin 22-1690
(2=2), Same item giving place name as Hersk
Shavwonvain Atwant a \CONSTETUTDON. (Nom.
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| "Knoxville, Tennessee, November 21, 1890 - Jack Maples,
colored, was hanged here today for rape upon Mrs, Rufe
lewis near Halskill Station on the 18th of last February.
Maples denied his guilt to the last and a dramatic scene
was when on the gallows, pointing his finger at Conner,
the principal witness for the state, he accused him of
‘swearing his life awaye' A noticeable feature was that
a half hour elapsed’ from the time the drop fell until he
was pronounced dead." NEWS, Galveston, Texas, Hin22-1890
(2-2), Same item giving place name as Hersk
Station in Atlanta CONSTITUTION, Nov.
22, 1890 (123)
MAPLES, Jack
"Knoxville, Tennessee, November 21, 1890 - Jack Maples,
colored, was hanged here today for rape upon Mrs, Rufe
Lewis near Halskill Station on the 18th of last February.
Maples denied his guilt to the last and a dramatic scene
was when on the gall ointing his finger at Conner,
ous,
the principal witness for the state, he accused him of
‘swearing his life away." A noticeable feature was that
a half hour elapsed from the time the drop fell until he
was pronounced dead," NEWS, Galveston, Texas, Urze-1is0
(2-2) Same item giving place name e& Hersk
Staion in Atlante CONSTITUTION, Nov.
22, 1890 (1:3)
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