th3 12-year-old girl, and later told the court she was
badly torn and bleeding, No mention of race was found in
the court proceedings, but I-seem.to recall that Moore was
a young negro man, UNcle Whitfield-Tart was-then sheriff &
carried out the hanging, His 9-year-old-daugher Lucille,
mw Mo b] € pad SB - C
over the convict's head, .fart's wife was dead, so he asked
ig
his daughter to make the hood, The case was appealed to
theNorth-Garolina pupreme Gourts; but—ne- stay of execution
was granted. I believe-this may have been the last ha nging
heresee" Ltr, Dtd. 1=27=1703 from Oscar Me Bizzekl, Gea
pee ox 2
Newton Grove, Ne Ce 28366.
th3 12-year-old girl, and later told the court she was
badly torn and bleeding. No mention of race was found in
the court proceedings, but I-seem:to recall that Moore wai
a young negro man, UNcle Whitfield-Tart was-then sheriff &
carried out the hanging, His 9-year-old-daugher Lucille,
now-deceased, told _me—about—making—the—black hood_that—wen
over the convict's head, .Bart's wife was dead, so he askeq
his daughter to make the hood, The case was appealed to
7 95f execution
t+he-North-Garokina Supreme Court; but no-stay
was granted. I believe-this may have been the last hanging
herésee"” Ltr. Ded. 1-27-1983 from Oscar M. Bizzekl, Presi-
denty—Sampson County Historical Society, Route 2, Box 28,
Newton Grove, Ne C. 28366.
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and later told the court she was
pia mention of race was found in
| th3_ Ld_gir,
badly torn and ae
pau ‘I-seemto-r
thiele Whitfield Tart was-then sherit? &
His 9-year-old.daugher Lucille,
eareiacion the hneing:
s head, Bart's wife was dead, so he aske
The case was appealed to
to make the TEE
was granted,
hereeee" Ltrs
as
MOORE, Ashton Y/2/, (TOs
Black, hanged at Clinton, Sampson Co,, Ne Co, 9e2~1905
"Septe hy 1905=The first legal execution for ciminal assault
in Sampson Co., N.,C., took place 3:30 o'clock Saturday ©
(Sept. 2, 1905) wipe Mahtin Moore, a negro, was hanged tee
an assault on Camilla Brewington, The crime was committed
last April. Moore was twice .respited by Governor “lenn,
Only 25 persons witnessed the hanging, admission being by
tickets.! JOURNAL, Atlanta, GA, 9==-1905 (7:2.)
",.ein the case ‘of Ashton Moore (alias Ashton Holmes},
Moore was a young ‘man who approaced a l2-year-old girl,
'Kanella Rrewington,' an Indian ‘I believe ‘from her name,
drew a pistol on her, marched her into nearby woods, tore
her drawers off and raped her, Moore was tracked to an
adjoining farm and arrested, still in possession of the
pistol. Kanella Brewington s father and mother examined
MOORE, Ashton Y/2/: / 725)
Black, hanged at Clinton, Sampson Co., Ne Ce, 9-2-1905
"Sept. 4, 1905=The first legal execution | for ciminal assault
in Sampson Co., N.,C., took place 3:30 o'clock Saturday -
(Septe 2) 1905) vied ashton Moore, a negro, was hanged for
an assault on Camilla Brewington, .The crime was committed
last April. Moore was twice .respited by Governor Glenn,
Only 25 persons witnessed the hanging, admission being by
tickets." JOURNAL, Atlanta, GAy 9-l-1905 (7:2.)
"...In the case ‘of Ashton Moore (alias Ashton Holmes),
Moore was a young ‘man who approaced a 12-year-old girl,
'Kanella Rrewington,' an Indian ‘I believe ‘from her name,
drew a pistol on her, marched her into nearby woods, tore
her drawers off and raped her. Moore was tracked to an
adjoining farm and arrested, still in possession of the
pistol. Kanella Brewington s father and mother examined
Y2f190s
MOORE, Ashton
Black, hanged at Clinton, Sampson Co,, Ne Cs, 9-2-1905
son Co. ., took place 3:30 o'clock Saturday
(Sept. 2, 1905} ibaicnee Moore, a negro, was hanged for
an assault on Camilla Brewington, The crime was conmitted
last April, Moore was twice respited by Governor lenn,
Only 25 persons witnessed the hanging, admission being by
ad JOURNAL, Atlanta, GA, 9-h-1905 (7:2.)
«In the case ‘of Ashton Moore (alias Ashton Holmes),
oaced a 12-year-old girl,
‘Kanella nee neta an Indian ‘I believe from her name,
drew a pistol on her, marched her into nearby rancodes: tore
her drawe: off an e: cked to an
ee farn | and arre: sted, n pi Reseicn of the
istol. Kanella Brewington s father and “nother xamined
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