William Roe, TX, 1888 May 26

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ROE, William He = WORKSHERY ~ TEXAS - NOP WRITTEN UP

"William H, Roe, murderer of his wife by poisoning, hanged —
at Anderson, Grimes County, Texas, on May 26, 1888, He
was perfectly calm and persistently deelarecal his innocence
At 3:29 he was jerked into eternity. His neck was instant-
ly bpoken and death ensued in 20 minutes,"

LOUISVILLE COURIER-JOURNAL, Louisville, Kye, 5-28-1888

Appealed and affirmed in 8 SOUTHWESTERN 163

ROE, William H. WORKSHER! — TEXAS - NOT WRITTEN UP

nWilliam H, Roe, murderer of his wife by poisoning, hanged |
at Anderson, Grimes County, Texas, on May 26, 1888. He

was perfectly calm and persistently declared his innocence,
At 3:29 he was jerked into eternity. His neck was instant
ly broken and death ensued in 20 minutes,"

LOUISVILLE COURIER-JOURNAL, Louisville, Kye, 5-28-1888

Appealed and affirmed in 8 SOUTHWESTERN 1,63

ROE, Willian H, VORKSHEM? - TEXAS - NOT WRITTEN UP
nWillian H, Roe, murderer of his wife by poisoning, hanged
at Anderson, Grimes County, Texas, on May 2

6, 1888, He
was perfectly calm and persistently declared his innocence,
At 3:29 he was jerked into eternity. Ea neck was instant.
ly broken and death ensued in 20 minute:

LOUISVILLE COURIER-JOURNAL, Louisville, Ky., 5-28-1868

Appealed and affirmed in 8 SOUTHWESTERN 163

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