Empson Bayard, DE, 1851 July 31

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James Anderson

BOTH EXECUTED AT NEWCASTLE ON 7/31/51

These men were both free negroes. Their crime was the
murder of a 75 year old white man named Joseph Williams.

Sources: Origional Papers of the Newcastle County
Court of Oyer & Terminer. Delaware State
Archives. Also 8-25-1882 issue of the Wrl-
_mington Every Evening (newspaper) which
gives list of Newcastle County executions
1839-1882.

Empson Bayard 1851

James Anderson

BOTH EXECUTED AT NEWCASTLE ON 7/31/51

These men were both free negroes. Their crime was the
murder of a 75 year old white man named Joseph Williams.

Sources: Origional Papers of the Newcastle County
Court of Oyer & Terminer. Delaware State
Archives. Also 8-25-1882 issue of the Wil-
mington Every Evening (newspaper) which
gives list of Newcastle County executions
1839-1882.

Empson Bayard 1851

James Anderson

BOTH EXECUTED AT NEWCASTLE ON 7/31/51

e men were both free negroes. Their crime was the
murder of a 75 year old white man named Joseph Williams.

Sources: Origional Papers of the Newcastle County
ourt of Oyer & Terminer. Delaware State
‘Archives. Also 8-25-1882 issue of the Wil-
mington Bvery Evening (newspaper) which
gives list of Newcastle County executions
1839-1882.

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