named James Callender, and him only on the evidence of his
father, who was elieved to have been at least an equal
participant in the hellish crime, but who could not be
legally convicted. The sence was executed on Friday, Nov.
6, 1863, in presence of 250 citizens from different parts
of the county and State and several of the relations of the
murdered woman, as well as the father of the criminal, who
at his son s request, was compelled to be present. On the
scaffold Callender said: 'I haint got much to say, only the
old man filled my head with rum, and led me into it with
him to kill Mrs. Jones and the children, and now ¥KAX he
has left me here to hang. That's all I@ve got to say.'f
HISTORY OF BERKSHRRE COUNTY (Mass.), by Beers, Volume I.
Pages 39-110
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named James Callender, and him only on the evidence of his
father, who was elieved to have been at least an equal
participant in the hellish crime, but who could not be
legally convicted. The sence was executed on Friday, Nov.
6, 1863, in presence of 250 citizens from different parts
of the county and State and several of the relations of thq
murdered woman, as well as the father of the criminal, who
at his son s request, was compelled to be present. On the
scaffold Callender said: 'I haint got much to say, only the
old man filled my head with rum, and led me into it with
him to kill Mrs. Jones and the children, and now ¥KAX he
has left me here to hang. That's all Téve got to say,!f
HISTORY OF BERKSHRRZ COUNTY (Mass.), by Beers, Volume I.
Pages 139-0
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named James Callender, and him only on the evidence of his
father, who was elieved to have been at least an equal
porticipant in the ish crime, but who could not be
the county and State and several of the relations of
murdered woman, as well as the father of the criminal, who
+ his son s request, was compelled to be present.
scaffold Callender said: 'I haint
old man filled my
him to kill Mr:
has left me here
HISTORY OF BERKSHERE COUNTY (Wass.), by Beers, Volume Ie
Pages 1,39.
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CALLENDER, James
"On Sept. 7, 1862, there was perpetrated one of the most
atrocious crimes that ever stained the annals of Berkshir
That day, Sunday, George A. Jones, who’ lived at Cold
Spring, in Otis, went to church, while his wife, imily, 1
with two children of two and four years went to pick
blackberries, On Mp. Jones! return from church his wife
and children were missigg., A general search the next day
resulted in discovering the bodies of the missing ones
hidden under an od brush fence, and covered with brush
and leaves, their heads mangled in a most shocking manner
Marks on the body of the woman gave evidence of a fiend-
ish outrage ny more than one man. There was evidence of
a desperate struggle. ‘Three or four negroes were arrest-
dy bia sy Was possible to convict only one, a mullato
CALLENDER, James
"On Sept. 7, 1862, there was perpetrated one of the most
atrocious crimes that ever stained the annals of Berkshir|
That day, Sunday, George A, Jones, who lived at Cold
Spring, in Otis, went to church, while his wife, inily, w
with two children of two and four years went to pick
blackberries, On Mp. Jones! return from church his wife
and children were missigg., A general search the next day]
resulted in discovering the bodies of the missing ones
hidden under an od brush fence, and covered with brush
and leaves, their heads mangled in a most shocking manner|
Marks on the body of the woman gave evidence of a fiend-
ish outrage ny more than one man. There was evidence of
& eee aren struggle. Three or four negroes were arrest
ab
~ d; bit at was possible to convict only one, a mullato
CALLENDER, James
7, 1662, there was perpetrated one of the most
crimes that ever st: the annals of Berkshi
ie dey, Sunday, George A. Jonas, who: lived at Cola
ig, in Ctis, went to church, while his wife, anilp, +
ie teowcitsran cP wo end rare years went to pick
blackberries, . jee return fron church his wife
and children wer A general search the next da;
wilted in discovering the boiies of te missing ore
idden under an od brush fence, and c brush
and leaves, their heads mangled’in a most Bole manne
Marks on Ey of the woman gave evidence of a fiend-
ich outrage ny more then one man, There was evidence of
rl desiree emia Three or four negroes were arrest+
it was possible to convict only one, a millate
