Neill Blair, SC, 1879 October 17

BLAIR, Neill We Oets—17,1879~

Neill W, Blair, black, hanged at Camden, S, C,, on Oct,
17, 1879, for the mrder of William Adamson, in a drunken
brawl on August 9th, Blair died game before a large crowd,
ie maintained he had no recollection of the crime and that
he was"innocencté in the heart if guilty in the hand," ~

NATIONAL POLICE GAZETTE, Nov, 1, 1879 (10-2)

Hearn writes that NEWS & COURIER, Charleston,Sc,
of 3-31-1883 reporting execution of Bristow at

Camden states that was the first execution there
since that of Frazier in 1875, Either they over-

_looked this in the account or it isx possibly.
N, C. Am leaving in SC until cleared up.

BLAIR, Neill we Oct. 17, 18796

Neill W. Blair, black, hanged at Camden, S, Cy on Oct,
17, 1879, for the mrder of William Adamson, in a drunken
brawl on August 9th. Blair died game before a large crowd,
ie maintained he had no recollection of the crime and that
he was"innocenct in the heart if guilty in the hand,"

NATIONAL POLICE GAZETTE, Nov. 1, 1879 (10-2)

Hearn writes that NEWS & COURIER, Charleston,SC,
of 3-31-1883 reporting execution of Bristow at
Camden states that was the first execution there
since that of Frazier in 1875. Hither they over
looked this_in the account or it ism possibly

N, C, Am leaving in SC until cleared up.

BLAIR, Neill Ww. Cas Shia Bi

Neill W, Blair, black, hanged at Camden, S, C,, on Oct,
17, 1879, for the mrder of William Adamson, in a drunken
brawl on August 9th, Blair died game before a large crowd
He maintained he had no recollection of the crime and that
he was"innocenct in the heart if guilty in the hand,"

NATIONAL POLICE GAZETTE, Nov, 1, 1879 (10-2)

Hearn writes thet NEWS & COURIER, Charleston,SC,
of 3-31-1883 reporting execution of Bristow at
Camden states that was the first execution there
since that of Frazier in 1875, [Either they over.
looked this in the account or it_isx possibly

m leaving in 3C until cleared

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