until the Governor of Tennessee granted extradition and he was returned
to Paducah where, on July 9, he was convicted in a one day trial by
a jury which deliberated for only two hours, The Governor declined
to grant clemency and Brown remained in his cell, awaiting execution
and seemingly indifferent to his impending death, On Sept. 12 the
jailer became suspicious and,removing Brown from his cell, s earchell him
and found a pocket knife and two cartridges, Inside the cell, he foun
a pistol, fully loaded, in an air vent, Brown maintained that he had
had the weapons since his arrest, but this was known to be false as he
had been thoroughly searched at that time and it was believed that
someone, possibly his sister who lived in Paducah had smuggled them to
him and that he planned to attempt to escape by shooting the jailer
and, if that should fail, to commit suicide, A we&k before his execu-
tion, another attempt to obtain clemency was made when a witness for
the prosecution at his trial signed an affidavit in which he stated
that he was in error in wome of his testimony but the Governor again
declined to intervene and at 7:27 on the morning of January 15, 1892,
one of the coldest days in Paducah's history, with snow covering the
ground, he was hanged in the jail yard at Paducah,
LOUSSVILLE COURIER JOURNAL, Jan. 16, 1892, (woodcut likeness, page 2
PADUCAH DAILY SUN, Paducah, Ky., Nov, 19, 1897 :
until the Governor of Tennessee granted extradition and he was returned
to Paducah where, on July 9, he was convicted in a one day trial by
a jury which deliberated for only two hours, The Governor d eclined
to grant clemency and Brown remained in his cell, awaiting execution
and seemingly indifferent to his impending death, On Sept. 12 the
jailer became suspicious and,removing Brown from his cell, s earchel him
and found a pocket knife and two cartridges, Inside the cell, he found
a pistol, fully loaded, in an air vent, Brown maintained that he had
had the weapons since his arrest, but this was known to be false as he
had been thoroughly searched at that time and it was believed that
someone, possibly his sister who lived in Paducah had smuggled them to
him and that he planned to attempt to escape by shooting the jailer
and, if that should fail, to commit suicide. A we&k before his execu-
tion, another attempt to obtain clemency was made when a witness for
the prosecution at his trial signed an affidavit in which he stated
that he was in error in wome of his testimony but the Governor again
declined to intervene and at 7:27 on the morning of January 15, 1892,
one of the coldest days in Paducah's history, with snow covering the
ground, he was hanged in the jail yard at Paducah.
LOUESVILLE COURIER JOURNAL, Jan. 16, 1892, (woodcut likeness, page 2%
PADUCAH DAILY SUN, Paducah, Ky., Nov, 19, 1897 i
until the Governor of Tennessee granted extradition and he was returned
to Paducah here, on July 9, he was convicted in a one day trial by
a jury which deliberated for only two hours, The Governor declined
to grant clemency and Brown remained in his cell, awaiting execution
and seemingly indifferent to his impending death, On Sept, 12 the
jailer became suspicious and,removing Brown fron his cell, s earcheli his
and found a pocket knife and two cartridges, Inside the cell, he found
a pistol, fully loaded, in an air vent, Brown maintained that he had
had the weapons since his arrest, but this was known to be false as he
had been thoroughly searched at that time and it was believed that
someone, possibly his sister who lived in Paducah had smuggled then to
him and that he planned to attempt to escape by shooting the jailer
and, if that should fail, to commit suicide, i
tion, another attempt to obtain clemency was made
igned an affidavit in which he stated
one of the coldest days in Pianta piquant with snow covering the
nd, he was hanged in the jail yard at Paducah,
gro
LOUESVILLE COURTER JOURNAL, Jane 16, 1892,
18:
(woodcut Likeness, page 2#
PADUCAH DATLY SUN, Paducah, Ky., Nov, 19, 1897
BROWN, Jesse
Brown, a young black man, was a native of Paris, Tenne, who moved to
Paducah, Ky., and was employed as a steamboat rouster. In Paducah
he fell in love with akyxnxx young lady and for some time they had an
affair, However, during his frequent absences fromthe city in connec.
tion with his job, she transferred her affections to another young
black man, John ("Baby John’) Larry. On the night of January 3, 1891,
Brown attended a dance held in the "Red Cottage", a house of ill-reoute
located on Ninth St. in Paducah and there he encountered Larry.and his
former mistress, They cuarreled throughout the night and on one OCCa~
sion Brown threatened to "cut out the heart" of the woman he loved,
Shortly before midnight, Brown and Larry, accompanied by a third man
who was armed with a revolver, went into a back room to settle their
difficulties, Brown snatched the revolver fromthe third man and shot
Larry, killing him instantly, and then fled, Officer stopped the train
from Padcuah to Louisville and searched it, but Brown was not aboard,
He made his way to Arnettsville, some 20 miles away and remained there
for one week before going to Martin, Tenney where he stayed for a few
days before going on to Paris’ to visit his family, He was discovered
there and on January 29 was placed under arrest, He refused to waive
extradition on advice of his friends and families and was keot in Paris
BROWN, Jesse
Brown, a young black man, was a native of Paris, Tenney who moved to
Paducah, Ky., and was employed as a steamboat rouster, In Paducah
he fell in love with anus young lady and for some time they had an
affair, However, during his frequent absences fromthe city in connec4
tion with his job, she transferred her affections to another young
black man, John ("Baby John") Larry, On the night of January 3, 1891,
Brown attended a dance held in the "Red Cottage", a house of ill-reoutd
located on Ninth St. in Paducah and there he encountered Larry. and his
former mistress. They ouarreled throughout the night and on one occa~
sion Brown threatened to "cut out the heart" of the woman he loved,
Shortly before midnight, Brown and Larry, accompanied by a third man
who was armed with a revolver, went into a back room to settle their
difficulties. Brown snatched the revolver fromthe third man and shot
Larry, killing him instantly, and then fled, Officer stopped the train|
from Padcuah to Louisville and searched it, but Brown was not aboard.
He made his way to Arnettsville, some 20 miles away and remained there
for one week before going to Martin, Tenn,, where he stayed for a few
days before going on to Paris’ to visit his family, He was discovered
there and on January 29 was placed under arrest. He refused to waive
extradition on advice of his friends and families and was kept in Paris
BROW, Jesse
Brown, a young black man,
Paducah, Ky., an
tion with his job, she transferred her
black man, John ("Baby John"
Brown attended
loved,
» accompanied by a third man
a back room to settle their
ched the revolver fromthe third man and shot
Larry, killing him instantly, and then fle i
from Padouah to Louisville and searched it,
He made his way to Arnettsville, some 2
for one week before going to Martin,
i He was discovered
there and on January 29 was placed under arrest, He refused to wive
extradition on advice of his friends and families and was kept in Paris
yeane me
