Henry Artis, NC, 1887 March 11

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ARTIS, Henry

Goldsboro, Ne Ce, March 11, 1887-Henry Artis, colored,
was hanged at Goldsboro today for the murder of his step-
daughter In November last. During his trial and imprisonJ
ment he disclaimed any knowledge of the crime, but today
on the scaffold he confessed his guilt. The coolness and
nerve of the criminal was remarkable, He said he was
going from the gallows to his God and he would rather be
on the scaffold with the faith and belief in his tternal
happiness than to live in 10,000 worlds like this. At.
11:40 the trap was sprung, Artis' neck was broken and
life was extinct in ten minutes. His body was turned
over to his family,

LOUISVILLE, Ky., COURIER JOURNAL, March 12, 1887

ARTIS, Henry

Goldsboro, Ne C., March 11, 1887-Henry Artis, colored,
was hanged at Goldsboro today for the murder of his step-
daughter in November last. During his trial and imprison4
ment he disclaimed any knowledge of the crime, but today
on the scaffold he confessed his guilt. The coolness and
nerve of the criminal was remarkable, He said he was
going from the gallows to his God and he would rather be
on the scaffold with the faith and belief in his eternal
happiness than to live in 10,000 worlds like this. At.
11:0 the trap was sprung, Artist neck was broken and
life was extinct in ten minutes. His body was turned
over to his family,

LOUISVILLE. Ky,, COURIER JOURNAL, March 12, 1887

ARTIS. Henry
Goldsboro, N. C., March 11, 1887-Henry Artis, colored,
was hanged at Goldsboro today for the murder of his step=
daughter in November last. During his trial and imprison,
ment he disclaimed any knowledge of the crime, but today
on the scaffold he confessed his guilt. The coolness and
Amd He said he was

0 ‘lows to his God and he would rather be

on the scaffold with the faith and belief in his tternal

happiness than to live in 10,000 worlds like this. At.
11:0 the trap was sprung. Artis! neck was broken and
life was extinct inten minutes, His body was turned
over to his family."

LOUISVILLE, ky., COURIER JOURNAL, March 12, 1887

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