WEATHERFORD (Parker Co.) TEXAS HANGINGS: : :
"In 1861, four Negro men were hanged, one right after
the other, from a wooden frame over the well situated
‘on the courthouse square. They were found guilty of
Bhievery and molestation and were roundaéd up by a posse,
The first legal execution was in 1869, A Negro named
Joe Williams was hanged for murdering a paddler. Quot-
ing H. Smythe in his historical sketch of Parker County :
‘For lack of a better conveyance, a farm wagon Was pre~
ssed into service, to which was hitched a mule and a
gray horse. The Negro was placed atop his own coffin,
beside the Sheriff, and they drove to the place of exe~-
cution, followed by a long procession of curious men and
POY Be A scaffold was devised out of logs, and the
agon team driven udder it. At the command of the Sheri;
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WEATHERFORD (Parker Co.) TEXAS HANGINGS:
"In 1861, four Negro men were hanged, one right after
the other, from a wooden frame over the well situated
on the courthouse square. They were found guilty of
ghievery and molestation and were roundaéd up by a posse,|
The first legal execution was in 1869, A Negro named
Joe Williams was hanged for murdering a pkddler. Quot-
ing H. Smythe in his historical sketch of Parker County ?
'For lack of a better conveyance » 4 farm wagon was pre~
ssed into service, to which was hitched a mule and a
gray horse. The Negro was placed atop his own coffin,
beside the Sheriff, and they drove to the place of exe~
S See See a ae procession of curious men and|
VSe Scailold was devised out of oS. é the
wagon team driven udder it. At the eoetnce te Sheri
WEATHERFORD (Parker Co.) TEXAS HANGINGS:
"In 1861, four Nero men were hanged, one right after
the other, from a wooden frame over the well situated
The Negro was placed atop his own coffin,
beside the Sheriff, and they drove to the place of e:
cution, followed by a long procession of curious men and|
boy
xem
A scaffold was devised out of logs, and the
wagon tean driven wider it. At the ooecea of the Sheri:
'Get Up, Gray,' the Negro was suspended in the breeze.'"
FRONTIER TIMES, Septe,; 1971. "A County, A Courthouse,
and a Hanging" by Jean EXEX Ehly, page 17.
'Get Up, Gray,!' the Negro was suspended in the breeze.'"|
FRONTIER TIMES, Septe; 1971. "A County, A Courthouse,
and a Hanging" by Jean EX@X Ehly, page 17.
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