end séptember 1772
PAUL, Moses
Paul, an Indian, was in a Bethany, Conney tavern drunk on the even-
ing of Dec. 7, 1771, when he got into an argument with a white man,
Moses Cook of Peterburg, who he bludgeoned to death. Paul con-
fessed the murder, but claimed that. he had struck Cook with "a club
and not with a flatiron as was supposed." Convicted and sentenced
to death, he was hanged at New Haven on Sept. 2, 1772. A large
crowd had gathered to witness the execufion because if was the first
in New Haven since 179, Rev, Samson Occym, an Indian Minister, at
Paul's request, preached a sermon from the gallows, Rev. Occum had
gained fame earlier when he went to London and became the first In-
dian clergyman to visit there. Jn his sermon, Occum cautioned other
indians of the dangers of drunkeness and delivered a powerful state-
ment against the discriminations against his peere that existed
even then,
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énd september 1772
PAUL, Moses
Paul, an Indian, was in a Bethany, Conney, tavern drunk on the even-
ing of Dec. 7, 1771; when he got into an argument with a white man,
Moses Cook of Peterburg, who he bludgeoned to death. Paul con-
fessed the murder, but claimed that. he had struck Cook with "a club
and not with a flatiron as was supposed." Convicted and sentenced
to death, he was hanged at New Haven on Sept. 2, 1772. A large
crowd had gathered to witness the execuhion because if was the first
in New Haven since 1749, Rev. Samson Occym, an Indian Minister, at
Paul's request, preached a sermon from the gallows, Rev. Occum had
gained fame earlier when he went to London and became the first In-
dian clergyman to visit there. Jn his sermon, Occum cautioned other
Indians of the dangers of drunkeness and delivered a powerful state-
ment against the discriminations against his people that existed
even then,
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in New Haven since 179, Rev, Samson Occpm, an Indian Minister, at
Paul's request, preached a sermon fron the gallows.
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clergyman to vi In his sernon, Occun cautioned other
Indians of tho dangers of drunkeness and delivered a powerful state-
ment against the discriminations against his people that existed
even then,
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when he went to London and became the first In-
there.
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