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MARTIN, William I.
"Here at Beckley (W. Va.) a public hanging was staged on
present day Valley Drive on Friday, Octe 3, 1890, when
sheriff W. T. 'Uncle Billy! Shumate cut the rope that
dropped the death trap from under William I. Martin, con-
victed wife murderer, Sheriff Shumate offered $500 and
his team of horses if anyone would come on the scaffold
and sasume his responsibility in hanging Martin, Even
from among the morbid crowd of curious people there were
none to accept Uncle Billy's offer. ven in that far off
day almost 75 years ago there was local sentiment against
capital punishment as evidenced from a crv from row
in bane to Sheriff Shumate's offer oL7 4) urn re ae
Turn him loose,’ '
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from Seckley, W. Va. paper by Shirley Donnelly
MARTIN, William I,
"Here at Beckley (We Va.) a public hanging was staged on
present day Valley Drive on Friday, Oct. 3, 1890, when
Sheriff W. T. ‘Uncle Billy! Shumate cut the rope that
dropped the death trap from under William I. Martin, con-
victed wife murderer. Sheriff Shumate offered $500 and
his team of horses if anyone would came on the scaffold
and assume his responsibility in hanging Martin, Even
from among the morbid crowd of curious people there were
none to accept Uncle Billy's offer. ven in that far off
day almost 75 years ago there was local sentiment against
capital punishment as evidenced from a cry from a
in Peepers to Sheriff Shumate's offer of urn it Tease
ima ta le~Gt County ih
from Deckley, W. Va. paper by Shirley Donnelly
MARTIN, William I,
"Here at Beckley (' .) a public hanging was staged on
present day Valley Drive on Friday, Oct. 3, 1890, when
Sheriff W. T. 'Uncle Billy! Shumate cut the rope that
dropped the death trap from under Willian 1, Martin, con-
wife murderer, Sheriff Shumate offered $500 and
dicte
Me ema e anyone would come on the scaffold
and sasume his responsibility in hanging Martin, ven
from among the morbid crowd of curious people there were
none to accept Uncle Billy's offer. liven in that far off
day almost 75 years ago there was local sentiment against
capital punishment as evidenced £
Gr response to chert’ Shammtets offer OF ROR AIS, TERE
Turn him 1oose,! ; rn
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from Seckley, W. Va. paper by Shirley Donnelly
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