Otto Heide, KY, 1881 February 25

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History of Shelby County Kentucky by George L. Wills.
C.T. Dearing & Co. Louisville. 1929. page 121

KENTUCKY, B&MEACLRP Ts

History of Shelby County Kentucky by George L. Wills.
C.T. Dearing & Co. Louisville. 1929. page 121

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Otto von der Heide February <5, 1881

Offence: Murder

Location: Shelbyville KY

Ex Date: 1881 (exact date unspec.)

Details: A white man of German descent. Escapee

from State Penitentiary who while on the
run, murdered a negro girl in the northern part of the
county. Last legal execution in Shelby County. Author
abstains from further detail because case was suffici-
ently well known at the time of his writing.

Source: See other side

Otto von der Heide February 25, 1881

Offence: Murder

Location: Shelbyville KY

Ex Date: 1881 (exact date unspec.)

Details: A white man of German descent. Escapee

from State Penitentiary who while on the
run, murdered a negro girl in the northern part of the
county. Last legal execution in Shelby County. Author
abstains from further detail because case was suffici-
ently well known at the time of his writing.

Source: See other side

Otto von

Offence
Locatio:
Ex Date:

Details:

der Heide February 25, 1881

Murder
Shelbyville KY
1881 (exact date unspec.)

A white man of German descent. Escapee
from State Penitentiary who while on the

run, murdered a negro girl in the northern part of the
county. Last legal execution in Shelby County. Author

abstains

from further detail because case was suffici-

ently well known at the time of his writing.

Source:

See other side

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