after which he dragged the body to a creek,"
NATIONAL POLICE GAZETTE, May ly, 1881 (KXE )-1)
no appeal
after which he dragged the body to a creek,"
NATIONAL POLICE GAZETTE, May 1), 1881 (HX& h-1)
no appeal
after which he dragged the body to a creek,"
NATIONAL POLICE GAZEITE, May 14, 1881 (WX L-1)
no appeal
RAMTUR. MAPSNALe <2 0 ee a
Hanged, Charlotte, N. C., April 29, 1881 —
"Marshall Baxter was hanged at Charlotte, N, C., for the murder of Bob
Hennegan in January last. He claimed to have been instigated by the
murdered man's wife and confessed the conmission of the crime after
his sentence for which reason no appeal was asked or granted. Within
the past few weeks he professed religion and died in the full faith
of the Methodist Church, The drop was 5% feet and, as his neck was
broken, he died almost without a struggle. It waslong known among the
neighbors that illicit relations had existed between Hennegan's wife
and Marshall Baxter and John Gray, both colored, and suspicion of the
murder attached to the woman, On being interrogated, she said that on
the night of her husband's disappearance, Gray came to his house and
said that Marshall Baxter wanted Hennegan to go to a frolic and card
party that night at the house of Ned Harris. Hennegan declined, saying
that he was busy shucking his corn, whereupon Gray volunteered to remai
and do the work, So Hennegan went. The persons he was invited to meet
were Marshall Baxter, Coy Ross, and Edward Harris, and these men with
Gray were charged with the murder and arrested. Gray turned State's
evidence, and his testimony showed that soon after Hennegan joined the
band Baxter wanted to get him out of the way. On the night of January
17 he sent Gray to decoy Hennegan to the card party, and waited in
ambush until the victim came along when he brained him with a club,
BAXTER, MarshalZ we
Hanged, Charlotte, N. Ce, April 29, 1881
"Marshall Baxter was hanged at Charlotte, N. C., for the murder of Bob
Hennegan in January last. He claimed to have been instigated by the
murdered man's wife and confessed the commission of the crime after
his sentence for which reason no appeal was asked or granted, Within
the past few weeks he professed religion and died in the full faith
of the Methodist Church, The drop was 54 feet and, as his neck was
broken, he died almost without a struggle, It waslong known among the
neighbors that illicit relations had existed between Hennegan's wife
and Marshall Baxter and John Gray, both colored, and suspicion of the
murder attached to the woman, On being interrogated, she said that on
the night of her husband's disappearence, Gray came to his house and
said that Marshall Baxter wanted Hennegan to go to a frolic and card
party that night at the house of Ned Harris. Hennegan declined, saying
that he was busy shucking his corn, whereupon Gray volunteered to remaix
and do the work, So Hennegan went. The persons he was invited to meet
were Marshall Baxter, Coy Ross, and Edward Harris, and these men with
Gray were charged with the murder and arrested. Gray turned State's
evidence, and his testimony showed that soon after Hennegan joined the
band Baxter wanted to get him out of the way. On the night of January
17 he sent Gray to decoy Hennegan to the card party, and waited in
ambush until the victim came along when he brained him with a club,
BAXTER, Marshall ~
Hanged, Charlotte, N. Ce, April 29, 1861
Marshall Baxter was hanged at Charlotte, N. C., for the mirder of Bob
lHennegan in January last, He claimed to have been instigated by the
Imrdered man's wife and confessed the commission of the crime after
nis sentence for which reason no appeal was asked or granted, Within
the past few weeks he professed religion and died in the full faith
lof the Methodist church, The drop was 5} feet and, as his neck was
broken, he died almost without a struggle, It waslong known among the
neighbors that illicit relations had existed between Hennegan's wife
land Marshall Baxter and John Gray, both colored, and suspicion of the
lmrder attached to the woman, On being interrogated, she said that on
the night of her husband's disappearence, Gray came to his house and
said that Marshall Baxter wanted Hennegan to go to a frolic and card
party that night at the house of Ned Harris, Hennegan declined, saying
that he was busy shucking his corn, whereupon Gray volunteered to remai
and do the work, So Hennegan went. The persons he was invited to meet
were Marshall Baxter, Coy Ross, and Edward Harris, and these men with
Gray were charged with the murder and arrested, Gray turned State's
evidence, and his testimony showed that soon after Hennegan joined the
band Baxter wanted to get him out of the way. On the night of January
17 he sent Gray to decoy Hennegan to the card party, and waited in
ambush until the victim came along when he brained him with a club,
Marshal
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