THOMA 1S, Blisha
Thomas, & Revolutionary War-veteran, married-and- the father of six
children, was ina New Durham, N. He, tavern drinking with his. best
friend, Captain Peter Downe, one night in February, 1788. Thomas
got into-an-argument with -a-third- party and drew a knife, Downe
Sought to intervene just as Thomas struck with the knife and was ;
fatally wounded. Thomas expressed the deepest remorse at his impet-
uous act, but was none the less tried, convicted and sentenced to
die. While awaiting his execution, he attempted to escape from the
jail in Dover by climbing the chimney flue but was unsuccessful. He
was hanged XEXNEBEXE at the foot of- Swazey's H-LIL in Dover on June
3, 1788, Mrs, Thomas was allowed to spend his last night with him in
his cell and when she returned to New Durham she discovered tha ts
during her absence, her home had burned and that all but one of her
children had perished in the fire,
u Ce ANG se BY recat ee eo " by Teeterss Page Aas 28 Baw oF 19
AMERICAN MURDER BALLABS by Burt, Page
Laconia C CLITZN, Laconia,’ New Sache » Uec. 20; 1861;
THOMAS, Elisha
Thomas, a Revolutionary War-veteran; married-and the father of six
children, was in a New Durham, N, H., tavern drinking with his. best
friend, Captain Peter Downe, one night in February, 1788. Thomas
got into-an-argument with-a-third- party and drew ak » Downe
sought to intervene just as Thomas struck with the knife and was
fatally wounded. Thomas expressed the deepest remorse at his impet=
uous act, but was none the less tried, convicted and sentenced to
die. While awaiting his execution, he attempted to escape from the
jail in Dover by climbing the chimney flue but was unsuccessful. He
was hanged SAX atthe foot of Swazey's H-L11-in Dover on June
3, 1788. Mrs. Thomas was allowed to spend his last night with him in
his cell and when she returned to New Durham she discovered that,
during her absences her home had burned and that all but one of her
children had perished in the fire,
Th
Hi NHGKss«" by Teeters, Pages 288=289
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was in a New Durhan, I drinking wi
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got into an-argment with e third-party and drev a knife,
sought to intervene just as Thomas struck with the knif
fatally wounded. Thomas expressed th
uous act, but was none the less tried, convicted and sentenced to
le. While awaiting his execution, he attempted to escape fron the
sees in Dover by olisbing the chimney fue but, was unsuoce: 280) E5
the foot of Svazey's H-i12 in Dover on
allowed to spend hie last night with hin in
she discovered t
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s cell and when she returned to New Durhan
during her absence, her hone had burned and that all but one of her
children had perished in the fire,
xy Teoters, Pages 268-269
178 "nec, 205 1861.
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