PAYNE, Jim
Payne, a slave, was the property of a man named Williams fran whon
he escaped. He was in hiding in DeKalb Co., Tenn., with another
runaway who was being pursued by a third slave named Isaac who had
been hired to capture him. When Isaac located their hiding place,
Payne killed him and was shortly afterwards arrested and charged
with the mrder. His case was appealed to the Tennessee State
Supreme. Court and was the last case decided by it during its Decen-
ber, 184), term when it affirmed the conviction and detah sentence,
He was hanged before a large crowd which had come from at least
twenty miles away on a gallows constructed about a half mile from
Smithville, Tenn,, on 185.
Letter deated 1-20-1977 from Thomas Ge Webb, DeKalb County Historian
Route one, Box five, Smithville, Tenn, 37166, He quotes as references
HISTORY OF DE KALB COUNTY, Published, 1915, by will T, Hale, page 192
and says that the case is given in the Reports of the Supreme Court
of Tennessee (lth and Sth Humphreys, )
PAYNE, Jim
Payne, a slave, was the property of a man named Williams from whom
he escaped. He was in hiding in DeKalb Co., Tenn,, with another
runaway who was being pursued by a third slave named Isaac who had
been hired to capture him. When Isaac located their hiding place,
Payne killed him and was shortly afterwards arrested and charged
with the mrder. His case was appealed to the Tennessee State
Supreme Court and was the last case decided by it during its Decen-
ber, 184, term when it affirmed the conviction and detah sentence,
He was hanged before a large crowd which had come from at least
twenty miles away on a gallows constructed about a half mile from
Smithville, Tenn., on 1845.
Letter deated 1-20-1977 from Thomas G. Webb, DeKalb County Historian
Route one, Box five, Smithville, Tenn, 37166, He quotes as referenceg
HISTORY OF Di KALB COUNTY, Published, 1915, by will T, Halle, page 192
and says that the case is given in the Reports of the Supreme Court
of Tennessee (lth and Sth Humphreys. )
PAYNE, Jim
Payne, @ slave, was the property of a man named Williams fron whom
he escaped, He was in hiding in Dekalb Co., Tenn, with another
runaway who was being pursued by a third slave named Isaac who had
been hired to capture him, When Issac located their hiding place,
Fayne killed him and was shortly afterwards arrested and charged
with the mrder. His case was appealed to the Tennessee State
He was hanged before a large crowd which had cane from at least
twenty miles away on a gallows constructed about a half mile from
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Letter deated 1-20-1977 fron Thomas G. Webb, DeKalb County Historian
Route one, Box five, Smithville, Tenn, 37166, He quotes as reference
HISTORY OF DE KALB COUNTY, Published, 1915, by Will T, Haley page 192
and says that the case is given in the Reports of the Suprane Court
of Tennessee (Ith and 5th Humphreys.)
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