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Became maddened when Van Horne's horses strayed into his

field and gouged out hores8s eyebrows & set tails on
fire. When Van Horne confronted him, he disemblowaad

Van Horne

NEW YORK DAILY GAZETTE, July 30, 1791, p2, c2

Became maddened when Van Horne's horses strayed into his
/field and gouged out hores8s eyebrows & set tails on
fire. When Van Horne confronted him, he disemblowkad
Van Horne

NEW YORK DATLY GAZETTE, July 30, 1791, p2, c2

Became maddened when Van Horne's horses strayed into his

“field gouged out hores8s eyebrows & set tails on
fire. hen Van Horne confronted him, he disemblowaad
Van Horne

NEW YOR LY GAZETTE, July 30, 1791, p2, c2

Ly 6, 1792
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oe executed at Winchester, Al the 6th
of this month. ..John Crane, Jr., for the murder
of Abraham VanHorn. GA ZETTE, Boston, MA,

SHREXBRYXERBA July 30, 1792.

"Mr. Russell mentions the hanging of Crane for
the murder of one Van Horne as probably the
first civil execution in Winchester (VA).

This he states was in 1791..." THE STORY OF
WINCHESTER IN VIRGINIA by Frederic Morgen;

19555" ree 134, Shenandoah Publishing House,

 eeCrane was hanged at the south end of
Braddock Streeteee’ Same source. (

July 6, 1792
OkA NE, dohn, dr. Dorey

".eexecuted at Winchester, firginia, the 6th
of this month. ..John Grane, dr,, for the murder
of Abraham VanHorn." GA ZETTE, Boston, MA,

July 30, 1792.

"Mr. Russell mentions the hanging of Crane for
the murder of one Van Horne as probably the
first civil execution in Winchester (VA).

This he states was in 1791..." THE STORY OF
WINCHESTER IN VIRGINIA by Frederic Morgen;
1388S Bake Y33, Shenandoah Publishing puree

Braddock Street.ee” Same sources

"  eeCrane was hanged 4t the south end of wv

Au eE
Cis NE, John, dr, 2p a
"..sexeouted a¢ Winchester, ee ‘the 6th
of this month...John Crane, Jr., for the murder

of Abraham VanHorn." GA ZETTE, Boston, MA,
TAO GREXERER July 30, 1792.

"Mr. Russell mentions the hanging of Crene for|
the murder of one Van Horne as probably the
first civil execution in Winchester (VA).
This he states was in 1791..." THE STORY OF
WINCHESTER IN VIRGINIA by Frederic Morgen;

Bree Y33 Shenandoah Publishing House

Crane was hanged &t the south end of

Braddock Street..." Same source. na



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