the trap fell, the cap covering Gardiner's face flew from his head
he slowly strangled to death with blood pouring from his nose and
eyese The necks of James and Myers were broken by the fall, After
the bodies had been removed from the gallows, Myers and James were
buried in Laurel Cemetery while Gardiner was interred at Bonnie Brae
Cemetery»
BIRMINGHAM NEWS, Birmingham, Alabama, July 28, 1899
BALTIMORE SUN, Baltimore, Md,, July 28, 1899
the trap fell, the cap covering Gardiner's face flew from his head
and the horrified witnesses saw his changing facial contortions as
he slowly strangled to death with blood pouring from his nose and
eyes. The necks of James and Myers were broken by the fall, After
the bodies had been removed from the gallows, Myers and James were
buried in Laurel Cemetery while Gardiner was interred at Bonnie Brae
Cemeterye
BIRMINGHAM NEWS, Birmingham, Alabama, July 28, 1899
BALTIMORE SUN, Baltimore, Md,, July 28, 1899
the trap fell, the cap covering Gardiner's face flew from his head
and the horrified witnesses saw his changing facial contortions as
he slowly strangled to death with blood pouring from his nose and
es. The necks of James and Myers were broken by the fall, After
the bodies had been removed from the gallows, Myers and James were
buried in Laurel Cemetery while Gardiner was interred at Bonnie Brae
Cemetery.
BIRMINGHAM NEWS, Birmingham, Alabama, July 28, 1899
BALTIMORE SUN, Baltimore, Md,, July 28, 1899
SIE WEI, Bominghan, aban, Dy 2 199
GARDINER, Cornelius, JAMES, Charles T,, and MYERS, John
Gardiner, a 23-year-old porter, James, a 2l-year~old waiter, and Myers,
a 19-year-old dentist's messenger, were all balck residents of Balti-
more, Md, On the afternoon of May 8, 1899, theyz separately entered
a house located at 653 Vine Street, where a 13-year-old black girl,
Anne Bailey, lived with her parents, Miss Bailey was alone at the
time and the three men forced her into submission and brutally raped
her, When her older sister returned home, AXXXXHMHRXERXKKK Myers and
Yames fled while Gardiner hid in the attic where he was subsequently
discovered covered with soot, James and Myers were captured shortly
afterwards and all three were charged with the assault which left Miss
Bailey unconscious and in convulsions for two weeks, So serious was
her condition that it was feared that she wuld die, However, she re-
covered in time for their trial on X#HXXX June 12 and her testimony
led to the conviction of all three and they were sentenced to be hang ed
There was no appeal and the Governor declined to intervene with execu-
tive clemency. On July 17, they made a complete confession in thich
they admitted the assault and said that they had perjured themselves
at their trial. They were hanged in the jail yard ab Baltimore on
July 28, 1899. Even though they trmmbled in fear as they went to the
gallows, they faced their deaths bravely and made no statements, When
GARDINER, Cornelius, JAMES, Charles T,, and MYERS, John
Gardiner, a 23-year-old porter, James, a 21-year-old waiter, and Myers,
a 19-year-old dentist's messenger, were all balck residents of Balti-
more, Md, On the afternoon of May 8, 1899, they= separately entered
a house located at 653 Vine Street, where a 13-year-old black girl,
Anne Bailey, lived with her parents, Miss Bailey was alone at the
time and the three men forced her into submission and brutally raped
her, When her older sister returned home, AXXXKMHARXORXNICE Myers and
Yames fled while Gardiner hid in the attic where he was subsequently
discovered covered with soot, James and Myers were captured shortly
afterwards and all three were charged with the assault which left Miss
Bailey unconscious and in convulsions for two weeks, So serious was
her condition that it was feared that she wuld die, However, she re-
covered in time for their trial on X#HXXX June 12 and her testimony
led to the conviction of all three and they were sentenced to be hang ed
There was no appeal and the Governor declined to intervene with execu-
tive clemency, On July 17, they made a complete confession in wich
they admitted the assault and said that they had perjured themselves
at their trial, They were hanged in the jail yard ab Baltimore on
July 28, 1899, Even though they trmmbled in fear as they went to the
gallows, they faced their deaths bravely and made no statements, When
GARDINER, Cornelius, JAMES, Charles T,, and MYERS, John
Gardiner, a 23-year-old porter, James, a 21-year-old waiter, and Myers,|
a 19-year-old dentist's messenger, were all balck residents of Balti-
more, Md, On the afternoon of May 8, 1899, theyx separately entered
a house located at 653 Vine Street, where a 13-year-old black girl,
Anne Bailey, lived with her parents, Miss Bailey was alone at the
time and the three men forced her into submission and brutally raped
har, ‘hen her older sister returned home, Yyers and
“ames fled while Gardiner hid in the attic where he was subsequently
discovered covered with soot, James and Myers were captured shortly
afterwards and all three were charged with the assault which left Miss
Bailey unconscious and in convulsions for two weeks, So serious was
her condition that it was feared that she wuld die, However, she re~
covered in time for their trial on X¥MXIX June 12 and her testimony
led to the conviction of all three and they were sentenced to be hanged|
There was no appeal and the Governor declined to intervene with execu-
tive clemency. On July 17, they made a complete confession in thich
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