fore fifty witnesses in a stockade built in the jail yard at Murphys-
boro, Each maintained to the end that he was not the aetual killer,”
Henderson's last words were: "I hope to meet you all in Heaven," while
Jeffreys only said: "I am innocent of this crime,"
THE ILLINOISAN, Carbondale, 111,, Dece 1) 197he
Letter dated 7=21-1977 from Preson M, Jones, 11$ North Ninth St.,
Murphysboro, I11,, 62966 _
fore fifty witnesses in a stockade built in the jail yard at Murphys-
boro, Each maintained to the end that he was not the aatual killer.
jenderson's last words weret "I hope to meet you all in Heaven," while
Jeffreys only said: "I am innocent of this crime."
THE ILLINOISAN, Carbondale, 111,, Dece 1) 197hs
Letter dated 7-21-1977 from Preson M, bh, 41$ North Ninth Ste,
Murphysboro, Ill, , 62966
fore fifty witnesses in a stockade built in the jail yard at Murphys=
boro, Each maintained to the end that he was not the aatual killer,
Henderson's last words weret "I hope to meet you all in Heaven," while
Jeffreys only said: "I am innocent of this crime,"
THE ILLINOISAN, Carbondale, 111,, Dece 1, 197k.
Tetter dated eM, PR eens 12S North Ninth ste,
Murphysboro, I11., 6
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HENDERSON, Arley Douglas ("Dug") and JEFFREY, Frank
Henderson, a 23-year-old white native of Marion, Ill., and Jeffrey,
also white and 28-yearseold, was a native of Carterville, Both were
unemployed laborers living in Carterville when, on Dec. 20, KXZK
189), they followed James Towle, a widower who had been working for
a few days there when Towle left town walking on the right of way
of the Short Line Railroad, Towle was going to visit a sister in
Makanda and they caught up with him shortly after he had crossed
the Jackson County line, One of them shot him twice in the head
and they robbed the body of some silver coins before dragging it
into some brushes by the right-of-way, The body was discovered
the next day but it was several days later before it was identified.
Jeffreys had left one of his gloves at the scene of the crime, their
footprints matched those found there and they were positively iden~
tified as the two men who had attempted to rob another traveler near-
by and as having been seen near the site of Towle's murder, Both ad-
mitted participation in the robbery-murder but each claimed that the
bher d actually killed T owle and that he had been forced to par-
feats at gunpoint. -¢ At their trial, both were convicted a
sentenced to die and on May 31, 1895, they were privatbly hanged be-
HENDERSON, Arley Douglas ("Dug") and JEFFREY » Frank
Henderson, a 23-year-old white native of Marion, Ill., and Jeffrey,
also white and 28-years-old, was a native of Carterville, Both were
unemployed laborers living in Carterville when, on Dece 20, XKX3K
189, they followed James Towle, a widower who had been working for
a few days there when Towle left town walking on the right of way
of the Short Line Railroad, Towle was going to visit a sister in
Makanda and they caught up with him shortly after he had crossed
the Jackson County line. One of them shot him twice in the head
and they robbed the body of some silver coins before dragging it
into some brushes by the right-of-way. The body was discovered
the next day but it was several days later before it was identified.
Jeffreys had left one of his gloves at the scene of the crime, their
footprints matched those found there and they were positively iden~
tified as the two men who had attempted to rob another traveler near-
by and as having been seen near the site of Towle's murder, Both ad-
mitted participation in the robbery-murder but each claimed that the
piber d potually killed T owle and that he had been forced to par-
icipate at gunpoint. . At their trial, both were convicted and
sentenced to die and on May 31, 1895, they were privatbly hanged be-
HENDERSON, Arley Douglas ("Dug") and JEFFREY, Frank
Henderson, a 23-year-old white native of Marion, I11,, and Jeffrey,
also white and 28-years-old, was a native of Carterville, Both were
unemployed laborers living in Carterville when, on Dec. 20,
189h, they followed James Towle, a widower who had been working for
a few days there when Towle left town walking on the right of way
of the Short Line Railroad, Towle was going to visit a sister in
Makanda and they caught up with him shortly after he had crossed
the Jackson County line, One of them shot him twice in the head
and they robbed the body of some silver coins before cragging it
into some brushes by the right-of. The body was
the next day but it was several days later before it was identified.
Jeffreys had left one of his gloves at the scene of the crime, their
footprints matched those found there and they were positively iden-
tified as the two men who had attempted to rob another traveler near-
Both ad-
mitted participation in the robbery-nurder but each claimed that, the
d, actually, filled 7 oye, and that he had been forced to par-
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sentenced to ae and on ree 31, 1895, they were privatbly hanged be-
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