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HACKER, Charles | ci
Hacker, a \9-year-old white man, resided in Montgomery Co., Ne. Y,
On one occasion, he had lost a law suit to Thomas EH, Burdick, a
prominent and respected citizen of Ephrata. On several occasions,
when drinking, Hacker had threatened to kill Burdick as a result
of this litigation, but Burdick ignored him. On July 4, 1870, Bur-
dick read the Declaration of Independence at a celebration at Ste
Johnsville, That night,there was a "hop and sing" dance at a St,
Johnsville Hotel which Burdick attended with his wife and children,
fiacker was in the bar drinking when Burdick entered to get a ghass
of water for one of his daughters, and when Burdick stopped to speak
to a friend, Hacker drew a revolver and shot him, inflicting a mortal
wound, Hacker was promptly arrested, even though he protested his
innocence and claimed that the shot had been fired by someone else
in the crowded bar room, Tried, convicted and sentenced to die, he
was hanged from a scaffold erected cance cnackrendeak poy
behind an enclosure to the west of the Montgomery County Jail at
Honda on May 26, 1871, He wont +6 his death calmly, still protesting
his innocence. When a deputy started to place the hood over his
head, he made his last request: "I want no cap over my face, I want
to see, so that my spirit can go up like a butterfly." The cap
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HACKER, Charles
Hacker, a l9-year-old white man, resided in Montgomery Co., N. Y.
On one occasion, he had lost a law suit to Thomas E, Burdick, a
prominent and respected citizen of Ephrata. On several occasions,
when drinking, Eacker had threatened to kill Burdick as a result
of this litigation, but Burdick ignored him. On July h, 1870, Bur-
dick read the Declaration of Independence at a celebration at St.
Johnsville, That night,there was a "hop and sing" dance at a St,
Johnsville Hotel which Burdick attended with his wife and children,
Hacker was in the bar drinking when Burdick entered to get a ghass
of water for one of his daughters, and when Burdick stopped to speak
to a friend, Hacker drew a revolver and shot him, inflicting a mortal
wound, Hacker was promptly arrested, even though he protested his
innocence and claimed that the shot had been fired by someone else
in the crowded bar room, Tried, convicted and sentenced to die 3 he
was hanged from a scaffold erected janchhesomkx,
behind an enclosure to the west of the Montgomery County Jail at
Fonda on May 26, 1871. He went to his death calmly, still protesting
his innocence. When a deputy started to place the hood over his ‘
head, he made his last request: "I want no cap over my face, I want
to see, so that my spirit can go up like a butterfly." The cap
BACKER, Charles Ey
Eacker, a l.9-year-old white man, resided in Montgomery Co., Ne Y.
On one occasion, he had lost a law suit to Thomas £, Burdick, a
prominent, and respected citizen of Ephrata, On several. occasions,
when drinking, Zacker had threatened to kill Burdick as a result
of this litigation, but Burdick ignored him, On July 4, 1670, Sur-
dick read the Declaration of Independence at a celebration at St.
Johnsville, That night,there was a
Johnsville Hotel
dick stopped to speak
nflicting a mortal
he protested his
by someone else
convicted and sentenced to die, he
of the Montgomery County Jail at
Fonda on May 26, 1871. He went to his death calmly, still protest:
his innocence, hen a deputy started to place the hood over his
head, he made his last. request: "I want no cap over my face,
to see, so that my spirit can go up like a butterfly." The cap
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