from Cumberland and Clinton Counties. Coleman was hanged on
the hill south of Burkesville, He was driven to the gallows
by Jack Doherty, a colored man, who received $5.00 for the
job. Coleman sat upon his coffin which was placed on a two-
heel as pete eye a yoke of oxene res in eee une vio=
Lin-as : " Fi
n Shaw aleved Nhe Pites« Ae Ge Wee oe the ie and
COOTTsS
the cart was driven from under him, . His body was carried
J @ & ¥@ s
dard Printing Co,, Louisville, Ky., 1947, p 120)
See Eleagee 2 Neate he CUMBERLAND COUNTY, by Ernes
from Cumberland and Clinton Counties. Coleman was hanged onl
ithe hill south of Burkesville, He was driven to the gallows
by Jaek Doherty, a colored man, who received $5.00 for the
job. Coleman sat upon his coffin which was placed on a two-
wheel cart drawn by a yoke of oxene Coleman played the vio-
+ WF i v 4. + +he ce: and Wx
4 + Aa. m ert
tin-ashe-went—to his—deom.—_t bee Heat tne coum ana hv"
n Shaw played the fife. Ae. G. Waggener tied.the knot and
=a cart was driven from under hin. ee body was carried
TORY faved CUMBERLAL AND
back to Adair County. J. te -Wekis, HISTOR
COUNTY (Standard Printing Co,, Louisville, Kye, 1917, p 120)
See excerpt from AWAKENING..,OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, by Ernest
bea e
¢ Lawson; es ?
KENTUCKY COUNTY HISTORY EXCERPTS «
‘om Cumberland and Clinton Counties. Coleman was hanged o1
Reo fl goutiatioueleariVie 156 see ceived corte gallon
joy Jack Doherty, a colored man, who received $5.00 fc
job. Coleman sat upon his coffin which was placed on a |
heel cart drawn by a yoke of oxen, Coleman played the vio-|
ener tied-the knot and
ln Shaw played the fife. A. G. Way
His body was carried
he cart was driven from under ae
ack te Adair Countys* dee F
Printing Co., Louisville, Ky, 197, p 120)
See aaderet from AWAKENING,.,.OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, by Ernes'
IM. Lawson Burkesville, 19733 pp 310=3126
ny nie, Re P )
pe ner rm neo CBO hy Te
sesso sreeitay 13} pp tooth ane
"The aie white man ever hanged in Cumberland Co, (Kye) was
Joe Coleman, which occurred on Tuesday, May 25, 187. He
was tried and convicted at the April term of court on April
-17, of that year. He was convicted on circumstantial evi-
«dence of killing his wife. His wife went to the woods to
get some bark, He immediately went to the woods and took
his shoe knife with him, Soon he came carrying her dead in
his arms, with the report that he had found her dead, His
‘shoemaker knife was afterwards found with blood on it in
the woods. The murder took place in Adair County, and Cole
man was granted a change of venue from Adair to Cumberland,
Here are the jurors: Elisha W. Newby, Jack Lollar, Samuel
Brooks, Daniel Swift, John Carter, Pleasant Garret GE06>
Smith, John Rush, John Fudge, William Le Radford, trvin
Keeton, and James Glasse Christopher Tompkins was Judge of
this Circuit at that time. The above jury were selected
COLEMAN, Joe A
"The only white man ever hanged in Cumberland Co, (Ky.) was|
Joe Coleman, which occurred on Tuesday, May 25, 1847. He
was tried and convicted at the April term of court on April
17, of that year, He was convicted on circumstantial evi-
=dence of killing his wife. His wife went to the woods to
get some bark, He immediately went to the woods and took
his shoe knife with him, Soon he came carrying her dead in|
his arms, with the report that he had found her dead, His
shoemaker knife was afterwards found with blood on it in
the woods, The murder took place in Adair County, and Cole
man was granted a change of venue from Adair to Cumberland.
Here are the jurors: Elisha W. Newby, Jack Lollar, Samuel
Brooks, Daniel Swift, John Carter, Pleasant Garret, Geode
Smith, John Rush, John Fudge, William Le Radford, Irvin
Keeton, and James Glass. Christopher Tompkins was Judge of
this Circuit at that time. The above jury were selected
LEMAN, Joe =18)17
"The only white man ever hanged in Ganbertaad Co. (Ky.) was
Joe Coleman, which occurred on Tuesday, May 25, 1817. He
as tried and convicted at the April term of court on April|
17, of that year, He was convicted on circumstantial evi-
dence of killing his wife. His wife went to the woods to
get some bark, He inmediately went to the woods and took
sboemaker knife was afterwards found with blood on it in
Fis ipredes Seok lacey Acete Cale: secon
0 Cumberland,
foi Egniaies, cd
Brooks, Daniel Swift, John Carter, Pleasant Garret, Geos
vin
the woods.
in was granted a change of venue from Adair t:
Here are the jurors: Elisha W.
Smith, John Rush, John Fudge, William L. Radford,
Keeton, and James Glass. Christopher Tompkins was Judge of|
this Circuit at that time, The above jury were selected
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