Abraham Prescott, 1836 January 6

he developed a toothache and sat down. He said that he fell ableep
and when he awoke he was standing by the body. After his arrest, he
confessed that when he and Mrs, Cochrane were walking to the patch he
made a sexual advance. She became angry and said that she would tell
her husband, While she was bent over picking strawberries, he came
up behind her and bludgeoned her to death, Convicted at his first
trial, he was granted a new trial because of the conduct of km some
of the jurors and, in spite of an able defense based on his mental
responsibility, he was convicted a second time and sentenced to die,
There was considerable agitation for a commutation of the sentence
but the Governor, after granting one reprieve, decided not to inter-
venen and he was hanged before 10,000 witnesses at Hopkinton, N, H,,
on Jan, 6, 1836, His last words were: "Lord have mercy} Lord have
mercy}" ,

BLOODLETTERS AND BAD MEN, page 453,

AMERICAN STATE TRIALS, Edited by Lawson, Volume V, pages 710-902,
Laconia CITIZEN, Laconia, N, H., Dec, 20, 1961,

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pLLAKLS NCYCLOPEDIA OF AMERICAN CRIME (My library) page 58),

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he developed a toothache and sat down. He said that he fell ableep
and when he awoke he was standing by the body. After his arrest, he
confessed that when he and Mrs, Cochrane were walking to the patch he
made a sexual advance, She became angry and said that she would tell
her husband, While she was bent over picking strawberries, he came
up behind her and bludgeoned her to death, Convicted at his first
trial, he was granted a new trial because of the conduct of kum some
of the jurors and, in spite of an able defense based on his mental
responsibility, he was convicted a second time and sentenced to die,
There was considerable agitation for a commutation of the sentence
but the Governor, after granting one reprieve, decided not to inter-
venen and he was hanged before 10,000 witnesses at Hopkinton, N, i,
on Jan, 6, 1836, His last words were: "Lord have mercy! Lord have
mercy" :

BLOODLETTERS AND BAD MEN, page 1,53.
AMERICAN STATE TRIALS, Edited by Lawson, Volume V, pages 710-902.
Laconia CITIZEN, Laconia, N, H., Dec, 20, 1961,

| 769-771 MeDADE 230-231

pifakis' ENCYCLOPEDIA OF AMERICAN CRIME (My library) page 58)

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he developed & toothache and sat down, He said that he fell adlosp
and when he awoke he was standing by the body, After his arrest, he
confessed that when he and Mrs, Cochrane were walking to the patch he
made a sexual advance, She became angry and said that she would tell
her husband, While she was bent over picking strawberries, he came
up behind her and bludgeoned her to death, Convicted at his first
trial, he was granted a new trial because of the conduct of she some
of the jurors and, in spite of an able defense based on his mental
responsibility, he was convicted a second time and sentenced to die,
There was considerable agitation for a commutation of the sentence
hut the Governor, after granting one reprieve, decided not to inter-
venen oa he was hanged before 10,000 witnesses at Hopkinton, Ne Hay
on Jan, 6, 1836, His last words were: "Lord have mercy! Lord have
mercy{"

BLOODLETTERS AND BAD MEN, page 53,
AMERICAN STATE TRIALS, Edited by Lawson, Volume V, pages 7110-902.
Laconia CITIZEN, Laconia, N, H., Dec, 20, 1961,

769=771. MeDADE 230-231

ifakis! ENCYCLOPEDIA OF AMERICAN CRIME (My library) page 58)

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PRESCOTT, Abraham

Prescott, an 18-year-old white man, had for three years worked on the
farm of Chauncey Cochrane at Pembroke, N, H., living in the Cochrane
house as a member of the family, Generally considered to be of low
mentality, he was nonetheless a good worker, During the night of

Jane 6, 1833, he left his bed and went into the room where Cochrane
andhis wife Sally were sleeping and struck both of them over the

head with an, rendering them both insensible though not killing them,
le then summoned Cochrane's mother who also lived in the house and
told her what he had done, but claimed that he did not remember any-
thing until he woke up in their room with them unconscious and. the
axe was in his hands, The affair was ascribed to somambulism and a
physician wrote an article for the New Hampshire newspapers concerning
it. On Sunday morning, June 23, 1833, Prescott and Mrs, Cochrane left
the house to pick strawberries, Shortly afterwards, Mr, Cochrane
heard a noise in the barn and when he went out to investigate, he
found Prescott there, Prescott told him that he had bludgeoned Mrs,

Cochrane with a wooden stake and feared that he had killed her, He
took Mochrane to his wife's body which had been drage i mn

of bushes, explaining that, as they started to the strawberry field

PRESCOTT, Abraham

Prescott, an 18-year-old white man, had for three years worked on the
farm of Chauncey Cochrane at Pembroke, N, He, living in the Cochrane
house as a member of the family, Generally considered to be of low
mentality, he was nonetheless a good worker, During the night of

Jan. 6, 1833, he left his bed and went into the room where Cochrane
andhis wife Sally were sleeping and struck both of them over the

head with an, rendering them both insensible though not killing them,
ie then summoned Cochrane's mother who also lived in the house and
told her what he had done, but claimed that he did not remember any=
thing until he woke up in their room with them unconscious and. the
axe was in his hands, The affair was ascribed to somambulism and a
physician wrote an article for the New Hampshire newspapers concerning
it. On Sunday morning, June 23, 1833, Prescott and Mrs, Cochrane left
the house to pick strawberries, Shortly afterwards, Mr, Cochrane
heard a noise in the barn and when he went out to investigate, he
found Prescott there, Prescott told him that he had bludgeoned Mrs,

Cochrane with a wooden stake and feared that he had killed her, He
took Mochrane to his wife's body which had been dragced int a

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of bushes, explaining that, as they started to the strawberry field

PRESCOTT, Abraham

Prescott, an 18-year-old white man, had for three years worked on the
farm of Chauncey Cochrane at Pembroke, N, He, living in the Cochrane
house ae a menber of the family, Generally considered to be of low
mentality, he was nonetheless a good worker, During the night of
Jan, 6, 1833, he left his bed and went into the room where Cochrane

told her what he had done, but claimed that he did not remenber any=
‘thing until he woke wp in their room with then unconscious and. the
axe vas in his hands,

33, Prescott and Mrs, Cochrane left
necnortly aftervards, Mrs Cochrane
en he went out to investigate, he
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Gochrane with e wooden stake and feared that he had killed her. He
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of bushes, explaining that, ae they started to the strawberry field

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