TRAVERS, James Le
Black, hanged, District of Columbia Jail on July 19, 1895
for knife-mrder of Lena Gross on-Newe—967=289h
"James L, Travers, a negro, was hanged in jail in washine~
ton yesterday. His crime was the murder of his mistress,
Lena Gross, in November, 1892," CHRONICLE, San Francisco,
CA, July 20, 1895 (2/5.)
Ltr, dtd. 9-20-1989 from Hearn, citing Washinge
ton Evening Star, states, he was native of
Charles Co., Md., age 2. On 11-19~189) he
murdered his mistress, Lena Gross, black. They
argued over money x he knocked her out with a
punch to the face and then cut her throat with a
ragore
TRAVERS, James Le
Black, hanged, District of Columbia Jail on July 19, 1895
for knife-mrder of Lena Gross omNew—36;=489h
"James L. Travers, a negro, was hanged in jail in
ton terday. His crime was the murder of his mistr
Lena Gross, in November, 1892," CHRONICLE, San Francisco
CA, July 20, 1895 (2/5.) :
Ltre dtd. 9-20-1989 from Hearn, citing Washing=
ton Evening Star, states, he was native of
Charles Co., Md., age 2. On 11-19-189) he
murdered his mistress, Lena Gross, black, They
argued over money & he knocked her out with a
pUNch to the face and then cut her throat with a
ragore
lashine-~
TRAVERS, James Le
Black, hanged, District of Columbia Jail on July 19, 1895
for knife-mrder of Lena Gross om-New—367-269h
ragore
Backs anges District of Columbia JSh on July 2, 1895
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