sayre home, New 611 said that Conklin had achually been the arson-
ist at the Sayre residence while he and Orcutt had stood watch out-
Side. On the advice of his brother-in-law, Newell turned State's
evidence against his accomplices, Orcutt was tried, convicted ang
sentenced to die first, but evidently his sentence was commuted as
there 4s no record of his having actually been hanged, Conklin
was then tried and convicted largely on Newell's testimony of having
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set fire to a dwelling in which someone was sleeping and sentenced
to die. He was hanged in the jail at Whiteséang,, Oneida Co,, on
"| of U Gy e fac] * 2
Nove 21, 1851. This LS the last case of a person being executed
in New York State for arson in which a person was noi killed,
UTICA DAILY OBSERVER, Utica, N. Y, 10-10-1851; 10-11-1851; 11.27.
1851.
Sebi a for, ALL ene
re home, New ell said that Conklin had actually been the arson-
at the Sayre residence while he and Orcutt had stood watch out-
On the advice of his Srother-in-law, Newell turned Sta te's
ed, convicted ang
entenced to die first, but evidently his sentence was commuted as
e 4s no record of his having actually been hanged. Conklin
was then tried and convicted largely on Newell's testimony of having
set fire to a dwelling in which someone was Sleeping and sentenced
to die. He was hanged in the jail at Whites y Oneida Co,, on
eo) o} Th : > :
Nov. 21, 1851. This is the last case of a person being executed
in New York State for arson in which a person was not kille:
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t Corkdin had actually
dle he and Orcutt had
his brother-in-law, Nex
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t, but evidently his sentence w:
there as no record of his having
was then tried and co di
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ng
which a person was not killed,
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CONKLIN, Horace B,
Conklin, a white man in his mid-twenties, married and the father
of three children, lived in Utlea, N. YsJXHKEEX Throughout the Fall
and Winter of 1850-1851, Utica was plagued by a number of ftres
which occured at such B¥X8K various places'as a church, a store,
Some barns and different out-buildings, Arson was Suspected, but
there was no pro6fias to who the guilty party might be. On the
night of Feb. 26/27, 1851, Mrs, James Sayre noticed that the out-
buildings to the Sayre home which were connected to the AXEX livng
quarters were on fire and she immediately alerted her husband and
the other members of the family, An alarm was given and the fire
was brought under control, It was observed that Conklin was one of
the first persons to arrive as he had been at each previous fire
and the Sheriff of Oneida County began Questioning EXKEX his brother
“in-law, Henry S, Newell, who was one of Conklin's closest friends,
Newell finally confessed that he, Conklin and a man named Oreuti
had set the fires, evidently for no reason other than to cause
alarms in the middle of the night. He also linplicated one of payre!,
Sons as having knowledge of the fires if not actually implicated in
the plot and he said that young Sayre knew that they had, on one
pre vious occasion ,BEXXEX¥AXEK VERS attempted to set fire to the
CONKLIN, Horace B,
Conklin, a white man in his mid-twenties, married and the father
of three children, lived in Utica, N. YeJXHKEES Throughout the Fall
and Winter of 1850-1851, Utica was plagued by a number of fires
which occured’ at such SIX various places-as a church, a store,
Some barns and different out-buildings, Arson was suspected, but
there was no proffias to who the guilty party might be. On the
night of Feb. 26/27, 1851, Mrs, James Sayre noticed that the out-
buildings to the Sayre home which were connected to the RXEK livng
quarters were on fire and she immediately alerted her husband and
the other members of the family, An alarm was given and the fire
was brought under control, It was observed that Conklin was one of
the first persons to arrive as he had been at each previous fire
and the Sheriff of Oneida County began Questioning ESKEX his brother
-in-law, Henry S, Newell, who was one of Conklin's closest friends,
Newell finally confessed that he, Conklin and a man named Orcutt
had set the fires, evidently for no Yeason other than to cause
alarms in the midéle of the night. He also implicated one of Sayre!
sons as having knowledge of the fires if not actually implicated in
the plot and he said that young Sayre knew that they had, on one
pre vious occasion ,RBEXEXEAXKREKS attempted to set fire to the
CONKLIN, Horace B,
a white man in his mid-twenties, married and the father
ved in Utica, N. YeJXHMZEK Throughout the Fall
Utica was plagued by a mumber of fires
which occur various places'as a church, a store,
trees ams and different ovt-buildings, Arson was suspected, bat
there was no proff as to who the uilty party might be. On the
night of Feb, 26/27 bl, Mrs, James Sayre noticed that the out-
buildings to the Sayre home which were connected to
quarters were on fire and she imne
other
the fire
the first pers
ard the Sher!
fessed that he, Conklin and a man named Oreuto
a set the fires, evidently for no reason other than to cause
alarms in the middle of the night. He also 4
Sons as having knowledge of the fires af not asbicl
the plot s
© vious occasion ,KERXEXEXIKBGKS attempted to set fire’ to the
dons of Sayre!
licated in
that young Sayre knew that they had, on one
