two-room house after they had gone to bed and killed her. He met
his fate with great fortitude when he was hanged in Albany on Dec,
15, 1899 after having. received a one month respite for the Board of
Pardons to investigate his case with respect to the granting of a
commutation of sentence,
The oirmingham NEWS, Birmingham, Ala., Dec, 15, 1899
The Columbus ENQUIRER, Columbus, Ga., Dec. 16, 1899-
The Albany WEEKLY HERALD, Albany, Ga., 10/7/1899; 10/21/1899 and
12/23/1899
two-room house after they had gone to bed and killed her. He met
his fate with great fortitude when he was hanged in Albany on Dec.
15, 1899 after having. received a one month respite for the Board of
Pardons to investigate his case with respect to the granting of a
commitation of sentence.
The birmingham NEWS, Birmingham, Ala., Dec, 15, 1899
The Columbus ENQUIRER, Columbus, Ga., Dec. 16, 1899
The Albany WEEKLY HERALD, Albany, Gas, 10/7/1899; 10/21/1899 ana
12/23/1899
two-room house after they had gone to bed and killed her.
his fate with great fortitude when he was hanged in Albany o
15, 1899 after having received a one month respite for the Board of
Pardons to investigate his case with respect to the granting of a
commitation of sentence,
The Lirmingham NEWS, Birmingham, 9D
The Columbus ENQUIRER, Columbus, Ga, , Dec
9
6, 1899
The Albany WEEKLY HERALD, Albany, Ga,, opiates, Ha pan 99 and
GLASER, W. J.
Glaser, a native of Germany, was born in 1856. In 1870, he came to
the United States to live with an Uncle in Chicago. He subsequently
moved South and, after his marriage, he settled with his wife ina
small cabin one mile south of “lbany, Gas, on the Newton Road. A
gun and locksmith by profession, Glaser was an alcoholic and, when
he was drinking, he was known’ to abuse his wife in many ways. On
the night of Aug. 1, 1899, he went home drunk and some black neigh-
bors heard them AEEAKK arguing and blows being exchanged, but, as
this was a common occurance, they did not interfere, The next
morning, Glaser informed them that his wife was dead and they noti-
fied the authorities. Mrs, Glaser had been bludgeoned to death with
a heavy stick of wood and her body had been stabbed several times,
Glaser admitted that he was too drunk to remember what had happened,
but he claimed that he had never struck his wife and that he certain-
ly did not kill her. The evidence against him was purely circumstan-
tial ARAXXKEXZTEREXFURER but his reputation as a wife-beater was so
firmly established that he was Convicted of her murder and sentenced
to die. Until the very end, Glaser continued to deny that he had
killed his wife and his theory was that someone had entered the
GLASER, W. J.
Glaser, a native of Germany, was born in 1856, In 1870, he came, to
the United States to live with an Uncle in Chicago. He subsequently
moved South and, after his marriage, he settled with his wife in a
small cabin one mile south of 4lbany, Gas, on the Newton Road. A
gun and locksmith by profession, Glaser was an alcoholic and, when
he was drinking, he was known to abuse his wife in many ways, On
the night of Aug. 1, 1899’, he went home drunk and some black neigh-
bors heard them E¥SXKE arguing and blows being exchanged, but, as
this was a common occurance, they did not interfere, The next
morning, Glaser informed them that his wife was dead and they noti-
fied the authorities. Mrs, Glaser had been bludgeoned to death with
a heavy stick of wood and her body had been stabbed several times,
Glaser admitted that he was too drunk to remember what had happened,
but he claimed that he had never struck his wife and that he certain-
ly did not kill her. The evidence against him was purely circumstan-
tial AMAXXNEXEAEREXJUREE but his reputation as a wife-beater was so
firmly established that he was convicted of her murder and sentenced
to die. Until the very end, Glaser continued to deny that he had
killed his wife and his theory was that someone had entered the
GLASER, W. J.
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firmly established that he was convicted of her murder and sentenced
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