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WALLACE, Albert
Wallace, a white farmer, lived near Delavan, Tazewell Co., Ill, On
the night of Feb, 19, 1895, he and a number of other persons had
gathered at the home of his brother-in-law and sister, John and
Belle Bowlby. Between eight and nine o'clock, while a young lady
was playing the piano and others in the group were singing, Wallace
walked outside the house, Shortly afterwards, a shotgun was fired
through a window which inflicted seriouswounds on Bowlby, Another
shot put out one of the eyee of Lawrence Lyman, Mus, Bowlby, not
seeing her small child who was playing on the floor ran to the door,
flung it open and called the little girl, At that time, Wallace,
who was standing about thirty feet away, shot her and she died two
days later. At his trial, he was convicted and sentenced to hang»
The case was taken to the Illinois Supreme Court on the gounds that
certain evidence should not have been admitted against him and that
the court erred in passing judgement to take place later than 25
days after the trial, The convicthon was affirmed and Wallace was
hanged at Pekin on March 1), 1896, His neck was not broken by the
fall and he died of strangulation,
WALLACE, Albert
Wallace, a white farmer, lived near Delavan, Tazewell Co., Ill, On
the night of Feb. 19, 1895, he and a number of other persons had
gathered at the home of his brother-in-law and sister, John and
Belle Bowlby. Between eight and nine o'clock, while a young lady
was playing the piano and others in the group were singing, Wallace
walked outside the house, Shortly afterwards, a shotgun was fired
through a window which inflicted seriouswounds on Bowlby, Another
shot put out one of the eyes of Lawrence Lyman, Mes, Bowlby, not
seeing her small child who was playing on the floor ran to the door,
flung it open and called the little girl, At that time, Wallace,
who was standing about thirty feet away, shot her and she died two
days later, At his trial, he was convicted and sentenced to hang,
The case was taken to the Illinois Supreme Court on the gounds that
certain evidence should not have been admitted against him and that
the court erred in passing judgement to take place later than 25
days after the trial, The conviction was affirmed and Wallace was
hanged at Pekin on March 1), 1896. His neck was not broken by the
fall and he died of strangulation,
WALLACE, Albert.
Wallace, a white farmer, lived near Delavan, Tazewell Co,, I11, On
the night of Feb, 19, 1895, he and a number of other persons had
gathered at the home of his brother-in-law and sister, John and
Belle Bowlby. Between eight and nine o'clock, while a young lady
was playing the piano and others in the group were singing, Wallace
walked outside the house, Shortly afterwards, a shotgun was fired
through a window which inflicted seriouswounds on Bowlby. Another
shot put out one of the eyse of Lawrence Lyman, rs, Bowlby, not
flung it open and called the little girl, At that time, Wallace,
the court erred in passing judgement to take place later than 25
days after the trial, The conviction was affirmed and Wallace was
hanged at Pekin on March 1h, 1896, His neck was not broken by the
fall and he died of strangulati =
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