LAKE, George - MD B&ME
"George Lake, colored, was hanged at Cambridge, Md,
on June 29 5 1883, for commiting a felonious assault
apon Mrs. Stewart C. Simmons in April last,"
RALSIGH NEWS AND OBSERVER, Raleigh, N. C, 6-29-1883
",..Lake slept well last night and ate a hearty breakfast
this morning, The execution was witnessed by about thrrty
persons. None of Lake's family were present. ‘The culprit!
neck was not broken and he died of strangulation, showing
only three slight convulsions. Life waspronounced extinct
in 64 minutes." NWS, Galveston, Texas, 6-30-1883 (l-5).
LAKE, ‘George MD B&ME
"George Lake, colored, was hanged at Cambridge » Mdey
on June 29 2 1883, for commiting a felonious assault
apon Mrs. Stewart C. Simmons in April last,"
RALSIGH NEWS AND OBSERVER, Raleigh, N.C. 6-29-1883
",,,Lake slept well last night and ate a hearty breakfast
this morning, The execution was witnessed by about thirty
persons. None of Lake's family were present. The culprit!
neck was not broken and he died of strangulation, showing
only three slight convulsions. Life waspronounced extinct
in 64 minutes." N#WS, Galveston, Texas, 6-30-1883 (l-5).
LAKE, George a Genin
"George Lake, colored, was hanged at Canbrid
: ge, Mae
on June 29, 1883, for commiting a felonious assault
upon Mrs. Stewart C. Simmons in April last."
RALSIGH NEWS AND OBSERVER, Raleigh, N. C. 6-29-1883
‘bps: Glew Goel ios night and ate a hearty breakfast
ni e execution was witnessed by about thirty
oc None of Lake's family were present. ‘The culprit!
neck yas not broken and he died of strangulation, showing
only three slight convulsions. Life waspronouncéd extinct
in 63 minutes." NWS, Galveston, Texas, 6-30-1883 (4-5).
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