the crime Harris escaped, but was afterwards
arrested and confessed his guilt, giving as
the motive that he did‘the killing for the
purvose of securing, liberty." SUN, Baltimore,
Maryland, November fd; 1881 (page one.)
Age 22 (Hearn)
the crime Harris escaped, but was afterwards
arrested and confessed his guilt, giving as
the motive that he did‘the killing for the
purvose of securing, liberty." SUN, Baltimore,
Maryland, November 4 1881 (page one.)
Age 22 (Hearn)
the crime Harris escaped, but was afterwards
arrested and confessed his guilt, giving as
he did‘the killin:
ring liberty." SUN, Baltimore,
1881 (page one.
the motive that
purpose of s
Maryland, November
Age 22 (Hearn)
HARRIS, Joe :
Black, hanged Greensboro, Ga., Nov. 11, 1881;
"atlanta, Ga., Nov. 11-Phe second hanging this
month in Georgia took place today at Greensboro
at 11 o'clock. doe Hepris, colored, was hung
in private within the jail enclosure for the
murder of Ezekiel Langston. Only a few friends
were present, by invitation of the doomed man.
larris, while serving a term of one month in
the convict camp, killed Langston, first by
knocking him the head with a hoe and then shoot-
ing him XKXEMEXK with his (Langston's) own gun,
whowas one of the guerds and was in charge of
a squad in which Harris worked. After commiting
HARRIS, Joe
Black, hanged Greensboro, Ga., Nov. 11, 1881;
"Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 11-Phe second hanging this
month in Georgia took place today at Greensboro
at 11 o'clock. Joe Harris, colored, was hung
in private within the jail englosure for the
murder of Ezekiel Langston. Only a few friends
were present, by invitation of the doomed man.
Jarris, while serving a term of one month in
the convict camp, killed Langston, first by
knocking him the head with a hoe and then shoot-
ing him XKXEHEXK with his (Langston's) own gun,
who was one of the guards and was in charge of
a squad in which Harris worked. After commiting
HARRIS, Joe
Black, hanged Greensboro, Ga., Nov, 11, 1881;
"atlanta, Ga., Nov. 11~he second hanging this
month in Georgi took plece today et Greensboro
at ll o'clock. Joe Harris, colored, was bung
in private within the Jail englosure fon t
murder of Ezekiel LangSton. quiierenes
vere present, by invitation oe thes aaceeaens
Harris, while serving a term of one month
the convict camp, killed Langston, first by
knocking him the head with a hoe and then shoot-
ing him XHXEKKXK with his (Langston's) own gun,
whowas one of the guards and was in charge of
a squad in which Harris worked. After commiting
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