| NEWMAN, William :
- 111-8-1895="illiam es a white man and once a promi-
nent farmer, was hanged at Clinton, Van Buren County,
Ark,, today for the murder of his wife. Mrs. Newman was
murdered on August 18 last and the body was thrown in a c |
creek, At the wife's funeral, while standing on the grave
surrounded by mourners, Newman exclaimed: 'Before God, I
never meant to murder my wife!' This led to his ceeet
and conviction on circumstantial evidence, it being shown
that Newman wanted to get rid of his wife in order to
marry another woman, When sentence was passed on Newman,
tears streamed down his cheeks as he cried: 'God be my
judge, I never saw my wife ater leaving her on Sunday
until I saw her in the creek,' Newman made no attempt to
secure a new trial or executive clemency." DAILY NEWS,
Galveston, Texas, 11-9-1895 (1-h).
Same artiche, PICAYUNE, New Orleans 11-8-1895
NEWMAN, William —
11-8-1895-William Newman, a white man and once a promi-
nent farmer, was hanged at Clinton, Van Buren County,
Ark,, today for the mrder of his wife. Mrs. Newman was
murdered on August 18 last and the body was thrown in a c |
creek, At the wife's funeral, while standing on the grave
surrounded by mourners, Newman exclaimed: 'Before God, I
never meant to murder my wife!' This led to his arrest
and conviction on circumstantial evidence, it being shown
that Newman wanted to get rid of his wife in order to
marry another woman, ‘When sentence was passed on Newman,
tears streamed down his cheeks as he cried: 'God be my
judge, I never saw my wife ater leaving her on Sunday
until I saw her in the creek,t Newman made no attempt to
secure a new trial or executive clemency." DAILY NEWS,
Galveston, Texas, 11-9-1895 (1-h).
Same artiche, PICAYUNE, New Orleans 11-8-1895
NBMAN, Willian
"]1-8-1895-William Newman, a white man and once a promi-
nent farmer, was hanged at Clinton, Van Buren County,
Ark,, today for the mrder of his wife. Mrs. Newman was
murdered on August 18 last and the body was thrown in a c
creek, At the wife's funeral, while standing on the grave
surrounded by mourners, Newman exclaimed? 'Before God, I
never meant to murder my wife!" This led to his arrest
and conviction on circumstantial evidence, it being shown
that Newman wanted to get rid of his wife in order to
marry another woman, ‘hen sentence was passed on Newman,
tears streamed down his cheeks as he cried: 'God be my
judge, I never saw my wife ater leaving her on Sunday
until I saw her in the creek," Newman made no attempt to
secure a new trial or executive clemency," DAILY NEWS,
Galveston, Texas, 11-9-1895 (1-h).
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