sdson. Hw was promptly arrested and taken to frederick. where he was
speedily tried, convicted and sentenced to die, He was hanged. in the
jail yard of the Brederick County Jail on April 19, 1901. While. only
two hundred tickets HXKEXEEK of admission were issued, over fiiwe hun-
dred persons forced themselves past the guards into the jail yards.
and all of trees and the roofs of buildings surrounding the enlesure
were packed with people clamoring to see the hanging. The rope slippe
to where the knot was behind his neck and he Slowly strangled to
deathe Many of the spéctators faibhed at the bungled execution,
MIDDLETOWN VALLEY REGISTER, Frederick Co., Ma., April 26, 1901,
JREDERICK N@WS, Frederick, Md., April 19, 1901
sdson. Hw was promptly arrested and taken to Frederick where he was
speedily tried, convicted and sentenced to die. He was hanged. in the
jail yard of the Brederick County Jail on April 19, 1901. -While- only
two hundred tickets HAEEXHHK of admission were issued, over fiiwe hun-
dred persons forced themselves past the guards into the jail yards
and all of trees and the roofs of buildings surrounding the enlosure
were packed with people clamoring to see the hanging. The rope slippe
to where the knot was behind his neck and he Slowly strangled to
death. Many of the spectators faibhed at the bungled execution,
MIDDLETOWN VALLEY REGISTER, Frederick Co., Md., April 265 1901.
IREDERICK NUWS, Frederick, Md., April 19, 1901
aken to Frederick where he was.
ed, convicted and sentenced to die.
ng. The rope slippe|
neck and he slowly strangled to
death, Many of the spectators faibted at the bungled execution,
MIDDLETOWN VALLEY REGISTER, Frederick Cos, Md,, April 26, 1901,
FREDERICK NEWS, Frederick, Md., April 19,1901
OVERS, Charles He
Overs, alias Cephus Overs, was a black man born in Park Mills, Freder-
ick Co., Md., on Jan, 1, 1873.
tences, the logest being for six months, for petty larceny and had
been a prisoner in the Frederick County Jail when William Leonard was |
7
He had served several short jail sen-
hanged there in 189. He was employed as a laborer by a railroad re-
pair contractor who, on the morning of Oct. 31; 1900, repreamanded hin
for using the horses roughly. Overs was convinced that the fellow
laborer who had reported him was 19-year-old Frank T. Donaldson. La-~
ter that day, it began raining and worked was Stopped, The laborer's
employer took a keg of beer to their camp and Overs got drunk, The
crew got into a scrimmage in the course of which Donaldson struck
Overs over the back with a stick of wood and Overs threatened to kill
him. He attempted to borrow a razor and when he was unable to do so
he obtained a five dollar advance in wages and went to a store in
nearby Monrovia where he purchased a pistol and bullets, He was ste)
drunk that it was neessary for the clerk to load the weapon for him,
When Overs told the clerk that he planned to kill Donaldson, QRRRS3x
the clerk warned him that if he carried out his threat he would surely
be hanged. Overs returned to the camp where he shot and killed Donal-
OVERS, Charlee #1 9(F-O |
Overs, alias Cephus Overs, was a black man born in Park Mills, Freder-
ick Co., Md., on Jan, 14, 1873. He had served several short jail sen-
tences, the logest being for six months, for petty larceny and had
been a prisoner in the Frederick County Jail when William Leonard was
hanged there in 189). He was employed as a laborer by a railroad re-
pair contractor who, on the morning of Oct. 31, 1900, repramanded him
for using the horses roughly. Overs was convinced that the fellow
laborer who had reported him was 19-year-old Frank T. Donaldson, Ia-
ter that day, it began raining and worked was stopped. The laborer's
employer tock a keg of beer to their camp and Overs got drunk, The
crew got into a scrimmage in the course of which Donaldson struck
Overs over the back with a stick of wood and Overs threatened to kill
him, He attempted to borrow a razor and when he was unable to do so
he obtained a five dollar advance in wages and went to a store in
nearby Monrovia where he purchased a pistol and bullets. He was so
drunk that it was neessary for the clerk to load the weapon for him,
When Overs told the clerk that he planned to kill Donaldson, RRRRSx
the clerk warned him that if he carried out his threat he would surely
be hanged. Overs returned to the camp where he shot and killed Donal-|
OVERS, Charles He ye i Gal Gg @
Overs, alias Cephus Overs, was a black man born in Park
ick Co., Md., on Jan, 14, 1873.
tences,
d was stopped, The laborer's
heir camp and Overs got drunk, The
in the course of which Donaldson struck
rs threatened to kill
‘ow a razor and when he was unable
five dollar a
nearby Monrovia whe
@runk that it was
ad the weapon for him,
anned to kill Donaldson, gyaxsx
hat if he carried out his threat he would surely|
be hanged, Overs returned to the camp where he shot and killed Donal
