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| persuaded the Sheriff to have the young men in the area.
assemble, and he identified Funston as the mysterious
stranger. Funston denied that he was the man, but.John=
son had said that the stranger had a scar on his hand and
it was discovered that Funston possesséd such a scar, He
~ had also paid some bills with money taken from Cartmell's
body, so he was charged and convicted with the crime.
Prior to his being hanged at New Philadelphia on Dec, 30,
1825, he made a complete confession of the crime. The
night before his execution, he attempted to hang himself
in his cell, but his suspenders broke and he fell to the
floor and was badly bruised, In spite of the cold and
rainy weather, a large crowd assembled for the executions
THE HISTORY OF TUSCARAWAS CO., OHIO, hy Henry C, Hagloch,
Published, 1956
227 MEDALDE IE-99
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persuaded the Sheriff to have the young men in the area.
assemble, and he identified Bunston as the mysterious
stranger. Funston denied that he was the man, but.dohn=
son had said that the stranger had a scar on his hand and
it was discovered that Funston possesséd such a scar. He
~ had also paid some bills with money taken from Cartmell's
body, so he was charged and convicted with the crime.
Prior to his being hanged at New Philadelphia on Dec, 30,
1825, he made a complete confession of the crime. The
night before his execution, he attempted to hang himself
in his cell, but his suspenders broke and he fell to the
floor and was badly bruised, In spite of the cold and
rainy weather, a large crowd assembled for the executions
THE HISTORY OF TUSCARAWAS CO., OHIO, hy Henry C, Haglochy
Published, 1956
227 MEDADE 16-99
Chic (Beet +] Aegege-<
persuaded the Sheriff to have the young men in the area.
assemble, and he identified Funston as the mysterious
stranger. Funston denied that he was the man, but-John-
son had said that the stranger had a scar on his hand and
it was discovered that Funston possesséd such a
The
1» he attempted to hang himself
in his cell, but his suspenders broke and he fell to the
floor and was badly bruised. In spite of the cold and
rainy weather, a large crowd assembled for the executions
THE HISTORY OF TUSCARAWAS CO., OHIO, hy Henry C, Hagloch,
Published, 1956
P27 MEDALDE IF-99
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FUNSTON, John Dec. 30th, 1825large card ees
Funston, a 20=year=old Oxford Township, Ohio, farmer had
planned to #8% kill and rob a Coshocton merchant and
cattle driver on a road outside of Oxford Township. The
merchant was delayed oh the day that Funston had selected,
Sept. 9, 1825, and he ambushed and killed with a shotgun
William Cartmell, a post boy who delivered the mail‘from
Coshocton to Freeport instead, Cartmell had been travel-=
‘ing with another man, William Johnson of Steubenville, who
RESESKEKEXER had stopped for a drink of water, heard the
shot and ryshed to the seene where he found a stranger
Standing over the body. The stranger suggested that they
go in separa te directions and notify people. Johnson
notified a man named Booth, but the stranger disa pgered
. and Johnson was suspected and taken in ‘custodye e
FUNSTON, John Dec. 30th, 1825large card
Funston, a 20-year-old Oxford Township, Ohio, farmer had
planned to #88 kill and rob a Coshocton merchant and
cattle driver on a road outside of Oxford Township. The
merchant was delayed oh the day that Funston had selected,|
Sept. 9, 1825, and he ambushed and killed with a shotgun
William Cartmell, a post boy who delivered the mail‘from
Coshocton to Freeport instead. Cartmell had been travel=
‘ing with another man, William Johnson of Steubenville, who
RESERKEKEXER had stopped for a drink of water, heard the
shot and ryshed to the seene where he found a stranger
standing over the body. The stranger suggested that they
go in separa te directions and notify people. Johnson
notified a man named Booth, but the stranger disa; pgpred
and Johnson was suspected and taken in Ssustody!. e
FUNSTON, John Dec. 30th, 1625large card
Punston; @ 20-year-old Oxford Township, Ohio, farmer had
planned to ¥88 kill and rob a Coshocton merchant, and
"y people
notified a man named Booth, but the stranger disa ’
and Johnson was suspected and taken in custodye iso
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