he rode his rose rapfidly towards the Stack residence, it slipped on
the icy road and he suffered a dislocated shoulder. His victim noti-
fied a neighbor, identifying Furbish as the sassailant and he was
arrested at his home later that evening. A lynching was narrowly
averted by his being taken to the State Prison at Moundsville where
he was kept until hews returned to Weston and arraigned on the after
noon of Febe 6, 1911. A change of venue was asked and granted and on
Feb, 8 his trial began at Clarksburg. His victim testified under
great stress, positively identifying’ him and when he took the stand
in his own defense, he protested his innocence, maintaining that he
had not been on her father's place on the day in ouestion and had
not left SXYXKKXKUKEXUNEX Weston until after the time of the assault,
There was no appeal of his conviction and béter he was hanged at the
State Prison at 5 o'clock on the afternoon of March 17, 1911, the pri-
son chaplain read a confession which Furbish had made and asked him
to read after he was dead, It said: "I must be honest with you as I
hope to meet. my God in peacee J am the man who commited the crime for
which I am to be hanged. I was in liquor or I would not have done it}
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he rode his rose rapfhdly towards the Stack residence, it slipped on
the icy road and he suffered a dislocated shoulder. His victim noti-
fied a neighbor, identifying Furbish as the sassailant and he was
arrested at his home later that evening. A lynching was narrowly
averted by his being taken to the State Prison at Moundsville where
he was kept until hews returned to Weston and arraigned on the after-
noon of Feb. 6, 1911. A change of venue was asked and granted and on
Feb, 8 his trial began at Clarksburg, His victim testified under
great stress, positively identifying’ him and when he took the stand
in his own defense, he protested his innocence, maintaining that he
had not been on her father's place on the day in oestion and had
not left SXAKKXMUKEXUAKEX Weston until after the time of the assault,
There was no appeal of his conviction and héter he was hanged at the
State Prison at 5 o'clock on the afternoon of March 17, 1911, the pri-
son chaplain read a confession which Furbish had made and asked him
to read after he was dead, It said: "I must be honest with you as I
hope to meet my God in peace. I am the man who commited the crime fom
which I am to be hanged. I was in liquor or I would not have done it]
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2-10; 2=1) and 3-18-1911.
he rode his rose rapidly towards the Stack residence, it slipped on
the icy road and he suffered a dislocated shoulder. His victim noti-
fied a neighbor, identifying Furbish as the sassailant and he was
arrested at his’home later that evening, A lynching was narrowly
averted by his being taken to the State Prison at Moundsville where
he was kept until hevas returned to Weston and arraigned on the after
change of venue was asked and granted and on
His victim testified under
noon of Feb, 6, 1911, A
Feb, 8 his trial began at Clarksburg,
great stress, positively identifying’ him and when he took the stand
in his own defense, he protested his innocence, maintaining that he
had not been on her father's place on the day in cuestion and had
not. left Veston until, after the time of the assault,
There was no appeal of his conviction and héter he was hanged at the
State Prison at 5 o'clock on the afternoon of March 17, 1911, the pri.
son chaplain read a confession which Furbish had made end asked him
to read after he was dead, It said: "I mst be honest with you as I
hope to meet my God in peace, I am the man who commited the crime fo
yhich Iam to be hanged, I was in liouor-or I would not have done ity
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FURBISH, William
Furbish, a black man born at Wilmington, Va., on Feb, 2, 1883, moved
to Clarksburg, W. Vas, and worked on the Short Line Railroad for
several years before moving to Lewis County in 1901, There he worked
aS a teamster for five months and then went to work as a laborer on
the farm of Prof, G. J, Stack, a retired school'teacher,’ where he req
mained for the rest of his life, On one occasion he was arrested on
suspicion of having broken into a small store owned by a ngihbor who
lived on the farm owned by his father, Shortly afterwards, the man's
sister (Miss Flora Anglin) testified against Furbish in another case
before court and it was believed that he harbored a resentment towards
here. On December 2l;, 1911, Furbish rode a horse to Weston where he
noticed the father and brother of the woman and he correctly assumed
that she was at the house alone, When he was returning to Stack's
farm around 6:30 that evening, he noticed the 40-year-old white woman
going into her cellar, He followed her: there and when he attemted
to assault her she resisted, He struck her in the mouth with his
focus knocking her false teeth out and then attempted to assault her
in the cellar, Unsuccessful, he dragged her over 200 ds j
garden where he raped her twice and eae in the process’ of apineves
a third time when he was frightened off by the eupuescy of a man
carrying a lantern who he incorrectly assumed to be her father, As
FURBISH, William
Furbish, a black man born at Wilmington, Va.e, on Feb, 2, 1883, moved
to Clarksburg, W. Vas, and worked on the Short Line Railroad for
several years before moving to Lewis County in 1901, There he worked
as a teamster for five months and then went to work as a laborer on
the farm of Prof, G, J, Stack, a retired schoolteacher,’ where he re-
mained for the rest of his life, On one occasion he was arrested on
suspicion of having broken into a small store owned by a ngihbor who
lived on the farm owned by his father, Shortly afterwards, the man's
sister (Miss Flora Anglin) testified against Furbish in another case
before court and it was believed that he harbored a resentment towards
her. On December 2), 1911, Furbish rode a horse to Weston where he
noticed the father and brother of the woman and he correctly assumed
that she was at the house alone, When he was returning to Stack's
farm around 6:30 that evening, he noticed the 40-year-old white woman
going into her cellar. He followed her there and when he attempted
to assault her she resisted, He struck her in the mouth with his
Pike eee her false teeth out and then attempted to assault her
€ cellar. Unsuccessful, he : ij
garden where he raped her twice Ent eee necnee ee ee eee
a third time when he was frightened off by the BupEosee of a man
carrying a lantern who he incorrectly assumed to be her father. As
FURBISH, William
Furbish, a black man born at ‘iilmington, Vas, on Feb, 2, 1883, moved
to Clarksburg, ‘% Vas, and worked on the Short Line Railroad for
several years before moving to Lewis County in 1901, There he worked
as a teamster for five months and then went to work as a laborer on
the farm of Prof, G, J, Stack, a retired school’ teacher, where he re~
mained for the rest of his life, On one occasion he was arrestet on
suspicion of having broken into a small store owned by a ngihbor who
Lived on the farm owned by his father, Shortly aftervards, the man's
sister (Miss Flora Anglin) testified against Furbish in anther case
before court and it was believed that he harbored a resentment towards|
her, On Decenber 2l,, 1911, Furbish rode a horse to Weston where he
noticed the father and brother of the woman and he correctly assumed
that she was at the house alone, ‘hen he was returning to Stack! s
farm around 6730 that evening, he noticed the kO-year-old vhite woman
going into her cellar. Ke followed her:there and when he attempted
to assault her she resisted, He struck her in the mouth with his
sty, mocking her false teeth out and then attempted to aseault her
cellar, Insuccessfu! j
garden where he raped her Vos anny geed her, over 200 yards into.a
a third time when he was frightened off by the approach of a nan
carrying a lantern who he incorrectly assumed to be her father, As
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