up after him, When fifteen or 20 feet up, he made the rope into a
running noose and adroitly threw it over the boy's head » then pushed
him off the tree, which produced his de@¥ley hanging. He states that
he experienced no contrition or sorrow for this horrid deed till some
hours after it was committed, No one was on the farm byt his mother
at the time, who, it appears, became alarmed about the children, On
the return of Lester and Dunbar's wife much alarm prevailed about the
absence of the children, and a general search was commenced and the
boys were found just as he had left them, He assigned no other motive
for these atrocious murders than a hope to have a better chance of :
obtaining possession of some property if they were put out of the way.
He died today apparently under great contrition for what he had done,
and experienced a hope of mercy and forgiveness on the’ part’ of his
Maker." ADVERTISER AND STATE GAZETTE, Montgomery, Ala.,2-12-1851( 3-2),
up after him, When fifteen or 20 feet up, he made the rope into a
running noose and adroitly threw it over the boy's head » then pushed
him off the tree, which produced his Ieeitloy hanging, He states that
he experienced no contrition or sorrow for this horrid deed till some
hours after it was committed, No one was on the farm byt his mother
at the time, who, it appears, became alarmed about the children, On
the return of Lester and Dunbar's wife much alarm prevailed about the
absence of the children, and a general search was commenced and the
boys were found just as he had left them, He assigned no other motive
for these atrocious murders than a hope to have a better chance of
obtaining possession of some property if they were put out of the way.
He died today apparently under great contrition for what he had done,
and experienced a hope of mercy and forgiveness on the part'of his
Maker." ADVERTISER AND STATE GAZEITE, Montgomery, Ala.,2-12-1851( 3-2),
up after him, When fifteen or 20 feet up, he made the rope into a
running noose and adroitly threw it over the boy's head , then pushed
him off the tree, which produced his hanging, He states that
he experienced no contrition or sorrow for this horrid deed till some
hours after it was committed, No one was on the farm byt his mother
at the time, who, it appears, became alarmed about the children, On
the return of Lester and Dunbar's wife mch alarm prevailed about the
absence of the children, and a general search was commenced and t!
boys were found just as he had left them,
obtaining possession of some property if they were put out of the way.
He died today apparently under great contrition for what he had gone
and experienced a hope of mercy and forgiveness on the part of hi!
Maker." ADVERTISER AND STATE GAZETTE, Montgomery, Ala. ,2-12-1851( 5-2).
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"Albany, Jan, 31, 1851-Reuben A. Dunbar who was executed today for the
murder of the 2 Lester children made his confession to the Rev. Mr.
Beecher, We understand in this confession he acknowledges to the mur-
der of both boys. He enticed the youngest boy into a wood near a
field, where he knocked him in the head and then covered the body up
with 1 aves and stones, He then proceeded to entice the eldest boy
into the woods under pretense of looking for birds' nests and carried
a repe in his hands. He induced the boy to climb a tree and climbed
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"Albany, Jan, 31, 1851-Reuben A. Dunbar who was executed today for the
murder of the 2 Lester children made his confession to the Rev, Mr,
Beecher, We understand in this confession he acknowledges to the mr-
der of both boys, He enticed the youngest boy into a wood near a
field, where he knocked him in the head and then covered the body up
with 1 aves and stones, He then proceeded to entice the eldest boy
into the woods under pretense of looking for birds' nests and carried
a repe in his hands. He induced the boy to climb a tree and climbed
"Albany, Jan, 31, 1851-Reuben A, Ramage cio che emo today for the
murder of the 2 Lester children made his confession to the Rev. Mr.
Beecher, We understand in this confession he acknowledges to the mr-
der of both boys, He aeiesa the suet boy into a wood near a
field, where he knocked him in the
with 1 aves and stones,
into the woods under pretense of looking for birds’ nests
a repe in his hands, He induced the boy to climb a tree and climbed
