JAMES LEWIS HANGED: Met Death Boldly and Repeated His Confession. AN EARLY MORNING EXECUTION In Order to Avoid a Crowd and Excitement the Drop Was Sprung Within Two Minutes of the First Hour Named in the Sentence--Death Due to Strangulation--Brutal Assault on Aged Mrs. Reidel Avenged--The Negro's Other Crimes. Refused to Divulge the Name. Confessed with the Noose About Him. Suspended Twenty-four Minutes. Three Trials in Three Days.
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The Washington Post (1877-1922); Washington, D.C.. 05 June 1897: 3.
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