, 1881-11-12
Henry Jenkins Baptized and Hanged
!: for Murder at Fayetteville,
W. Va

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one OF tfe conF!cts. anu three VI
the number who happened to be
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suit was ''aae, "t'!cn ics"se'o al e'4e ."pe-
urc OIL Aaffls anu one ol 1ue accoulpllees'
whose name, however, is matter OF little
i1nportancc. as upon Investigation it was
fonnd fiat he had not},inp tn dD with the
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u1"tue1' 11"i1's, upo'' oe'ns 80 os"sss@
that the plan to Kill the guard l-ahgSloh was
made mp by himself and Jim Allen, another
colored convict. while at dinner, and that the
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a'faaSeu' i1ali's s'au tu.', ~ ".e r''.e , . ~
that he was to DO Some oad Aoene, anu that
Allen WAS to call the attention Of the guard
to tile fact. and that IS soon rs the guard
camr forward to show Harris how the work
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ALLEN WAS TO KNOCK HIM DOWN
with his hoe, and then Harris was to shoot
the ruard with his own ,nuskct.
narrjs said that the afyair nassed off exact
~ as 1t WAS planhed' Will lie exec pt'on o1
tile fact that Allen performed both parts il
the killing. 1t seems that when 4 lien cullet
the ,ttontion of I,anrs,nn to The fact that
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mieaiale1H gang ca, lotmatu, nv, Us ~ WIS VI s eSpec
gu he Won1u uo' ior .ne pnipoSe "i ~, Sof.eci ,i-
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s,r1ctg iirls % ;t e siGpt bpe np ~ ' t, hac tf nf
anu came ooWH Win ~. .los ~ ano t'cF sr. -
iIc netu ~ ule 'lHiv. .tlHalc oaItl' 1ne ..;'
bloW teileu Langsto!l, sclluinE aim 70 earth,
While ms gun new out OF Nls Ii:lntis :. "!s- rs:
tailce OF several yaius away: -bulil VI ule
consplfltors 1hen !llade 2 rush 1os tae gHn III
easerl1ess TO get POSSESSION u ~ ~ sof'i' M as
possloie' 1or lear tilat ule sualu snunlu ta:
cover. ellen WaS tne afse !" leac'I % tl,e san'
aa taEs % ue t: a. ,,,a ai a',,, u, ,yh;"t ,s
AN OLD FASHIONED MusKEr,
and which was loaded with bEckshot, en-
tered Langston's breast, killing him IN
stantly. me iuen then escape.i, anu rs tne
aoose }t sGMs Il ta w.. Mas = & t;n, ,
uossible. is still at large. Harris says the
plan to kill Langston was gotten up with the
view oi making IN escape 0y so u0.hg. ~; t,e
Mni 'ts ~ q 9r.am Ifnntv iav;nr hern
convicted Of stealing fifty cents At the
trial, which occurred in September, the main
facts as reported above came ont, anu q af'-
co.u'!lce W.. 'ncSe ta,m l"5 iit III ~ ,t,1r
.inr .1.r NC 's nr;ncnai r II ths sernnd ,farree
ami sentenced to bc hung at Grsc,.s-
boro Oil Friday. -11tE Of November, lSsl.
Ihe h'thFaEs VAS uohe III pii'A!e, nts.fne- i "
iunna =" ~ ttlt tla c;rc'i, aud o"v f fri.,';s
wrr.. present 1T the reI,llest of the doomed
man. To these few friends invitations were
given OF passes presented " ti2e man WHO
1. w. ~ ~ s!'e ~, .,ar+h s;,ca
tlc day that ,1arris was cnnyicte.l up tO the
end of his earthly career lie gave it rs lis
opinion that lie would never lang. Whom
ne expected rel1et IRON ne olsl1l say, pl't "
tue same ilhle expressed .hllsseIi peIiEctly
9e ~ ,,a' Ii. ~ fer e tas r;I,t S
r.ady known.
Ee1'1 "uh~nower nj freacricR' md
FREDERICK -hd;' NOV. ll.-feiN NUTS
mower WIS 11a1iseu ~ t'i!s p'ace touas t"l
tne l1uruer o. James L. "etzel!' ." 1AuS,:
d. 1o'a. fel'S Atat'no"et was ~ seats u
age. l1e grew up spol4eu ooy anu Il ulssl-
patea man. ke1us1hg Tile OPPORTUNITIES MS
father prof1ered him for college education,
lie went West, where, after few years of
h u "
NJ, l,orsa-r,cn- in ry,,ir, .ht. won a cnns,i.
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e1aole SUR 1h's Wis oiss'p"'eo pclole lo'''
when he was. called home by his fathers
DEATH A quarrel with his brother led him
10 70 to Emu.ttsburg. Md. where f,r dissi-
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pa'eo HIS pa'r1haons oh l'orseS anu l''st Nv,
ll,Ss, Ill company with James l.. Nctzeli, till
lie was ptllniless again. On. Aug, Mum
showar and Wet7ei, were seen IN enter =
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m p'eee u "o''oa' ~,oAs''""e' ,tns gun:
Multshowcr was seen later OH road, coming
from the direction, of the woods. On tienext
day Muis1lower boasted af having Il large
sum OF money about him, and talked Of going
away.
SUSPICIOUS WERE AROUSED
that he had made way with Wctzell, but
after being examined lie was discharged, On
thn foI}nv,, ,ftar,of,,, j, ,rr,vn -,,s ,1isccv-
sn.,. w. -. 49, "ls. ""' ''', ~ ,o ,,
e1eu ~ u'e "oVus anu vi l's oelllS openeo
the remains OF Netzell were found. Nuns