The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1889-01-12
JACK KETCH'S WORK.
The Number o. Persons Throttled BY
the Law.
Detailed List by states-yhe Grimes
For which They Were Exeewted--
Comparison with other Years.

was much smaller Than Tor many years pre-
yious. The total number was 81, n com
pared with 20 In 1887. 50 In 1886, and i0s In
1888. The executions in the several States
were as follows: Alabama, D: Arkansas, 3;
California, D.: Connecticut, L; Delaware. l 4,
Georgia, q; Illinois >; Indiana, /; Iowa,
/; Kansas, 2; Kentucky, 1; Louisiana. 8;
Maryland, 1; Massachusetts,. 4; Minnesota,
1; Mississippi, 4; Missouri, 4; New York.
o; New Jersey. 4: North Carolina, >; Ohio,
3; Oregon. l (; Pennsy Iyania, D.; South Caro-
lima. 8 Tennessee, y Texas, O.: Arizona, 1;
Idaho, 2; Montana, 2 Washington, |;
Wyoming, l.; Indian Territory, 2. OF this
number NIL were males but one, 81 were
whites, - negroes and Chlnaman. The de-
tailed list Is as follows:
JANUARY.
@. Nathan Il. sutton, murder OF Alexander
Martin, Oakland, Cal.
IL. Henry Schmidt. murder OF Lucretia
Peck, West Union, la.
10. james T.. Nowlin, murder Of George A.
Goldman. Cambridge, Mass.
%. Danlei Driscoll, murder OF Elizabeth
Garrit, New York.
FEBRUARY
Q. James Cornelius. colored. murderer OF
Ernest Wren. Webster Parish, La.
0. Clement A. Day, murder OF Josie X.
Cross. Utica, n. Y.
10. John Hart, murder OF John Pitts,
Helena, MT.
Il. Martin l.. Scott, wife murder, Deer
Lodge, VI. Il.
%. Lewis Moore, colorcd, murder, George
town, Ga.
MARCH.
1. Oscar II. Beckwith. murder OF SIMON
Nandercook Hudson, y y.
4. Martin Duran, murder, Prescott. Arz.
.. Macy Warner, murder Of Frank Harris,
Jeffcrsonyillc, Ind,
APRIL.
4. Adam Nolkavitch murder OF Stanlslaus
Broski, Wilkesbarre, Pa.
4. ISither shaffer, double murder, Lock ..Ha-
ven, Pa.
7.J.H II. Zimmerman, murder OF William
sterling, Goldcndale, w. L.
10. Nelson O. Holong murder OF Lille Fields,
Fergus Falls, Mimi.
10. Robert Van Brunt, murder OF Frank Roy,
Warsaw. y. Y.
10. Chilers Banks, colored, murder OF Mar
tina Henderson, Walisyille, Tex.
20. y. Il. Lester, murder OF j. l.. Lane, Leb-
anon, Tenn.
20. George Durham, murder OF his mother
in-law, Woodbury., Nj.
q. Jasper Davis, murder OF wife, Anderson,
sc.
81. Jack Prater, colored. murder OF Andrew
Jackson. Orangeburg, ;. &.
y. Owen j.. Hill, wife murder, Little Rock,
Ark.
y. George Moss, murder OF - Taft, Little
Rock. Ark
81. Jack Crow, murder OF Chas. Ii. Wilson,
Little Rock, Ark.
81. John u. BrIscoe, murder OF r. r. Dixon,
Lconardtown, Md.
MAY.
!. Robert G. Hall, murder OF Lillian
Rivers, Philadelphia. Pa.
I. David Vincent, murder OF Charles
IL. George McDuffce, eolored, murder of
- Cheney. Greensboro. Ga.
IL. Zephyr Davis, colored, murder OF
Maggie Gaughan, Chicago, III.
Il. William George, murder OF James
scott, Columbus. o.
ID. 49, Graham, murder, Bolivar, Miss
-. David Moore, colored, murder, Boil
war; Miss.
-. Willard Hall, colored murder, Boil
var, Miss.
20. William II. Roc, murder, Navasota,
81. Henry Weaver, murder OF Miles West,
Early CO., Ga.
JUNE.
%. William Patterson, murder Of Jennie
Bowman, jefferson county, Ky.
q. George Wilson, wife murder, Albion,
MY.
20. Peter IIronek wife murder, ST. Joseph
Mo.
G. Gustavus Boglcs, murder OF William
I. William lambeth, murder OF 5. +.
Autie, Dallas, ore.
10. Edward A. Dcacons. murder OF Ada
stone, Rochester, y. Y.
Ill. stephen Freeman, rape, Wilmington,
n. 4,
IL. Ebenezcr stanyard, murder OF Alice
Hancock, Columbus. ..
10. George VI Rider, murder Of II. p. Tai
lent Marshall, Mo.
10. Conrad Jackson. colorei, murder OF
John Talley, Waco, Tex.
J. Murray Lewis, colored' Greenyille,
8. Henry c. Ebert, wife murder, Jersey
City ". j.
IS. Richard kcarncy, murder OF Mary
Purcell, Freehold, n. J..
10. William Houston, colorcd murder,
Winston, y. &.
20. Hecks Carmichael, murder OF Sheriff
shipe, Knoxville, Tenn.
20. Simon Pits, colorcd. murder OF Len
don Walker, Clayton, Ala.
90 John Allen. murder OF User Urich,
Monticello. n, \.
%. Frank Williams, murder OF Charles
Reed and Captain VIM. BIaskfoot,
lido.
AUGUST.
?. Charles ("BIInky'') Morgan, murder Of
William IIulligan, Columbus, O..
10. Hugh NJ. Brooks alias Maxwell, murder
81 G. Arthur pTcller. a. Louis. Mo.
10. Henry Landgraf, murder OF Anuc Iisch,
II. Louis, Mo.
10. Charles III. llicdcl. wife murder, New
castle, Del.
n. John Wright, murder Of Timothy Ieffcr-
ga white sulphur springs q. H., l. n.
t.. Alexander Wood, wife murder, Blae&-
foot. Idaho.
n. Daniel Lyons. murder OF Joseph II.
Quinn, New York.
81. George w. Cox. mnrsler ~ Henry G..
Cook, san Address. Cal.
SEPrEMnER.