Died on the Gallows

Item

Title
Died on the Gallows
Source Type
Newspapers
Publisher
Davenport Daily Times
Publication Place
Davenport, IA
Publication Date
01/26/1889
Transcript
Died on the Gallows. BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Jan. 26.--At Eutaw, Green County, Ala., yesterday, Jim Seams, a colored man, was hanged for the murder of Deputy Sheriff Autrey a year ago. Seams protested to the last that he shot the deputy in self-defense. His neck was broken by the fall.
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Jim Seams