Denied His Guilt to the Last

Item

Title
Denied His Guilt to the Last
Source Type
Newspapers
Publisher
Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Publication Place
Brooklyn, NY
Publication Date
01/26/1889
Transcript
DENIED HIS GUILT TO THE LAST. BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Jan. 26.--At Eutaw, Green County, Ala., yesterday, Jim Seams, a colored man, was hanged for the murder of deputy sheriff Putney 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