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Hanged And Robbed

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Parent Issue
Day
26
Month
January
Year
1894
Copyright
Public Domain
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Gallipolis, O., Jan. 23. - Two men named Dewitt and their sister live near Crab Creek. Sunday evening one of theui, Peter Dewitt, attended churcli. Between 8 and 9 o'clock three men. either negroes or having their faces blackened, broke in the door and demanded money, which was refused. While one of them covered Miss Sasan Dewitt with a revolver the others took James upstairs and hanged him with a piece óf bedcord to a joist until he was black in the face. When they let him down he told where they could find some money. The burglars then proeeeded to open a tin box which contained S50 in gold. They eecured the money and decamped. Dewitt is a miser aud very wealthy.

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Subjects
Ann Arbor Argus
Old News