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Was Hanged Many Years Ago

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Parent Issue
Day
11
Month
June
Year
1897
Copyright
Public Domain
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Lancaster, Wis., June 8. - Parties ligging trenches for water mains came upon a decayed eoffln and the deoaying bones of its oocupant. lt proved to be the remfffns of Edward Oliver, "who was hanged here in the latter part of 1838 for the murder of John Russei! at Cassvllle. The burial spot al that time was in the wüods and was long since forgotten ana lost.

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Ann Arbor Argus
Old News