Together with his brother Charles, he was convicted of the murder of their father. The two brothers were hanged at Beal Pasture (now Beal Park) in Maryville before a crowd of ten thousand people. The crime and hanging were reported in newspapers as far away as New York.
Together with his brother Charles, he was convicted of the murder of their father. The two brothers were hanged at Beal Pasture (now Beal Park) in Maryville before a crowd of ten thousand people. The crime and hanging were reported in newspapers as far away as New York.
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WE DIED INOCENT
But they're not dead only gone before,
On a calm and quiet eve
Will visit the loved ones on this shore
Who sadly for them now do greave