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Daisy M Smith

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Daisy M Smith

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10 Oct 1898 (aged 16)
Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Daisy was the daughter of Henry Smith and Georgianna Campbell.

Young Murderer Hanged.

SUNBURN, Pa., Jan. 3.-Edward Cressinger, aged 19 years, was hanged here today for the murder of 16 year-old Daisy Smith, daughter of a farmer at Boyles Run. Cressinger met his fate calmly. He is the youngest murderer ever hanged in the State. He shot the girl and cut her throat on August 10, 1898, in a passion of jealousy.

San Francisco Call, Jan. 4, 1900
San Francisco, CA
Daisy was the daughter of Henry Smith and Georgianna Campbell.

Young Murderer Hanged.

SUNBURN, Pa., Jan. 3.-Edward Cressinger, aged 19 years, was hanged here today for the murder of 16 year-old Daisy Smith, daughter of a farmer at Boyles Run. Cressinger met his fate calmly. He is the youngest murderer ever hanged in the State. He shot the girl and cut her throat on August 10, 1898, in a passion of jealousy.

San Francisco Call, Jan. 4, 1900
San Francisco, CA

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  • Created by: Grave Hunters
  • Added: Apr 8, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50807863/daisy_m-smith: accessed ), memorial page for Daisy M Smith (16 Aug 1882–10 Oct 1898), Find a Grave Memorial ID 50807863, citing Mountain Presbyterian Cemetery, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Grave Hunters (contributor 46978735).