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November 21, 1903
THE PRESS, Philadelphia, November 21, 1903
* Tom Horn execution by hanging
* Old West scout, lawman, gunman, outlaw
The front page has one column headlines: "TOM HORN, SCOUT, CAME TO AN END"
"Famous Indian Fighter, Hanged for Murder, Helps Adjust Noose About His Own Neck--One of Geronimo's Captors"
1st report coverage on the execution of famous scout, Tom Horn, in Cheyenne,Wyoming. wikipedia notes: Tom Horn has the distinction of being one of the few people in the "Wild West" to have been hanged by an automated process. A Cheyenne, Wyoming architect named James P. Julian designed the contraption in 1892, earning the name "The Julian Gallows," which made the condemned man hang himself. The trap door was connected to a lever which pulled the plug out of a barrel of water. This would cause a lever with a counterweight to rise, pulling on the support beam under the gallows. When enough pressure was applied, this would cause the beam to break free, opening the trap and hanging the condemned man. Tom Horn was buried in the Columbia Cemetery in Boulder, Colorado.
Other news of the day. Complete in 16 pages, light browning, minor margin wear, otherwise good.
Category: The 20th Century
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