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| Source Type: | Newspaper |
| Publisher: | The Pittsburgh Press |
| Place of publication: | Pittsburgh, PA |
| Date of publication: | 6/6/1895 |
| Source URL: | View Source |
| Transcript: | Identified and Then Strung Up. Birmingham, Ala., June 6. Near Strassburg, 50 miles south of here, the body of James Powell, a negro, was found hanging to a tree limb. Monday night Powell entered the residence of John Bussey and assaulted his young daughter. The father went to her assistance, but the negro escaped. Pursuit was given by a posse and he was captured near Calera, 15 miles away, and was carried before the girl, who identified him and then he was promptly strung up. |
| Citation: | “Identified and Then Strung Up.” The Pittsburgh Press (Pittsburgh, PA), June 06, 1895. |