Greenupsburg received the name of "Hangtown" because of the hangings which took place in the early days, on a tree near Little Sandy River. The account of this hanging was copied from a paper belonging to Mrs. Warren, died on Saturday, consequently Clark was executed by the deputy sheriff. We understand that the sheriff of Greenup, Mr. The two remaining murderers are yet in jail awaiting their trial. The two murdered and three of the murderers. This makes the ? life lost by this wretched affair. An effort was made to procure a remission of the hanging, but it failed. Reuben Clark, anothe of the murderers of Brewer and wife, was hung at Greenupsburg, on Monday inst. (from a supplimentary edition of 'A History of Greenup Co., KY')įrom OLD MURDER STORIES from Lawrence Co., OH newspapers: (From an email sent to me).Turner Clark was also hung on the same day as Rueben. One of these met his death by drowning while attempting to ford the Cumberland River, while the other lived to an advanced age. John and Bill Hood were later released from prison to serve as soldiers in the Civil War. Of the three receiving the death penalty,two actually paid it on the scaffold, Collins hung himself in jail prior to the day of the execution. Womack and John Sloan, returned verdicts of death in the cases of John Collins, Turner and Ruben Clark, while John and Bill Hood were given life sentences. Smith, Abram Meadows, Evan Jackson, Moses Mackoy, Thomas McNeal, Timothy Clary, John T. It required three days to conduct the trial.
When his wife appeared at the sound of the commotion, she was killed also. Upon the appearance of Brewer, he was beaten to death with a club. Records show that Collins was the ringleader and hired his companions to commit the actual murder byhaving them go to the Brewer home and create a disturbance in the chicken yard. The murder occured on East Fork of Little Sandy River. Court records show that Turner and Ruben Clark, John and Bill Hood and John Collins werre charged with the murder of a man by the name of William Brewer and his wife over a line fence and lesser quarrels between Collins and Brewer. Hazelrigg was appointed to fill the vacancy, and presided at the trial. Moore was circuit judge but due to illness, Judge Thomas H. The last public hanging took place in June, 1852. Albert Hales, a resident of Wolf Pen, Greenup Co., andgranddaughter of John Collins. This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates.The following account of the Brewer murder was given in 1950 to the author by Mrs. You have chosen this person to be their own family member. Year should not be greater than current year Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request. Sorry! There are no volunteers for this cemetery. GREAT NEWS! There is 1 volunteer for this cemetery. This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 15 photos to this memorial This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 30 photos This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 5 photos to this memorial This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 20 photos You may not upload any more photos to this memorial
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