By the neck until dead : a history of hangings in Cuyahoga County

John Stark Bellamy

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Table of Contents

Intro

pp i-ii; 2 pages
 

Table of Contents

pp iii-iii; 1 page
 

Preface

pp iv-iv; 1 page
 

A Word to the Reader

pp v-vi; 2 pages
 

Chapter I. White Men's Justice: The Burlesque Demise of John O'Mic (1812)

pp 1-5; 5 pages
 

Chapter II. "I Die an Innocent Man": The Gruesome Death of William Beatson (1853)

pp 6-14; 9 pages
 

Chapter III. Tamsen Parsons' Long Fatal Love Chase: The Insufferable Dr. Hughes (1865)

pp 15-28; 14 pages
 

Chapter IV. Bloody Doings at Olmsted: The Lonesome Death of Rosa Colvin (1866)

pp 29-39; 11 pages
 

Chapter V. Shot in His Own Bed: The Murder of David Skinner (1868)

pp 40-52; 13 pages
 

Chapter VI. "A Swing For a Swing": Slaughter on Cedar Ave. (1871)

pp 53-65; 13 pages
 

Chapter VII. "They Say I've Been Killing Someone": The Butchery of Greenberry Hood (1873)

pp 66-77; 12 pages
 

Chapter VIII. "I Am Settling For All Past Wrongs . . .": William Adin's Cross-TownBloodbath (1875)

pp 78-95; 18 pages
 

Chapter IX. "She Is Not Dead To Me": The Fatal Passion of Charlie McGill (1877)

pp 96-110; 15 pages
 

Note on Sources

pp 111-111; 1 page
 






Book Details

Title
By the neck until dead
Subtitle
a history of hangings in Cuyahoga County
Author
John Stark Bellamy
Publisher
Cleveland State University
Print Pub Date
2000-01-01
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Language
English
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Pages
117
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