Prior to 1890 there was no court of appeals for those found guilty of a capital crime. However, the President of the United States could pardon or commute sentences.
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Name
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Crime
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Date Convicted
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Date to be Executed
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Final Disposition
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George LeFlore
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Murder
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December 23, 1871
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None
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Died in jail, October 27, 1872, awaiting sentencing
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John Broderick
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Murder
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December 4, 1872
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April 3, 1874
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Commuted to five years imprisonment
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Robert T. Barber
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Murder
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July 2, 1873
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Convicted of manslaughter, sentenced to three years in penitentiary at Little Rock
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Frank Butler
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Murder
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May 27, 1875
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September 3, 1875
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Killed while attempting escape
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Oscar Snow
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Murder
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June 7, 1875
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September 3, 1875
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Commuted to life imprisonment at Joliet, Illinois. Later pardoned
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Black Crow
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Murder
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December 13, 1876
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April 27, 1877
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Commuted to life imprisonment at Moundsville, West Virginia
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Irwing Perkins
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Murder
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December 16, 1876
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April 27, 1877
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Commuted to life imprisonment at Moundsville, West Virginia
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Charles Thomas
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Murder
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December 27, 1877
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April 27, 1877
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Commuted to life imprisonment at Moundsville, West Virginia. Served six years, and then pardoned
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William J. Meadows
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Murder
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September 18, 1877
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January 18, 1878
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Commuted to life imprisonment at Detroit, Michigan
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Joshua Wade
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Rape
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September 29, 1877
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January 18, 1878
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Commuted to life imprisonment at Detroit, Michigan
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Thomas Robinson
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Murder
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September 29, 1877
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January 18, 1878
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Commuted to life imprisonment at Detroit, Michigan
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Carolina Grayson
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Murder
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December 13,1877
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June 21, 1878
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Commuted to life imprisonment at Detroit, Michigan
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Peter Grayson
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Murder
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December 13, 1877
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June 21, 1878
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Commuted to life imprisonment at Detroit, Michigan
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Man Lewis
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Murder
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December 13, 1877
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June 21, 1878
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Commuted to life imprisonment at Detroit, Michigan
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Robert Love
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Murder
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December 13, 1877
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June 21, 1878
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Commuted to life imprisonment at Detroit, Michigan
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Uriah M. Cooper
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Murder
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December 12, 1879
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June 18, 1880
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Commuted to life imprisonment at Detroit, Michigan
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Jackson Marshal
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Murder
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December 19, 1879
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June 18, 1880
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Died in jail before execution date
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James N. Heaslet
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Murder
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February 18, 1880
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June 18, 1880
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Commuted to life imprisonment at Detroit, Michigan
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Lum Smith
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Murder
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September 23, 1880
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December 17, 1880
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Commuted to life imprisonment at Detroit, Michigan
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Tulwaharjo
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Murder
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June 24, 1881
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September 9, 1881
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Granted a new trial; discharged
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Sahquahnee
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Murder
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August 9, 1881
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October 14, 1881
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Commuted to life imprisonment at Detroit, Michigan
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John Jacobs
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Murder
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November 17, 1882
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April 13, 1883
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Sentence commuted
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Mat Music
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Rape
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July 14, 1883
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July 11, 1884
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Granted a full pardon
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Barua Maha
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Murder
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March 29, 1883
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July 11, 1884
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Granted a new trial; discharged
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Fanny Echols
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Murder
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December 18, 1883
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July 11, 1884
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Commuted to life imprisonment at Detroit, Michigan
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Dan Jones
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Murder
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December 22, 1883
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July 11, 1884
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Commuted to life imprisonment at Detroit, Michigan.
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William Dickson
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Murder
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September 8, 1884
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April 17, 1885
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Commuted to life imprisonment at Detroit, Michigan
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Fred M. Ray
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Murder
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November 24, 1884
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April 17, 1885
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Commuted to life imprisonment at Detroit, Michigan
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William Meadows
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Murder
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November 24, 1884
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April 17, 1885
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Commuted to life imprisonment at Detroit, Michigan
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Mason Holcomb
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Murder
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December 20, 1884
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April 17, 1885
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Commuted to life imprisonment at Detroit, Michigan.
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Robert Wolfe
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Murder
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July 25, 1885
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April 23, 1886
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Sentence commuted
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Robinson Kemp
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Murder
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August 12, 1885
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April 23, 1886
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Commuted to life imprisonment at Detroit, Michigan
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William Hamilton
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Murder
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August 14, 1885
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None
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Died in jail while awaiting sentence
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Meredith Crow
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Murder
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October 2, 1885
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April 23, 1886
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Commuted to life imprisonment at Detroit, Michigan. Served nine years, and then pardoned
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Luce Hammond
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Murder
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December 4, 1885
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April 23, 1886
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Commuted to life imprisonment at Detroit, Michigan
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Hewahnackee
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Murder
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December 4, 1885
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April 23, 1886
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Commuted to life imprisonment at Detroit, Michigan
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Monroe Wiley
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Murder
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December 4, 1885
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April 23, 1886
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Commuted to life imprisonment at Detroit, Michigan
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Blue Duck
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Murder
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January 30, 1886
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July 23, 1886
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Commuted to life imprisonment at Menard, Illinois. Pardoned
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John Parrott
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Murder
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March 11, 1886
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January 14, 1887
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Commuted to five years imprisonment at Menard, Illinois
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Jeff Hilderbrand
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Murder
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August 2, 1887
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April 27, 1888
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Died in jail while awaiting execution
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Richard Sutherland
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Murder
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September 14, 1887
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April 27, 1888
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Commuted to twenty-one years imprisonment in Little Rock, Arkansas
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Bill Alexander
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Rape
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September 16, 1887
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April 27, 1888
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Commuted to life imprisonment at Little Rock, Arkansas
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Emanuel Patterson
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Murder
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October 20, 1887
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April 27, 1888
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Commuted to life imprisonment
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Lewis Burrows
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Murder
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September 15, 1888
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January 25, 1889
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Commuted to ten years imprisonment at Little Rock, Arkansas
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Steve Bussel
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Murder
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September 27, 1888
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April 19, 1889
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Commuted to life imprisonment at Little Rock, Arkansas
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William G. Sorder
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Murder
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October 12, 1888
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January 25, 1889
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Commuted to life imprisonment at Little Rock, Arkansas
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George Brashears
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Murder
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November 2, 1888
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April 19, 1889
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Commuted to life imprisonment at Columbus, Ohio
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William Woods
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Murder
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November 20, 1888
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April 19, 1889
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Pardoned
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Henry Miller
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Murder
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November 20, 1888
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April 19, 1889
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Commuted to life imprisonment at Columbus, Ohio
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Frank Capel
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Murder
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March 1, 1889
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April 1889
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Commuted to life imprisonment at Columbus, Ohio
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Elsie James
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Murder
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March 22, 1889
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July 17, 1889
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Commuted to life imprisonment at Columbus, Ohio
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Jo Martin
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Murder
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April 6, 1889
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July 17, 1889
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Commuted to life imprisonment at Columbus, Ohio
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Madison James
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Murder
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September 4, 1889
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January 16, 1890
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Commuted to fifteen years at Detroit, Michigan
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Charles Bullard
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Murder
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October 16, 1889
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January 16, 1890
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Commuted to life imprisonment at Columbus, Ohio. Served one year; pardoned
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