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Execution Draws Massive Mississippi Crowd at Aberdeen
A vast throng gathered in Aberdeen to witness the execution of William Lanier. The scene mirrored past mass hangings, with spectators arriving from Mississippi and Alabama. Lanier spoke briefly, receiving a prayer from Rev. Wilkinson, then was executed by hanging. the head was severed on the drop, doctors offering medical explanations.
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Aberdeen
William Lanier
Jones and Miller
Walker Brothers
Alabama
Arkansas
Haven
Rube Burrows
Mississippi
Lanier
Richard Wilkinson
Wilson
Wilkinson
Sullivan
Crosby
Calvin Williams
Sams
Wm. Paine
J. Alworth
C. P. Hamilton
Frank Paine
E.R. Wrenland
Keayiin
Jackson
Miss
Longino
Mississippi Exposition Bureau
F. C. Enochs
Hinds
O. B. Quin
Pike
Frank Burkitt
Chickasaw
W. P. Still
Tate
Commonwealth
St. Louis
A. and M. College
State University
Industrial Institute and College
Noble Daughters of the State
Iss
Piny Woods
A.and M. College
Starkville
Alcorn A. and M. College
Westside
Vicksburg
Missisippi
Barkitt
Tennessee
Moseravek
Burkitt Stil