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ATTEMPTED HANCJINC1.Robert RaiUod.atotorod Boy, StrungUp by tht Neck.Two white bom, named respectively, Arthur Switzer and Archie O’Neill, were arrested yesterday on the charge of attempting to hang a colored lad I named Robert Ragland, a won of the well known hackman, Willis Ragland The three boys are ageu about 12 to 13 years. Alderman Osborne, before whom they appeared, placed the youthful defendants under bail for a hearing to be held later.It is asserted by young Ragland thaton Saturday last the two boys overpowered him in a building on Water street, affixed a rope about his neck and strung him op, the rope cutting the skin andcanning the lad's neck to bleed The rope and a bloodstained collar were offered in eridence to show that the at- ! tempted hanging was no joking matter. 1 Jast whv the would be lynchers under- j took to hang the colored boy is un- .known. They may explain at their * hearing. f
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Bradford Era
Bradford, Pennsylvania, US
Tue, Mar 17, 1903
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