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Crime Terrible in Marshall County Mississippi
A harsh account details the rape and murder of Mrs. Redman by a black man in Marshall County Mississippi. He attacked her twice, killed her, was captured by hounds, confessed, and was executed by the crowd after being castrated and hanged, with gunfire ending his life. Nearby Manchester New Hampshire reports fear of Edwin Moore a Virginia escapee found in Lowell, later fleeing to Canada with his family.
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