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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1900
Page
5
An assortment of editorial notes condemning a murderer named Coleman Gillespie and praising harsh punishment, alongside remarks on the Philippines situation, Senator Hanna’s cold reception in Chicago, social ills, wife cruelty, youth misconduct, and a brief China peace conference note.
Coleman Gillespie was hanged at Gold Beach in Curry county on October 5 1900 at 3 25 PM for the murder of Christene Edson on September 19 1899. He confessed in Roseburg jail detailing the crime and robbery before the execution and showed no fear on the scaffold.
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