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The National Republican And Cincinnati Daily Mercantile Advertiser
Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
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William Teller (alias John Scott) and Cesar Reynolds were convicted of murdering guard Ezra Hopkins during an escape attempt from Hartford State Prison on April 30. Judge Dagget sentenced them to death, to be executed on the last Friday in June.
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Convictions of Murder,—William Teller, alias John Scott and Cesar Reynolds, it will be recollected, entered into a combination on the night of the 30th April, to effect their escape from the State Prison at Hartford, in the course of which Ezra Hopkins, one of the guards on duty, was killed. Having been tried and convicted of the murder Judge Dagget passed sentence of death upon each of the prisoners. They are to be executed on the last Friday in June. Teller had been convicted about three years since on five complaints, for passing counterfeit money, and had been sentenced to an imprisonment of fifteen years, in the State prison. Reynolds was under sentence of imprisonment for life for the crime of burglary.—N. Y. Courier & Enq.
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Hartford
Event Date
Night Of The 30th April
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ezra hopkins killed; william teller and cesar reynolds convicted of murder and sentenced to death, to be executed on the last friday in june
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William Teller, alias John Scott, and Cesar Reynolds attempted to escape from the State Prison at Hartford on the night of the 30th April, during which they killed guard Ezra Hopkins. They were tried, convicted of murder, and sentenced to death by Judge Dagget. Teller had prior conviction for passing counterfeit money (15 years); Reynolds for burglary (life).