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Domestic News
August 26, 1904
Evening Capital
Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland
What is this article about?
John W. Burley, a Black man convicted of a crime against 4-year-old Ella Turner, was hanged in Washington D.C. jail on Aug. 26 despite a plea for commutation to President Roosevelt, who rejected it believing swift justice reduces lynchings.
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A NEGRO HANGED.
Special Dispatch to Evening Capital.
Washington, D. C., Aug. 26.- John W. Burley, the negro in whose case the President declined to interfere recently, was hanged today in the district jail. Burley's crime was committed about a year ago, his victim being a little 4-year-old girl named Ella Turner. An application was made to the President to commute the sentence of Burley to imprisonment for life, it being alleged that the prisoner was of mind so weak as to be irresponsible for his crime. Attorney-General Moody investigated the case and reported to the President fully as to the facts. In rejecting the application for commutation of Burley's sentence, President Roosevelt ordered the carrying out of the court's sentence and stated his belief that quick justice in cases like Burley's would lessen lynchings.
Special Dispatch to Evening Capital.
Washington, D. C., Aug. 26.- John W. Burley, the negro in whose case the President declined to interfere recently, was hanged today in the district jail. Burley's crime was committed about a year ago, his victim being a little 4-year-old girl named Ella Turner. An application was made to the President to commute the sentence of Burley to imprisonment for life, it being alleged that the prisoner was of mind so weak as to be irresponsible for his crime. Attorney-General Moody investigated the case and reported to the President fully as to the facts. In rejecting the application for commutation of Burley's sentence, President Roosevelt ordered the carrying out of the court's sentence and stated his belief that quick justice in cases like Burley's would lessen lynchings.
What sub-type of article is it?
Execution
Crime
What keywords are associated?
John Burley
Hanging
Washington Dc
Roosevelt
Commutation Denied
What entities or persons were involved?
John W. Burley
Ella Turner
President Roosevelt
Attorney General Moody
Where did it happen?
Washington, D. C.
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Washington, D. C.
Event Date
Aug. 26
Key Persons
John W. Burley
Ella Turner
President Roosevelt
Attorney General Moody
Outcome
john w. burley hanged; sentence not commuted.
Event Details
John W. Burley hanged in district jail for crime against 4-year-old Ella Turner committed about a year ago. President declined to commute sentence to life imprisonment despite claims of mental weakness; Attorney-General Moody investigated. Roosevelt believed quick justice reduces lynchings.