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Domestic News
December 3, 1901
Daily New Dominion
Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia
What is this article about?
Morgantown residents mistakenly believed William Allen, sentenced to death for killing Hiram McMillan, was the son of local Jim Allen; inquiry confirms this is untrue, describing the condemned as a bad character unlike the respected local.
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Impression That William Allen was Known here is Unfounded
There has been an impression abroad in Morgantown that William Allen who is under sentence of death for killing Hiram McMillan was formerly a resident of this place and a son of Jim Allen formerly a well known colored resident of this place.
Inquiry has revealed the fact that this impression is an erroneous one. Jim Allen for years was connected with the Wallace House and will be remembered by many of our older people. He was an unoffensive well meaning fellow and was universally respected. This William Allen seems to be another cut of coon and is a bad man. His execution will be only a partial delivery of what is coming to him.
Impression That William Allen was Known here is Unfounded
There has been an impression abroad in Morgantown that William Allen who is under sentence of death for killing Hiram McMillan was formerly a resident of this place and a son of Jim Allen formerly a well known colored resident of this place.
Inquiry has revealed the fact that this impression is an erroneous one. Jim Allen for years was connected with the Wallace House and will be remembered by many of our older people. He was an unoffensive well meaning fellow and was universally respected. This William Allen seems to be another cut of coon and is a bad man. His execution will be only a partial delivery of what is coming to him.
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime
Execution
What keywords are associated?
William Allen
Death Sentence
Morgantown
Jim Allen
Hiram Mcmillan
Execution
What entities or persons were involved?
William Allen
Hiram Mcmillan
Jim Allen
Where did it happen?
Morgantown
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Morgantown
Key Persons
William Allen
Hiram Mcmillan
Jim Allen
Outcome
william allen under sentence of death for killing hiram mcmillan; execution pending
Event Details
Local impression that condemned William Allen was son of respected Jim Allen proven erroneous; Jim Allen was well-known and respected, unlike the violent William Allen