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Domestic News
September 16, 1818
Alexandria Gazette & Daily Advertiser
Alexandria, Virginia
What is this article about?
A negro named Tom, notorious for highway robberies and plantation depredations, was executed by hanging at Norfolk after capture on Joseph Middleton's farm near Portsmouth.
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EXECUTION.
A negro named Tom, was lately hung at Norfolk. He had long been the terror of the neighboring country, and was notorious for his robberies on the highway and depredations on the neighboring plantations. He is represented as being not far behind Three-finger'd Jack in the number of his offences and escapes. He possessed Herculean strength, and was of remarkable stature. He was taken on the farm of Joseph Middleton, near Portsmouth, having sunk in the mud in endeavoring to cross a marsh. At the gallows he appeared cheerful, and called out to the officers in attendance to inform him when he was to be swung off.
[N. York Daily Adver.
A negro named Tom, was lately hung at Norfolk. He had long been the terror of the neighboring country, and was notorious for his robberies on the highway and depredations on the neighboring plantations. He is represented as being not far behind Three-finger'd Jack in the number of his offences and escapes. He possessed Herculean strength, and was of remarkable stature. He was taken on the farm of Joseph Middleton, near Portsmouth, having sunk in the mud in endeavoring to cross a marsh. At the gallows he appeared cheerful, and called out to the officers in attendance to inform him when he was to be swung off.
[N. York Daily Adver.
What sub-type of article is it?
Execution
Crime
Slave Related
What keywords are associated?
Norfolk Execution
Highway Robberies
Plantation Depredations
Tom Negro
Joseph Middleton Farm
What entities or persons were involved?
Tom
Joseph Middleton
Three Finger'd Jack
Where did it happen?
Norfolk
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Norfolk
Event Date
Lately
Key Persons
Tom
Joseph Middleton
Three Finger'd Jack
Outcome
hung at norfolk
Event Details
A negro named Tom, long the terror of the neighboring country for robberies on the highway and depredations on plantations, possessed Herculean strength and remarkable stature. He was captured on Joseph Middleton's farm near Portsmouth after sinking in mud while crossing a marsh. At the gallows, he appeared cheerful and asked officers to inform him when he was to be swung off.