When was it published?

August 23, 1820 in The Hillsborough Recorder

Domestic News August 23, 1820

The Hillsborough Recorder

Q: What keywords are associated?

Suicide, Mock Execution, Boys, Fells Point, Hanging

Hillsboro, Orange County, North Carolina

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What is this article about?

An 11-year-old boy in Fells Point died by suicide during a mock execution game with other boys imitating the hanging of Hutton and Hull; his comrades removed the supporting stones, causing him to hang and they fled.

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With regard to the unhappy instance of suicide, committed at Fells Point, by a youth of 11 years of age—we deem it proper to state, 'That a number of boys had assembled for the purpose of exhibiting a mock execution; boys who had probably attended the execution of Hutton and Hull. The unhappy youth who personated one of those culprits, stood upon a pile of stones, with one end of a rope round his neck and the other attached to a beam. We further understand, that one or more of his boyish spectators acted the part of a divine—while the unfortunate youth was standing in this situation, his comrades removed the stones which formed the pedestal, and alarmed by the struggles of the expiring youth, ran away and left him to die the martyr of their own folly.'

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What sub-type of article is it?

Accident Death Or Funeral

What keywords are associated?

Suicide Mock Execution Boys Fells Point Hanging

What entities or persons were involved?

Hutton Hull

Where did it happen?

Fells Point

Domestic News Details

Primary Location

Fells Point

Key Persons

Hutton Hull

Outcome

the 11-year-old youth died by hanging during the mock execution.

Event Details

A number of boys assembled for a mock execution, imitating the execution of Hutton and Hull. The 11-year-old youth personated one of the culprits, standing on a pile of stones with a rope around his neck attached to a beam. One or more boys acted as a divine. His comrades removed the stones, and alarmed by his struggles, ran away, leaving him to die.