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May 23, 1815
The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
In New York, 12-year-old Benjamin Lee sentenced to 7 years hard labor for manslaughter after fatally striking peer Edward Farrell with a stone to the head. Warning issued to boys against stone-throwing. (NY paper, May 14.)
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This morning a boy, about 12 or 13 years of age, named Benjamin Lee, who had been previously indicted and convicted of manslaughter, was sentenced to seven years imprisonment in the State Prison, at hard labor. The person killed by him was another boy of about the same age, named Edward Farrell. His death was occasioned by Lee's throwing a large stone at Farrell, which struck him in the head. Let this be a warning to the many small and large boys who are so much in the habit of throwing stones at each other, or at random in our city.
—N. Y. pap. May 14.
—N. Y. pap. May 14.
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime Story
Tragedy
What themes does it cover?
Crime Punishment
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Manslaughter
Boy Sentenced
Stone Throwing
Warning
What entities or persons were involved?
Benjamin Lee
Edward Farrell
Where did it happen?
Our City
Story Details
Key Persons
Benjamin Lee
Edward Farrell
Location
Our City
Event Date
This Morning
Story Details
Benjamin Lee, aged 12 or 13, was sentenced to seven years imprisonment for manslaughter after throwing a stone that struck and killed Edward Farrell, another boy of similar age, in the head. Serves as a warning against throwing stones.