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Fort Worth Daily Gazette
Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas
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In Charlotte, N.C., on December 17, Nelson Swart and Anderson Davis, two Black men convicted of burglary, were hanged in the jail enclosure. Davis's neck broke on the drop, while Swart died by strangulation due to a slipped noose. Both showed no emotion, bid farewell, and claimed they were going to heaven, attended by Rev. Father Mass. Under NC law, murder, arson, rape, and burglary are capital crimes.
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CHARLOTTE, N. C., Dec. 18.-Nelson Swart and Anderson Davis, colored, convicted of burglary, were hanged within jail enclosure in this city yesterday. A drop fell at 11 o'clock, and Davis' neck was broken by the fall. As the drop sprung, the noose around Swart's slipped so that the knot rested back of his head, and he died from strangulation. Both men mounted the gallows with a steady step and exhibited no emotion. They bade those present farewell, said they were going to heaven. They were attended by the Rev. Father Mass. Under the North Carolina law murder, arson, rape and burglary are capital crimes.
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Charlotte, N. C., Jail Enclosure
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Yesterday, As Of Dec. 18
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Two Black men convicted of burglary were executed by hanging; one died from a broken neck, the other by strangulation after a noose slip; both calm and religious in final moments.