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The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
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On May 7, Robert and James Slack were executed at Tyburn for horse-stealing, along with William Crumpton for impersonating a seaman. The Slacks confessed to mutilating cows in Stepney Fields. Their father hanged himself on Tuesday at his home near Whitechapel court.
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On Tuesday last Mr. Slack, father of the two Slacks, being greatly affected at the fatal catastrophe of his two sons, executed yesterday at Tyburn, hanged himself at his house near Whitechapel court.
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Tyburn
Event Date
May 8 (Executions Yesterday; Suicide Tuesday Last)
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executions of robert slack, james slack, and william crumpton; suicide of mr. slack.
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The two Slacks (Robert and James) and William Crumpton were executed at Tyburn for horse-stealing and personating a seaman. The Slacks confessed at Coventry to cutting off the dugs of cows in Stepney Fields about a year or more ago. Mr. Slack, father of the two executed sons, hanged himself at his house near Whitechapel court, greatly affected by their fate.