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The Cairo Bulletin
Cairo, Alexander County, Illinois
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George W. Pemberton was hanged on October 8 in Boston's Charles Street Jail for the murder of Mr. Mangare in Brighton on January 22. He showed little emotion, died instantly from brain congestion or the fall's shock, and his body was given to his wife for private burial that afternoon.
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Boston, Mass., Oct. 8.—George W. Pemberton was hanged this morning in the Charles street jail, for the murder of Mr. Mangare, Brighton, Jan. 22d. He was little affected and walked to the scaffold indifferent. His death was instantaneous and caused by the congestion of the brain, or the shock of the fall. At 10:25 the doors were opened and the execution was over, the whole thing having taken exactly one hour. The body was given to his wife, and this afternoon it will be buried privately.
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Boston, Mass.
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Oct. 8
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death instantaneous from congestion of the brain or shock of the fall; body given to wife for private burial that afternoon.
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George W. Pemberton hanged in Charles street jail for murder of Mr. Mangare in Brighton on Jan. 22d; little affected, walked to scaffold indifferent; execution took one hour, doors opened at 10:25.