Description
(Excerpted from a list of "firsts" published in the July 7, 1876, edition of The Landmark, Vol. II, No. 43.)
The first person hung in the County was Abe, a slave, owned by Nathan Newby. He was sentenced on the 31st day of May, 1853, and executed on the 24th day of June, 1853.
Thompson T. Jones was the foreman of the grand jury that indicted him. Thomas Kimsey was the foreman of the petit jury that convicted him. James Craig was the circuit attorney and Lycurgus Shepherd the Sheriff.
The said Abe stabbed another slave named Daniel in the abdomen with a pocket knife valued at 50¢. Said Daniel was owned by Nathan Newby.Date(s) of Creation
6/24/1853