George W. Clark [1854-1890] hanged for murder on 26 February 1890 at the Greene County Courthouse

Name/Title

George W. Clark [1854-1890] hanged for murder on 26 February 1890 at the Greene County Courthouse

Entry/Object ID

2009.2.1

Description

Cabinet card of George W. Clark [1854-1890] - husband of Elizabeth Tucker, son of Zaddock Clark. Hanged for murder on 26 February 1890 at the Greene County Courthouse in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania. His brother-in-law and accomplice, Zacharias Taylor, was also hanged for this crime, later that year, on 9 April 1890. Original, professional photograph from Rogers, Photo, Waynesburg, Pa.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Cabinet Card

Collection

Waynesburg University Paul R. Stewart Museum Collection

Made/Created

Studio

Rogers Studio

Date made

circa 1890

Place

Location

Pennsylvania / Greene County / Waynesburg

Lexicon

Search Terms

Clark family, Criminals, Greene County Courthouse (Waynesburg, Pa.), Murders

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

WAYN_AN003_0011

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Clark, George W. [1854-1890]

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Greene County People Series - Waynesburg University Paul R. Stewart Museum Collection

Notes

Archived in a box titled the "William McCausland Murder Case" at the Waynesburg University Paul R. Stewart Museum (Miller Hall, 51 W. College St.; Waynesburg, Pennsylvania 15370). Shared with the Greene Connections: Greene County, Pennsylvania Archives Project in 2009. Source Citation: George W. Clark [1854-1890] hanged for murder on 26 February 1890 at the Greene County Courthouse, item no. WAYN_AN003_0011, Waynesburg University Paul R. Stewart Museum Collection, Greene Connections Archives Project (www.GreeneConnections.com).