Inter Ocean
CAL PARKS THOUSANDS WITNESS A HANGING Caldwell, Texas, July 15 – Cal Parks, a negro, was hanged at 1 p.m. today in the presence of 3,000 people. His neck was broken and he died in seven and a half minutes. On May 9 Parks murdered Mrs. Jessie McDonough and her 7 year old stepson at a section house on the Santa Fe road, after assaulting the woman. (July 16, 1892, page 3, transcribed by Peggy Thompson) |
Columbus Daily Enquirer
A BRUTE HANGED IN TEXAS Galveston, Tex., July 16 – A News special from Caldwell, Tex., says Cal Parks, negro, was hanged yesterday in the presence of 3,000 people. His neck was broken and he died in seven and a half minutes. On May 9 of this year Parks murdered Mrs. Josie McDonough and her seven-year-old stepson at a section house on the Santa Fe road, and also outraged the woman. ( July 17, 1892, page 2, transcribed by Peggy Thompson) |
