A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > District of Columbia http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=323 Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=34769 Submitted by: Susan Article Title: Washington Post Article Date: April 27 1878 Article Description: Choked with a Hempen Neck-Tie Article Text: Choked with a Hempen Neck-Tie San Francisco, April 26. JOHN BUNK was hanged at 2 p.m. for the murder of Policeman J. C. COOTS one year ago today. The prisoner was quiet and calm. When the drop fell the noose slipped under his chin, and death ensued from strangulation. For several minutes there were convulsive struggles and gasps painful to witness. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ DC-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com