Tippecanoe, Indiana, 1856. Abram Rice 27, Timothy Driskill, 23, and David Stocking, all from Lafayette were publically executed for murder. Stocking had been found guilty of killing a man named John Rose by setting fire to Rose's warehouse on Jan 8, 1855. Rice and Driskill had been involved in killing a victim named Cephas Fahrenbaugh during an armed robberty on May 3, 1855. Two unnamed accomplices turned state's evidence against Rice and Driskill in return for life sentences. The trials were reprinted by Charles W. McClure, in 1975, from an account of the hangings which are on microfilm at the Tippecanoe Co. Public Library. Rice, a tinner by trade, b. in Corydon, Indiana, and Driskill, a native of Harrisburg, Pa, and Stocking. a tavern and hostelry owner, who came from New York State, were linked by the two accomplices. The three were hanged and Driskill and Rice's bodies were delivered to friends and Stocking was buried at the expense of the county. The above article was reprinted in part in the Lafayette Journal & Courier on Sunday, July 13, 2003. Roslyn