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the leader (brookhaven, miss.) 1895-1905 — sulphur smell

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1897-04-07
Location: brookhaven, mississippi, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: the leader (brookhaven, miss.) 1895-1905 · 1897-04-07 · page 2
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1897-04-07 newspaper page contains wording relevant to “sulphur smell”. This is historical reporting or commentary preserved by the Library of Congress; it is not treated as verification that the described event occurred.

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... gang, and long before the sulphuric smell passed away the convicts awoke from the shock to find Dent, on whom the current had stopped, dead, and two others badly burned. TWO BOYS HANGED. Blanc Brother. Executed at I.afayette, I,a., for a Moat Brutal Crime. Lafayette, La., April 3.-—The Illanc brothers were executed here at two p. m. yesterday in the presence of 3,000 spectators. They murdered Simon Begnaud, a merchant at Scott, La., about a year ago. The boys were both under 20 years of age. They got into Begnauil’s store when he was alone, before retiring. They forced him to open his safe, bound and gagged him, got the key of his money drawer ...

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