Horn/Gribben Double Hanging Ticket and Newspaper Article

Title	Horn/Gribben Double Hanging Ticket and Newspaper Article
Subject	Jails Prisons Hangings Judicial proceedings Justice--Administration of
Place	Ashland (Ohio) Ashland County (Ohio)
Description	George Horn and W.B. Gribben were executed outside the Ashland County Jail in 1884 for the murder of Henry Williams. A 4.5" x 3.54" (11.5 x 9 cm) ticket to view the hanging was issued to Ohio Pancoast, a local pharmacist. Only prominent citizens were issued tickets, and the restricted access inflamed the crowds. This Ashland Times article from May 22, 1884 details the preparations leading to the hangings, letters written by the condemned, and an account of the hanging including the demeanor of the crowd. The Horn/Gribben hangings of May 16, 1884 were two of the last public hangings in the state of Ohio. Before the 1880s, capital punishment was viewed as the responsibility of the county in which the crime was committed. In 1885, the Ohio legislature passed a law stating that all executions were to be held at the Ohio State Penitentiary in Columbus. In addition, the executions were to be held in special "death chambers" that eliminated the raucous crowds that often lined the streets on the day of an execution.
Creator	Ashland Times
Date of Original	1884
Source	Published material #72.3
Submitting Institution	Ashland County Historical Society and Museum
Type	Text

Title	Om272_888802_001
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Full Text	Not Transferable. lDMIT- 'lAlL '7c-44<(J^^ ASSISTANT TO THE EXECUTION OF GEORGE ANDEEW HORN A N D "WILLIAM HENRY GRIBBEN, Friday, May 16, 1884 Hotwccn the honrs of 10 a. M.and2p. m. cJ>'i,ci^cvo -V«^^c^i^, ^^oi^Cf-f, Ashland County, Ohio.

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