Salt Lake Telegram | 1902-02-28 | Page 3 | Professor's Slayer Swings to His Doom

PROFESSORS PROFESSOR'S SLAYER I SWINGS TO HIS DOOM PHIL DELPH F A Feb b. b 27 Amos Amos mos Stirling a a YOU young g negro who was the accomplice of f Henry Ivory and Charles Perry In to the murder der of f Prof Roy noy Wilson Wilson Wilson Wil Wil- son White of the la law department of the University of Pe Pennsylvania nia on the the night of May 9 9 1900 was hanged t today day in n the the county prison pilson Stirling made a confession to his spir- spir spiritual spir spiritual adviser claiming the sole responsibility responsibility responsibility for the murder of Prof White He said he did not knew knew- either Perry or Ivory and asserted that neither of them was with him when the the crime was com com- His statement is not credited by the police authorities Prof White was attacked by three colored men on a dark street In the vi vicinity vicinity vi- vi r of the university One of his assailants assailants as as- struck him on the head with an iron bolt and after he had fallen to the ground he was beaten to death Robbery was the motive for the crime Perry Ivory and Stirling were arrested arrested arrested ar ar- ar- ar rested several days later and the two first named made confessions accusing Stirling of being the actual murderer The three men men were convicted together Ivory and Perry w were ere executed October of last year sear The condition of Stirling's Stirling's Stirling's Stir Stir- lings ling's h health alth caused four postponements of his execution