Tooele Transcript Bulletin | 1908-07-24 | Page 3 | Multi-Murderer Hanged

MULTI HANGED frank johnson a negro makes make startling confession Conf easlon before being executed Mound mille W VT prank frank john son a neato was hanged late friday ot the west Virgi nii penitent larv in this place for the murder of mrs beulah martin at gypsy W va on march 3 last the execution ft as 09 without special incident and death came nin nine e minutes after tho ilia drop fell A s ens feature of jolin john son sona S lat last day wis r a confession niada made to the cowl aln of tl t prison tho the rev 11 D sanford in which lie ho bald he ha had bad committed the during hla his career it Is all light to hang hana roe me I 1 disere to bo be cringed lie iio told tho the clergyman clergy mau who had cople conie to him to administer to his spiritual needs johnson then gave the nimes and eddi esses so BO fai lie knew them or of the five persons ho he said ho he had killed