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The Hanging of John Heath During Christmas in 1883, five gunmen burst into a Bisbee store, killing a woman & three men during a robbery attempt. The five were captured and hanged. Because the instigator, a 32 year old Texas gunman named John Heath did not participate directly, he drew only a 20 year sentence. Bisbee residence were not happy with the lack of justice. In February 1884., a vigilante crowd from Bisbee dragged John Heath from the Tombstone jail & hanged him on a tall telegraph pole.
See photograph C.S. Fly's photo of residents proudly posing at the event.
*Photo is displayed in this case.
Dr. Goodfellow witness the hanging, examined the body, & as a member of the coroner's jury, issued the following report. "J. Heath came to his death from emphysema of the lungs-a disease common in high altitudes-which might have been caused by a strangulation, self inflicted or otherwise.
O.K.Corral Display Wall
The Hanging of John Heath During Christmas in 1883, five gunmen burst into a Bisbee store, killing a woman & three men during a robbery attempt. The five were captured and hanged. Because the instigator, a 32 year old Texas gunman named John Heath did not participate directly, he drew only a 20 year sentence. Bisbee residence were not happy with the lack of justice. In February 1884., a vigilante crowd from Bisbee dragged John Heath from the Tombstone jail & hanged him on a tall telegraph pole.
See photograph C.S. Fly's photo of residents proudly posing at the event.
*Photo is displayed in this case.
Dr. Goodfellow witness the hanging, examined the body, & as a member of the coroner's jury, issued the following report. "J. Heath came to his death from emphysema of the lungs-a disease common in high altitudes-which might have been caused by a strangulation, self inflicted or otherwise.