PHILLIP LASHLEY
July 10, 1897
Arizona Republican Newspaper

Phillip Lashley was hanged at 3pm Monday. He was game to the 
last. He slept peacefully last night and after a hearty breakfast, 
spent the morning and day joking with visitors and other 
prisoners. He refused all religious consolation saying he would 
die as he had lived without fear of God, man or the devil.

The death warrant as read to him at 1:15 and soon after the 
march to the gallows was begun.  Just before the drop fell 
he creid, "Let her go Gallagher."  His neck was broken and he 
died without a quiver.

He was convicted by the U.S. Court for killing John Saunders, 
a U.S. Soldier at Huachuca a year ago.   Saunders was a colored 
man and belonged to the same troop.  The killing took pace 
on the "officers line" in the servents quarters of the 
residence of Captain Dodge commanding the post. The motive 
of the murder was jealousy caused by the charms of Mrs. 
Maggie Jennings, a servant in the family of Captain Dodge 
and the wife of another colored soldier.  Lashley had been 
suplanted in the afftections of Mrs. Jennings by 
Saunders.  On the night of the murder Lashley and Saunders 
met in the servants quarters where Lashley shot Saunders.

Lashley was about thirty years of age.  He was of the kind of 
stuff the centurion's soldiers were made of for if told to do 
this he did it.

USGenWeb Project NOTICE: 
In keeping with our policy of providing free information 
on the internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as
long as this message remains on all copied material. These 
electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format for
profit, nor for commercial presentation by any other organization. 

Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must 
obtain express written permission from the author, or 
the submitter and from the 
listed USGenWeb Project archivist. 

submitted by burns@asu.edu