Sheriff Laird gave the signal by a dropped…
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Pilar Perezperson
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a.k.a. Pilar, Pilar Perez, Perez
Sheriff Lairdperson
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a.k.a. Laird, Shriff Lairde
Thomas Hallperson
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a.k.a. Hall
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Sheriff Laird gave the signal by a dropped
handkerchief at 9:58, and Wilson, who was
inclosed in a box out of sight of the spectators,
pulled the rope. The drop was nearly seven
feet. Pilar’s neck was broken in the fall. Thus
the law is vindicated and the death of Thomas
Hall is avenged by the hanging of one of the
most desperate young murderers ever known
in the southwest. There was one thing remark-
able about the spectators present, not a single
expression of sympathy was manifested for the
condemned man during the breathless moments
preceding the hanging. It was evident that the
murderer had no real friends among the spec-
tators.