Jan. 9,1887 - Turnkey John Walters was killed by Charles Johnson and Edward Caldwell, who had stolen some horses in Seneca Falls and were put in jail to await trial. While attempting to escape, they bludgeoned their jailer, Walters, to death with an iron stove shaker. Caldwell turned states evidence. Johnson was hanged at Waterloo on Nov. 15, 1888.
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