Philadelphia Inquirer, “He Broke Jail to Be Lynched.” Philadelphia: March 16, 1894. From Proquest, Src(accessed Aug. 21, 2023)

Richard Puryear

Date of Death: Mar 15, 1894

Place of Death: Monroe County, Pennsylvania

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