Committed Suicide
Summary
A slave named William Davis of Fairplay committed suicide by hanging himself. It was said that he had "too great an intimacy with a white girl" and feared what might be done to him, so killed himself. [from Boonsboro' Odd Fellow]
Article Source
Newspaper: The Valley Register
Publication Date: November 18th, 1859
Page/Column: 2C
Town: Middletown, MD
County: Frederick
Subjects
- African Americans
