In 1892 22-year-old Silas Nash was angry with his father 57-year-old Charles Nash. Charles was refusing to subdivide his land like Silas wanted. On December 24, 1892, Silas decided to take his father's life. He would butcher his father with an ax while he lay in his bed.
Silas would be found guilty of the murder and was set to hang. His counsel moved for an appeal, but it was overruled. On February 24, 1893, Silas would hang at the Buckingham Courthouse.
SOURCES:
Legal Executions in Deleware, The District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia pg 91
The Times Jan 12, 1893
Highland Recorder Jan. 20, 1893
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