In 1894 Horace Cooper and Maggie Pitt were living together. He would ask her to marry him. She did not want to and would reject him. By November of 1894, Maggie would move out and would be living with a Perry Gibson in Cokesbury, Maryland. Horace would get angry at her thinking if she didn't choose him no one would have her. He would threaten to kill her several times.
On the night of November 17, 1894 Horrace would sneak into Perry's home in He would climb through a second-story window and would sneak into Maggie's room. She would wake up to Horrace and Perry would catch Horace with a gun pointed at Maggie. Perry would force Horace out of the home.
The next morning Horace would return wanting to finish what he wasn't able to do the night before. He would shoot Maggie three times. She was shot in the chest, abdomen, and thigh. Maggie would only live a few days.
After the shooting Horace would parade up and downtown threatening to kill anyone who dared arrest him. He would flee town and he would be caught in Columbia Pennsylvania by Harvey H. Mackey of Elkton. Horace would be tried for Maggie's murder. He would be found guilty and would be set to hang. On June 21, 1895, Horace would hang at the Elkton jail yard.
SOURCES:
The Baltimore Sun November 20, 1894
The Baltimore Sun November 21, 1894
The Cecil Whig November 24, 1894
The Baltimore Sun December 10, 1894
The Midland Journal December 14, 1894
The Cecil Whig December 15, 1894
The Cecil Whig May 4, 1895
The Baltimore Sun June 22, 1895
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