Charles Smith

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Charles Smith

Charles N. Smith

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Charles Smith was a professional player.

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Smith was hanged on Nov 29, 1895, in Decatur, Ill. for the murder of his daughter, Louise, age 5, and his sister-in-law, Edna Buchert, age 17, on Sept 29, 1895 at the home of Frank Buchert, his father-in-law. Smith was born in Pendleton, Ind. in approximately 1857. ^{[1] [2]}

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1. ↑ "To Be Put To Death", pg 5. Sporting Life, 1895-10-12. http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/SportingLife/1895/VOL_26_NO_03/SL2603005.pdf.
2. ↑ "A Player Executed", pg 3. Sporting Life, 1895-12-07. http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/SportingLife/1895/VOL_26_NO_11/SL2611003.pdf.