Thursday, May 31, 2012

George Henning Pleads Guity


"In the fall of 1876 Mr. Rumsey had a dispute with a laborer in his employ, named George Henning, over the settlement of Henning's claim, when Henning kicked Rumsey in the groin, from which Rumsey died a few days later. Henning pleaded gulity to manslaughter and was sentenced to state's prison for four years."


Source: pg 783, Past and Present of Washtenaw County, Michigan by Samuel Willard Beakes, SJ Clakre Publishing Company

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