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up on top of the courthouse is
a clock that was installed in 1896. It worked like clockwork until nobody
was left who could repair it. It wasn't until 1990 before Henry Christian of Gonzales
contributed money and time for the repairs. Now it works as good as ever, except
for the time before the last hanging. |
Gonzales
County Courthouse Clock Tower
Photo
courtesy Barclay
Gibson, February 2009 |
On March 18, 1921, while awaiting his death, convicted killer Albert Howard cursed
the clock forever. Legend has it that while he was awaiting his execution, Howard
would look outside the cell window and concentrate on the number of hours he had
left to live. He swore to those who would listen (and many who wouldn't) that
his innocence would be proven by the clock. He claimed that the hands of the four
clocks would never show the same time again. Sure enough, he was hanged, and the
clocks went haywire.
I wanted to fly up and have a closer inspection,
but Bison Bill insisted that the legend was too good to debunk, so we left it
at that. | |
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