Hannah s Dance
Sentenced to die by hanging, young Native American girl Hannah Ocuish didn’t cry when she heard her sentence. Town's sheriff Tomas Smith was moved by her courage, but had no problem sending this young and pretty 18 year old to her death. It was a cold winter day of 1786, and Hannah's execution would bring more excitement to this small Connecticut town. When the condemned girl was escorted by the sheriff's deputies into the prison house, sheriff met with judge Simpson, who offered him a...