Elizabethtown, New York: Skull and Noose of Last Man Hanged in Essex County
Henry Debosnys shot and stabbed his bride -- they had been married only a few weeks -- while riding in a buggy. He was hanged in 1883.
Adirondack History Center Museum
- Address:
- Court St., Elizabethtown, NY
- Directions:
- On the south side of downtown, in the Adirondack History Center Museum, which is in the old school building on the northeast corner of Court St./US 9 and Church St./Hand Ave.
- Hours:
- Daily 10 am - 5 pm, late May - mid-Oct. (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 518-873-6466
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
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The museum has a book about Debosnys titled "Adirondack Enigma" by Cheri L. Farnsworth. Debosnys apparently murdered two previous wives and was a cryptographer and fluent in six languages.
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The skull of wife murderer Henry Debosnys, convicted of killing his new bride and hanged in 1883, was preserved because he pre-sold his body to a local doctor for $15.