Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Roxalana "Roxana" Druse (née Teftt; born ca. 1847 – hanged February 28, 1887), was the last woman hanged in the state of New York. The first woman to be hanged in four decades in Central New York, her botched execution resulted in the decision to replace the gallows with the electric chair in 1890.Mrs. Druse murder her husband William Druse in their home in Warren, New York. The murder unfolded with the help of her son and daughter, George and Mary Druse, and nephew Frank Gates. The family members were threaten with death if refused and all had an involvement with the murder case as a whole. Druse alleged her motive was that her husband was abusive to her and was not supporting the family for he left for an amount of days after an argument. Frank Gates and George Druse were later discharged due to lack of involvement of the murder. During the trail Mary Druse admitted to assisting in the murder giving her a life sentence at the Onondaga Country penitentiary. On October 6, 1885 Roxalana was sentenced to be hung on November 25, 1885 but, due to multiple changes, was changed to a final, official date of February 28, 1887.. }
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- Roxana_Druse abstract "Roxalana "Roxana" Druse (née Teftt; born ca. 1847 – hanged February 28, 1887), was the last woman hanged in the state of New York. The first woman to be hanged in four decades in Central New York, her botched execution resulted in the decision to replace the gallows with the electric chair in 1890.Mrs. Druse murder her husband William Druse in their home in Warren, New York. The murder unfolded with the help of her son and daughter, George and Mary Druse, and nephew Frank Gates. The family members were threaten with death if refused and all had an involvement with the murder case as a whole. Druse alleged her motive was that her husband was abusive to her and was not supporting the family for he left for an amount of days after an argument. Frank Gates and George Druse were later discharged due to lack of involvement of the murder. During the trail Mary Druse admitted to assisting in the murder giving her a life sentence at the Onondaga Country penitentiary. On October 6, 1885 Roxalana was sentenced to be hung on November 25, 1885 but, due to multiple changes, was changed to a final, official date of February 28, 1887.".