In the cold of a January day in Auburn, New York, a life was abruptly and violently ended within the stone walls of Auburn Prison. Archibald Benedict, a 53-year-old male guard, was overseeing the inmates when a seemingly minor disciplinary action escalated into a fatal confrontation. On January 9, 1901, a day that would otherwise have been lost to history, became the last day of Guard Benedict's life.
The incident began when Benedict reported an inmate for the simple infraction of talking
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