Who Can Identilfy This Man

Who Can Identify This Man? By Elton Camp For a time almost everyone knew his name Yet, ‘twas but fleeting proved to be his fame As his victim reached out to shake his hand It was then the violent fury suddenly began Armed guards were standing near at his side But the assassin his pistol managed to hide To kill him outright, he did his level best Shot him in the abdomen and in his chest Eight guards then tackled him off of his feet And the shooter with fists they began to beat To lynch the man was the desire of the crowd They all began to roar and to scream out loud In only a month was his trial and the conviction And the electric chair was the judge’s infliction And when for him to die there came the time, The man then said, “I am not sorry for my crime.” And what he did in that infamous, fatal hour Some thought a “madman” it brought into power Want to play along with this little historical game? If you do, in a comment, please tell us his name