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The Trial of William Fee The Wayne County Historical Society is recruiting people to perform in the upcoming dramatic interpretation, The Trial of William Fee, which will be held at the old Wayne County Courthouse on October 19 at 7 p.m. More than 60 costumed actors will present a historically based account of Fee's trial in the Wayne County Court House (circa. 1854), located on 26 Church Street. The jury box will be filled with 12 costumed men who will have small speaking parts; costumed 'extras' will fill the first row of the courtroom; several bit parts will be available to first-time actors who might feel intimidated if only longer speaking parts were available; and longer speaking parts will be available for the 'lawyers,' 'doctors,' and the 'judge.' Since the 1823 founding of Wayne County, only one person has been hanged by order of a court of justice. The executed man, William Fee, was accused of murdering a woman in the Town of Galen. After a court trial, in which he was convicted, Fee was sentenced to death by hanging. His execution was held in the north hall of the Old Wayne County Jail on March 23, 1860. This production is sponsored by grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the New York Council for the Humanities, the Augustus L. and Jennie D. Hoffman Foundation, and contributions from Society board members. For more information, please contact the Society Office at 946.4943, Tuesday-Friday, 10-4 or stop by the Museum on 21 Butternut Street, Lyons.
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