Elizabeth Wilson

was hanged in Pennsylvania for killing her two infant
children. She was granted a reprieve but it came 23 minutes too late
to save her.

http://www.geocities.com/trcl11/femhang.html
Her brother almost killed himself trying to bring the reprieve in time,
and after arriving minutes too late to save her, he became a hermit
for ther rest of his life.

http://www.delcohistory.org/ashmead/ashmead_pg175.htm