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Collection: The Law, Crime and Punishment
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Arrested for Housebreaking
A Saturday, August 29, 1889 *Florence Herald* report of black resident George Roach's arrest on the charge of breaking and entering the house of GM Olive some 14 miles from Florence. Roach, who stole 18 lbs of bacon and some flour, was apprehended by…
Charley Jackson Tried for Arson
A Friday, April 1, 1921 *Florence Herald* report of the trial and sentencing of local black Charley Jackson on the charge of arson, specifically with "burning Bob Buckingham's house." Jackson was sentenced to ten years in the penitentiary.
Cut His Throat
A Thursday, December 21, 1899 *Florence Herald* report of an altercation between two employees of Joseph Milner & Son, Druggists, black employee Bob Buckingham and seventeen year-old white employee Lewis Bibb, in a storeroom at Milner's, which…
Florence Negro Killed in Fight Saturday Nite [sic]
A May 24, 1935 *Florence Herald* article reporting on the slaying of 60 year-old black resident Minnis [sic] Walston by 17 year-old black resident Dave Vaughn by stabbing at Handy Hill in West Florence. According to Vaughn "he and the elderly negro…
Negro Arrested in Slashing of Two Auto Tires
A Thursday, January 7, 1954 *Florence Times* report of the arrest of 35 year-old William "Willie" Lee Wilson of Darby Avenue, Florence, on two warrants charging "malicious injury to property" sworn out by black resident John Hampton, owner of a small…
Norman Neal Arrested in Illinois on Murder Charges and Extradited Back to Florence
A Friday, January 5, 1934 *Florence Herald* report of the arrest in Alton, Illinois and extradition to Florence of Normal Neal for the murder of Robert Buckingham, Jr. "several months ago."
Sept. Term of Court to Close: Prisoners Convicted During Term will Receive Sentences Today
A September, 1938 *Florence Herald* report on the winding up of the recent term of Circuit Court, setting out the sentences of all those convicted., including several African-American men and women: Butler Woods plead guilty to assault with a weapon…
The State of Alabama vs. Simon Jackson & Edward Coffee
[Sim]on Jackson Convicted of Murder
This is an entry from Lauderdale County Circuit Court Minute Docket G, 1870-1875, p. 702, in which Simon Jackson and Edward Coffee were arraigned in Circuit Court for the murder of Coleman Williams. Both men plead "not guilty" and were bound over for…
Stole Pair of Shoes.
A June, 1904 *Florence Herald* report of young African-American Jimmy Holt, "just back from the coal mines, where he had served a sentence for stealing," who was arrested "Saturday morning," for "robbing the Jackson Dry Goods Co. in Florence of…
Aleck Jones and Monroe Harlan Arrested for Burglary
A June, 1909 *Florence Times* report of two fourteen year-old black youths, Aleck Jones and Monroe Harlan, being arrested for robbing several stores in Florence who "are now awaiting an investigation by the mayor."
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