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Collection: The Law, Crime and Punishment
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With the Courts, 1889-1910.
A collection of Circuit, Justice and Mayor's Court notices from the Florence Herald Newspaper for the years 1889-1910.
These notices list who was in court that week, what they were charged with and what the sentence was. In the late 19th century…
Articles Reporting Lewis McClure's Court Cases
A series of local newspaper articles chronicling Lauderdale County African-American resident Lewis McClure's (ca. 1870-1940) criminal court cases.
McClure was arrested at various times on charges such as fighting and public intoxication. However…
Circuit Court, Justice's Court and Mayor's Court Notices from the Lauderdale Journal and Florence Standard-Journal Newspapers, 1897-1898.
A collection of Circuit, Justice and Mayor's Court notices from the Lauderdale Journal and Florence Standard-Journal Newspapers for the years 1897-1898.
These notices list who was in court that week, what they were charged with and what the…
Dan Rand Killed in a Fight with Florence Night Policeman JH Benham and Two Deputized Citizens.
A series of newspaper articles on the early Saturday morning, May 15, 1897 shooting of African-American Dan Ran/Rand by Florence Night Policeman JH Benham and one November, 1895 report of Rand's involvement in a fight at a dance at the Colored Odd…
Murder and Attempted Murder by Sallie Allen of Green Hill
A series of newspaper articles and court documents chronicling the Saturday, May 20, 1898 murder of African-American resident of Green Hill, in Lauderdale County, William R. Allen and the attempted murder of her brother Wiley Chisholm on Thursday,…
Emanuel Jones Shoots Aleck Benton
A series of newspaper articles reporting the Saturday night, March 16, 1907 shooting of African-American and Hardin County, Tennessee native Aleck Benton by African-American Mississippi native Emanuel Jones near the corner of Irvine Avenue and Locust…
Joe Cole Shot and Killed by Anthony Agnew
A series of newspaper and court documents recording the shooting of African-American resident of Lauderdale County Joe Cole by Florence African-American resident Anthony Agnew in January of 1902. the 41 year-old Cole, an employee of GW Pruitt was…
Brother Shoots Brother in Fatal Sunday Tragedy
A Friday, October 3, 1919 Florence Times report of the Sunday, September 28 shooting at St. John's Church on Middle Reserve Road at Colbert's Reserve in West Lauderdale County in which Forrest Rowell was fatally shot by his brother Rush Rowell,…
The 1907 Murder of Lossie Woods by Jesse Williams
A series of articles and documents chronicling the Saturday, March, 16, 1907 murder of 17-18 year-old African American Lossie Woods by 23 year-old white Jesse Williams.
Woods, an employee of the fertilizer factory in Florence with a reputation for…
The Killing of Nine Year-Old Frank Houston by Twelve Year-Old Annie Powers
A Series of Florence Herald and Florence Times articles detailing the killing on "Saturday morning last" of nine year-old African-American Frank Houston, son of John Houston, by twelve year-old Annie Powers, a white girl, at Stewart's Spring, as a…
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