The Capture, Arrest, Trial and Sentencing of Matt Jenkins for Grand Larceny in 1890

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The Law, Crime and Punishment

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Three Florence Herald articles from February and March, 1890 reporting on the escape, capture and extradition back to Florence from Memphis of African-American Matt Jenkins, charged with grand larceny.

Jenkins refused to return to Florence from Memphis with Lauderdale County Sheriff George W. Porter without requisition papers, which Jenkins assured Porter would be too expensive and not worth the effort based upon what he stole (some clothes and a watch). The Sheriff promptly received the necessary papers from Tennessee Gov. Robert Taylor (1887-1891), Jenkins was extradited back to Florence, tried, convicted, and sentenced to one year's hard labor in the coal mines in March of 1890.

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Florence Herald

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Florence Herald

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Newspapers.com

Date

1. 1890-02-22
2. 1890-03-01
3. 1890-03-19

Contributor

Lee Freeman

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English

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Refused to Return FH Sat Feb 22 1890 p 3.jpg

Returned on a Requisition FH Sat Mar 1 1890 P 3.jpg

Criminal Court Notes FH Wed Mar 19 1890 p 3.jpg

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The Law, Crime and Punishment

Citation

Florence Herald, “The Capture, Arrest, Trial and Sentencing of Matt Jenkins for Grand Larceny in 1890,” Shoals Black History, accessed April 25, 2024, https://shoalsblackhistory.omeka.net/items/show/1090.

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