Crime Reports from the Florence Herald in the 1950s

Subject

The Law, Crime and Punishment

Source

Florence (AL) Herald

Publisher

Newspapers.com

Contributor

Lee Freeman

Rights

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Jpeg

Language

English

Type

Still Images

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Watkins is Charged with Murder Attempt The_Florence_Herald_Thu__Jan_19__1950_.jpg
Alfred Winburn is Shooting Victim The_Florence_Herald_Thu__Feb_9__1950_ (1).jpg
Judge Robert Hill Passes Sentence The_Florence_Herald_Thu__Apr_6__1950_.jpg
Claude Hawkins is Held in County Jail The_Florence_Herald_Thu__Jun_29__1950_.jpg
Officers Raid Stills The_Florence_Herald_Thu__Sep_28__1950_.jpg
Circuit Court is Brought to a Close The_Florence_Herald_Thu__Oct_5__1950_.jpg
Alfred Mitchell Victim Shooting The Florence Herald Thu Nov 30 1950.jpg
Local Sears Store Robbed by Negro The_Florence_Herald_Thu__Dec_21__1950_.jpg
Negro Woman Arrested in Theft of Purse 1 The_Florence_Herald_Thu__Dec_28__1950_.jpg
Negro Woman Arrested in Theft of Purse 2 The_Florence_Herald_Thu__Dec_28__1950_.jpg
Negro Committed to Institution for Insane The Florence Herald Thu Jan 11 1951 p 2.jpg
Hill Sentences Number Saturday The_Florence_Herald_Thu__Apr_5__1951_ (1).jpg
Negroes Held in Series of Thefts The_Florence_Herald_Thu__May_31__1951_.jpg
Negro Jailed on Theft Conviction The_Florence_Herald_Thu__Sep_20__1951_.jpg
Negro Arrested After Stabbing Another The_Florence_Herald_Thu__Oct_4__1951_.jpg
One Killed as Negroes Quarrel The_Florence_Herald_Thu__Dec_27__1951_.jpg
Negro Killed by Sheffield Police The_Florence_Herald_Thu__Jan_10__1952_.jpg
Negro Escapee Nabbed by Officers Here The_Florence_Herald_Thu__Jan_17__1952_.jpg
Negro Sentenced and Fined $1000 The_Florence_Herald_Thu__Feb_7__1952_.jpg
Negro Fined $104 in Police Court Monday The_Florence_Herald_Thu__Feb_28__1952_ (1).jpg
John T Baugh Shot by John Stanback The_Florence_Herald_Thu__Mar_27__1952_ p 1.jpg
Drunken Driving Draws Sentence The_Florence_Herald_Thu__Apr_10__1952_.jpg
Negro Killed in Shooting Scrape The_Florence_Herald_Thu__Jun_12__1952_.jpg
Number Convicted in Circuit Court The_Florence_Herald_Thu__Jul_31__1952_ (2).jpg
Negro Arrested in Attempt to Rob The_Florence_Herald_Thu__Jul_31__1952_ p 2.jpg
Fulmer, Murphy Draw Sentences from Court The_Florence_Herald_Thu__Aug_7__1952_.jpg
Officer Shot in Melee with Negro The_Florence_Herald_Thu__Sep_4__1952_.jpg
Negro Succumbs After Stabbing The_Florence_Herald_Thu__Oct_2__1952_.jpg
Negro Wounded Near Smithsonia The_Florence_Herald_Thu__Mar_12__1953_.jpg
Irons and Dowdy are Found Guilty The_Florence_Herald_Thu__Mar_26__1953_.jpg
Escaped Convicts Caught at Home The_Florence_Herald_Thu__Aug_13__1953_.jpg
Woman Held in House Burning The_Florence_Herald_Thu__Sep_24__1953_ (1).jpg
Negro Woman Held for Stabbing The_Florence_Herald_Thu__Oct_1__1953_.jpg
Ola Mae Bryson is Found Guilty The_Florence_Herald_Thu__Dec_10__1953_.jpg
Woman Brutally Beaten by Negro The_Florence_Herald_Thu__Dec_31__1953_.jpg
Cases Disposed of by Circuit Court The_Florence_Herald_Thu__Mar_25__1954_.jpg
Negro Arrested for Shoplifting 1 The_Florence_Herald_Thu__Apr_15__1954_.jpg
Negro Arrested for Shoplifting 2 The_Florence_Herald_Thu__Apr_15__1954_.jpg
Child Killed in Weekend Mishap The_Florence_Herald_Thu__Apr_22__1954_.jpg
Negro Killed in Shooting Scrape The_Florence_Herald_Thu__Apr_29__1954_.jpg
Negro Convicts Are Returned to Prison The_Florence_Herald_Thu__May_20__1954_.jpg
Solomon Cole is Released on Bond The_Florence_Herald_Thu__Jun_3__1954_.jpg
Negro Held for Brutal Murder The_Florence_Herald_Thu__Aug_26__1954_.jpg
Negro Women Held on Bootlegging Charges The_Florence_Herald_Thu__Nov_18__1954_.jpg
Check Passer Draws Jail Sentence Here The_Florence_Herald_Thu__Jan_27__1955_.jpg
Lauderdale Negro Held in Arkansas The_Florence_Herald_Thu__Mar_3__1955_.jpg
Dealano Jones Gets Life The_Florence_Herald_Thu__Mar_31__1955_.jpg
Sentences Passed The_Florence_Herald_Thu__Apr_7__1955_.jpg
Negro Jailed for Reckless Driving The_Florence_Herald_Thu__Apr_7__1955_ (1).jpg
Negro Wounded as Burglars Escape The_Florence_Herald_Thu__Dec_15__1955_.jpg
Police Investigate Assault on Negro The_Florence_Herald_Thu__Dec_22__1955_.jpg
Circuit Court to Have Three Weeks of Criminal Cases 1.jpg
Circuit Court to Have Three Weeks of Criminal Cases 2.jpg
Hill Hands Out Stiff Sentences The_Florence_Herald_Thu__Feb_6__1958_.jpg
Negro Lifer Paroled The_Florence_Herald_Thu__Feb_27__1958_.jpg
Negro Arrested The_Florence_Herald_Thu__Mar_13__1958_.jpg
Judge Affirms 10-Year Sentence The_Florence_Herald_Thu__Apr_10__1958_.jpg
Burglar Gets 11 Years The_Florence_Herald_Thu__May_15__1958_ (1).jpg
Woman Held in Fatal Shooting The_Florence_Herald_Thu__Aug_7__1958_.jpg
Slayer of Wrong Man Waives Case to Grand Jury The_Florence_Herald_Thu__Sep_4__1958_.jpg
Number Capital Cases Scheduled The_Florence_Herald_Thu__Oct_9__1958_.jpg
Circuit Court Enters Final Week The_Florence_Herald_Thu__Nov_27__1958_.jpg
Negro Sentenced to Six Years The_Florence_Herald_Thu__Dec_11__1958_.jpg
Friday Hearings Before Roden in Non-Jury Court The_Florence_Herald_Thu__Jul_9__1959_ (1).jpg
Negro Arrested for Transporting Liquor The_Florence_Herald_Thu__Aug_13__1959_.jpg
Negroes Held in Colbert Slaying FH Thu Sep 3 1959 p 5.jpg
Greenhill Farmer Killed by Negro The_Florence_Herald_Thu__Oct_8__1959_.jpg
Negro Jailed on Assault Charge The_Florence_Herald_Thu__Oct_8__1959_ (1).jpg
Negro Sentenced to Six Years The_Florence_Herald_Thu__Dec_11__1958_.jpg
One Dead Result Sunday Shooting The_Florence_Herald_Thu__Dec_17__1959_.jpg
Wilson Drive-In Victim Robbery The_Florence_Herald_Thu__Dec_17__1959_ (1).jpg

Citation

“Crime Reports from the Florence Herald in the 1950s,” Shoals Black History, accessed April 29, 2024, https://shoalsblackhistory.omeka.net/items/show/1276.