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Murder in the Montgomery Advertiser, 1900 & 1920

Other court items

Item

Title
Other court items
Source
The Montgomery Advertiser (AL)
Date
7/21/01
page
2
Identifier
Image 2 of The Montgomery advertiser (Montgomery, Ala.), July 21, 1901 | Library of Congress (loc.gov)
Crime
Murder
Subject
tresspass; wife beater; concealed pistol
Race of alleged offender
white alleged offender
Gender of alleged offender
Male alleged offender
Race of alleged victim
White alleged victim
Gender of alleged victim
Female alleged victim
Stage of the Legal System
Trial
Location
in state
Length of story
231
Description
Other Court Items.* Ben Jackson. Jr., Randall Jackkson and Dick Jackson, the small negro boys who were sent to Jail a few days ago by Justice J. B. Fuller had a hearing yesterday. The evidence was not sufficiently strong and the boys were discharged. J. C. Pritchett, the wife-beater, was tried before Justice R. H. Jones yesterday afternoon on a charge of assault to murder. He was held under a $300 bond. Pritchett was also bound over on a charge of trespass after warning. The bond In this case was $100. It was alleged that Pritchett went to the home of his former wife and forced an entrance and then struck her across the head with the butt of a revolver. Albert Ray. charged with murder, was arraigned before Judge Thomas yesterday and his case was set for trial August 15. A marriage license was issued yesterday to John Everet Nelson and An- nie Ross Rembert. Zeb Fountain and Ben Griffin of Chil- ton County, were arrested yesterday by Deputy Marshal Green, charged with intimidating a United States wit- ness. The men had a hearing before Commissioner Elmore and were held under $200 bonds each. In the Recorder’s Court yesterday afternoon John T. Sampson, a contractor, was fined $2 and costs for repairing and changing paving or sidewalk with- out permission. Louis Gilmer and John Harris, charged with fighting, were discharged.
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