GEORGE EDSON CAUGHT
Item
- Title
- GEORGE EDSON CAUGHT
- Source
- The Montgomery Advertiser (AL)
- Date
- 7/27/01
- page
- 2
- Identifier
- Image 2 of The Montgomery advertiser (Montgomery, Ala.), July 27, 1901 | Library of Congress (loc.gov)
- Crime
- Murder
- Subject
- brother; concealed pistol
- Race of alleged offender
- Black alleged offender
- Gender of alleged offender
- Male alleged offender
- Race of alleged victim
- Black alleged victim
- Law enforcement involved
- Deputy Sheriff
- Stage of the Legal System
- arraignment
- Location
- in state
- Length of story
- 169
- Description
- The Negro Who Shot and Killed His Brother, John Edson, in Boguehomme. George Edson. a negro charged with the murder of his brother, John Edson, was captured by Deputy Sheriffs Sam Belser. P. M. McLemort and George Jones at 5:30 o'clock yesterday morn- ing. The deputies found Edson in a house near the corner of South Perry and Julia Streets. The negro offered no resistance. A few weeks ago Edson and his brother John Edson. got into a dispute In Boguehomme about 60 cents. George Edson claimed that his brother owed him 50 cents and when he asked him for the money John Edson said he did not have it but would try and get the money for him In a few days. George Edson was angry and without a moment's warning he pulled a revolver Had fired on his brother, the bullet striking him In the shoulder. The wounded negro lived two days George Edson escaped and nothing more was heard of him until his arrest yesterday
