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Murder in the Montgomery Advertiser, 1900 & 1920

Accused of Murdering His Child

Item

Title
Accused of Murdering His Child
Source
The Montgomery Advertiser (AL)
Date
7/28/01
page
1
Identifier
Image 1 of The Montgomery advertiser (Montgomery, Ala.), July 28, 1901 | Library of Congress (loc.gov)
Crime
Murder
Subject
step-daughter; beating
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
arrest
Location
Out of state; Knoxville, Tenn
Length of story
57
Description
Accused of Murdering His Child. Knoxville. Tenn., July 27. A special Ho Thb Journal bnd Tribune from Johnson City. Tenn. says; Armstrong Hensley has been landed In the Erwin Jail on the charge of murdering his five-year-old step-daughter. He brutally beat the child and threw her into a stream of water. She died 4 few hours later