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Murder in the Montgomery Advertiser, 1900 & 1920

Man and Wife Murdered

Item

Title
Man and Wife Murdered
Source
The Montgomery Advertiser (AL)
Date
8/1/01
page
14
Identifier
Image 14 of The Montgomery advertiser (Montgomery, Ala.), August 1, 1901 | Library of Congress (loc.gov)
Crime
Murder
Subject
Gun; investigation
Race of alleged offender
Black alleged offender
Gender of alleged offender
Male alleged offender
Race of alleged victim
Black alleged Victims
Gender of alleged victim
Male; Female alleged victim
Law enforcement involved
constables
Stage of the Legal System
arrest
Location
out of state; Memphis, Tenn
Length of story
68
Description
Man and Wife Murdered. Memphis, Tenn.. July 31. A Scimitar special from Helena, Ark., reports the murder of Isaac Lane and wife on Island Sixty-six in the Mississippi River. Both were almost shot to pieces. Will Kelly and Frank Fannon, charged with the crime, were captured by constables after a light in which both of them were wounded. All of the persons concerned, including the officers, are negroes.
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Geography of Murder