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Murder in the Montgomery Advertiser, 1900 & 1920

Several criminal cases set Tuesday

Item

Title
Several criminal cases set Tuesday
Source
The Montgomery Advertiser (AL)
Date
1/13/20
page
2
Identifier
Image 2 of The Montgomery advertiser (Montgomery, Ala.), January 13, 1920 | Library of Congress (loc.gov)
Crime
Murder
Subject
court docket
Gender of alleged offender
Male alleged offender
Stage of the Legal System
trial
Location
in state
Length of story
102
Description
A large criminal docket will be called in the court of common pleas Tuesday morning by Judge Winter Thorington. There are several prohibition cases to be heard, also one murder and one assault to murder case. The cases and the alleged offenses follow: Rogers Simpson, assault to 'murder on W. Cochran. Van Banders, burglary and grand larceny. Joe Sims, vagrancy. Ruth May, violation of the prohibition law. Walter Holmes, violating the prohibition law. ’ Harold J. Brown, violation of the prohibition law. Reuben Elbert and Charlie Miller, failure to work public roads. ' John Washington, murder of Ed Swlnt. , Clanton Price, assault and battery.
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Geography of Murder