Policeman faces trial for murder
Item
- Title
- Policeman faces trial for murder
- Source
- The Montgomery Advertiser (AL)
- Date
- 1/28/20
- page
- 7
- Identifier
- Image 7 of The Montgomery advertiser (Montgomery, Ala.), January 28, 1920 | Library of Congress (loc.gov)
- Crime
- Murder
- Subject
- liquor;sheriff; revolver
- Race of alleged offender
- white alleged offender
- Gender of alleged offender
- Male alleged offender
- Gender of alleged victim
- Male alleged victim
- Stage of the Legal System
- arraignment
- Location
- out of state; Trenton, GA
- Length of story
- 81
- Description
- TRENTON, GA., Jan 27.—County Police Officer W. J. Robinson will be placed on trial here tomorrow charged with the murder of T. L. Smith, killed a few days ago while resisting arrest and who shot Robinson In the shoulder before falling under the fire of the officer. Smith was In the act of boarding a train with a grip which Robinson believed contained liquor and when ordered to halt, drew his revolver and fired, being killed instantly by the officer.
- Site pages
- Geography of Murder
