Murder case against negro is dismissed
Item
- Title
- Murder case against negro is dismissed
- Source
- The Montgomery Advertiser (AL)
- Date
- 1/31/20
- page
- 3
- Identifier
- Image 3 of The Montgomery advertiser (Montgomery, Ala.), January 31, 1920 | Library of Congress (loc.gov)
- Crime
- Murder
- Subject
- concealed pistol; dismissed
- Race of alleged offender
- Black alleged offender
- Gender of alleged offender
- Male alleged offender
- Race of alleged victim
- Black alleged victim
- Gender of alleged victim
- Male alleged victim
- Stage of the Legal System
- dismissed
- Location
- in state
- Length of story
- 140
- Description
- Rufus Graham, a negro, charged with the murder of Wavy McCants, another negro, near Grady Sunday night, at the- preliminary hearing In the court of common pleas Friday was made happy when the solicitor asked that the case be not pressed. It was so ordered by Judge Winter Thorington. According to testimony of witnesses, it was, as the man contended, an accident. It was stated that both negroes were examining a defective pistol when It exploded and shot the McCants negro, killing him. A case against H. J. McLean for concealed pistol, was not processed. Cases against Irene James and Ruby Harris, alleged violation of the prohibition law, will be heard February 10. Twelve cases of alleged gaming were not processed. One case was tried and Is under consideration by Judge Thorington. Five other cases were continued until February 10.
