Woman indicted for farmer's murder
Item
- Title
- Woman indicted for farmer's murder
- Source
- The Montgomery Advertiser (AL)
- Date
- 2/4/20
- page
- 1
- Identifier
- Image 1 of The Montgomery advertiser (Montgomery, Ala.), February 4, 1920 | Library of Congress (loc.gov)
- Crime
- Murder
- Subject
- shot in sleep
- Race of alleged offender
- white alleged offender
- Gender of alleged offender
- Female alleged offender
- Race of alleged victim
- white alleged victim
- Gender of alleged victim
- Male alleged victim
- Stage of the Legal System
- sentencing
- Location
- out of state; Chattanooga, Tenn
- Length of story
- 103
- Description
- CHATTANOOGA. TENN., Feb. 3 —Mrs Sybil Cochran, aged 18, charged with killing John J. Hale, well known farmer, Friday night near Coltewah, was indicted for murder In the 1st degree by the grand Jury here today. Hale was killed while sleeping In a room with five members of his household, all of whom claimed they were awakened by the shot but were unable to ascertain Its source. The Cochran girl was among these In the room at the time and she was arrested because It Is charged by members of Hale's family she had a quarrel with Hale some days preceding the killing.
- Site pages
- Geography of Murder
