April 22, 1955
Briefly notes that Vincent N Perkins, a Black man from Colbert County, was arrested for transporting illegal whisky
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Negro, After Wild Night, Is Arrested
January 15, 1955
Describes that Lee A. Payne, a Black man from Sheffield, was arrested for driving under the influence
Negro Charged In Shooting
January 29, 1955
Describes that Risker Dee Watkins, a Black farmer from Rogersville, was arrested after shooting Jackie Lee Thompson, a Black farmer from Lauderdale County, who had threatened to shoot Watkins.
Whites Held In Slaughter Of Three Negro Children
January 11, 1950
Briefly describes the arrest of two of the three men held responsible for the murder of three Black children.
Sheriff, Deputy Convicted In Ku Klux Flogging Case
March 19, 1950
Describes that, in Dade County, Sheriff John W. Lynch and Deputy William Hartline were to serve one year in prison and pay a fine after handing seven Black men to a Ku Klux Klan mob to be abused and killed.
Negro Accused of Killing Sheriff is Denied Body
February 8, 1951
Describes that a Black man named William Franklin Webb was accused of killing asheriff and was denied bail. Also, cites an incident where Webb was approached by a lynch mob
Negro Is Shot to Death by His Own Son”Alfred J. Mitchell Killed Instantly Wednesday Night
November 23, 1950
Describes that a Black man named Alfred J. Mitchell was killed by his son and thatthe son was being held in Lauderdale County Jail after his confessing to the murder
Negro Arrested For Sears And Home Robberies: Case Is Solved By City And County In Few Hours
December 17, 1950
Describes that a Black man named Clarence Summerhill was arrested for a string of burglaries across Lauderdale County
Scottsboro Rape Case Defendant Is In Trouble Again
December 19, 1950
Describes that Haywood Patterson, one of the “Scottsboro Boys”, was arrested for stabbinga man named Willie Mitchell after he had escaped from prison in Alabama for the crimeof rape, which he did not commit
Frank Murphy Held On Murder Charge
March 14, 1946
Briefly explains that a Black man named Frank Murphy was being charged with first degree murder after the death of a Black man named Nelson Scruggs.