Terrible Crime
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Title
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Terrible Crime
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Source Type
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Newspapers
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Publisher
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Ceredo Advance
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Publication Place
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Ceredo, West Virginia
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Publication Date
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06/22/1898
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Transcript
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TERRIBLE CRIME., Three Persons Murdered, the House Rob-, bed and Burned-An Attempted, Lynching Failed., -, MONTGOMERY. Ala., June 17. - On, Tuesday night, seven miles north of, Wetumpka, William Carden and his, wife. an old couple, and William Carlo,, also an old man, were murdered and, their house burned to conceal the, crime. Carden hoarded his money and, the party were murdered to secure it., Thursday Sol Jackson. Lewis Speir, and another Negro were arrested for, the crime. Late Thursday afternoon, a crowd of 500 men from the neighbor, hood of the crime gathered at, Wetumpka to mob the pris-, oners. Since they have been, in jail two of the murderers. Jackson, and Speier, confessed and told where, they buried the money, $1,200. The, mob broke into the jail about 5 o'clock, but were unable to get into the inner, cage, where the prisoners were. The, sheriff telegraphed the governor for, troops.
Terrible Crime