Charged With Murder

Item

Title
Charged With Murder
Source Type
Newspapers
Publisher
The Marion Times-Standard
Publication Place
Marion, AL
Publication Date
9/29/1921
Transcript
CHARGED WITH MURDER- Hollingsworth and Mrs. Horn indicted and Confined in Jail. As the result of an indictment found by the grand jury, Jim Hollingsworth and Mrs. Rella Horn, of Morgan Spgs are in jail charged with the murder of Will Horn, who died a few weeks ago at home near Morgan Springs under circumstances which aroused the suspicion of his relatives and friends. Mrs. Horn is the widow of the deceased, and Hollingsworth had been making his home with the family for a short time prior to the death of Mr. Horn. The manner of his death suggested that he had been, poisoned, and friends had the contents of his stomach examined by chemists, and while it is stated that no poison was found and the evidence against the accused was circumstantial, the matter was investigated by the grand jury and indictment found.