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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1901
Page
1
The jury found Erastus K. Shaw not guilty of murdering his wife Mrs Shaw after an all night deliberation. Shaw praised by supporters and plans to return to Lowell Indiana with friend L G Little. He declined further comment and thanked sympathizers before leaving the courtroom.
The jury returns a verdict naming J. W. Gilliland as Foreman. The document records a formal jury decision with the identified foreman leading the panel.
Friends congratulate Mr. Shaw Mesars J. H. King A N Mc Leod and F L Blackmon for the able defense they conducted at the home in Lowell Indiana with the claim of defending the accused.
Shaw and his wife were held under guard in Gilmore's restaurant after being arrested the day before on a charge of cheating and schooling for soliciting subscriptions to two publications they did not represent. The report continues on page four.
Montgomery April 10. Governor Samford pardoned twenty six prisoners from Butler county on vagrancy and riding trains. The pardons follow earlier actions lifting sentences for Butler inmates. A state examiner’s report supported the clemency, listing names including James Monahan Virgil Woods George Brown and others from Philadelphia Newark Cleveland and New York.
A meeting organized by the Anniston Industrial Association led by Judge Lapsley will assemble Friday at 4 p m in the city court room. The aim is to discuss securing the Birmingham and Brounswick railroad for Raniston with expected large attendance.
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