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IULLUI nw oull{Father Acquitted of Murder Charge On Plea ofAMITE, Oct, 31-~lt;/PV-Acquit ted of« manslaughter charge in connection with the killing of his son. David, Flint Higginbotham, 56-year-old father of 11 children, today expressed the hope of a reconciliation with his wife and two of his sons who testified ^ \ i.gainst him at his trial, declaring the j killing unjustified. i \A jury in district court here last a night returned a verdict of “not i guilty** for the defendant on his dramatic plea that his premises were under control of his armed song and ^ {that he fired on David as the latter ^ drew a pistol to shoot at him. jHi is testimony was refuted by Mrs ,Higginbotham on her recall to the , stand after her husband had testified. , She teatified that David did not put f , his hand on the pistol he had.” and f declared that, “on my honor, my husband hasn t told the truth.”Higginbotham kept his Bible close at hand during his trial, fingering it as the members of his family testified against him. He claimed that the trouble with his sons reached a climax over his finding of a chest of j liquor and aome alleged stolen goods on his premise*.He said he accused two of his sonsof implications in the goods, and claimed that one of them, Tom Hig-gin bo t ham, twice threatened his life.} once with an iron rod and again witfc a butcher knife. ITwo sharply contrasting pictures were drawn of Higginbotham and the 1 events that took place at their homeat Kentwood on Sunday, Aug 17, the day of the killing.His wife and sons portrayed him inthe evidence aa a stern father, “an ardent prohibitionist,” and an unwel-come guest who had carried a shotgun to assert his authority.MiAg) ? V . i K fllfff** .r j£ - /yjly ■ y , r Kjt £ v ’H , 1 ,=mV' ’‘v* ’• , JHigginbotham, characterizing his , own personality, described himself as ( a father who sought in vain to keep ( his sons in the right path and said he resorted to firearms only when he had discovered that his sons were threatening to take his life. *
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Monroe News Star
Monroe, Louisiana, US
Sat, Oct 31, 1931
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