Damages suit seeks $10,000 over Sullivan county lynching
Jannie Bush administrator and mother of James Dillard sues Sullivan County Sheriff John S. Dudley for $10,000 in federal court alleging negligence that allowed Dillard’s lynching on November 19, 1902. Bondsmen liable for $5,000. Case cites route details and a pending Supreme Court issue on sheriff vacation after prisoner removal.
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Supreme Court
Woman whipped by husband after beer with bartender
June Dickason of Sullivan, 18, a bride of three months, asked police to arrest Roy Dickason after he assaulted her on West Wabash Avenue. She sought the Friendly Inn for the night but was turned out by Captain Welch due to liquor on her breath. The incident follows a troubled marriage since July 13.
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