Killed by Concealed Weapon
Page 3 of The Weekly Western Sun, published in Vincennes, Indiana on Friday, March 28th, 1879 A Lawrenceville Tragedy Upon arriving in...
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Aug 7, 20245 min read
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Children with Guns
Ten-year-old Walter Byrley, grandson of Mr. and Mrs. James Byrley 1711 Fourteenth street, was fatally wounded when he was shot by his...
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Mar 21, 20241 min read
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First Woman Hanged
The only enforcement of the death penalty in Lawrence County, Illinois was that of Elizabeth Reed. She was however not a resident of...
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Mar 1, 20242 min read
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Who Killed Hilbert?
JULY 14, 1897 Heathsville is horror-stricken over the tragic death of John Hilbert, who has been making his home with Wm Long for several...
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Nov 8, 20232 min read
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Aaron Shaw, State's Attorney for Elizabeth Reed's Trial
Aaron Shaw was born December 19, 1811 near Goshen, New York. He attended Montgomery Academy in New York and studied law at Goshen. Shaw...
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Oct 17, 20232 min read
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Advertising Disaster for Watchmaker
On December 5, 1918, D. Galbreath moved his family from Johnson City to Sumner having leased the D. D. Emerick home. He then advertised...
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Oct 16, 20231 min read
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Slot Machines and Chewing Gum
September 28, 1911 Four Slot Machines Confiscated by the Sheriff and State’s Attorney Last week Earl R Decker, who owns a number of slot...
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Oct 11, 20232 min read
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This is a Hold-Up!
August 20, 1914 Lawrenceville Republican The quiet village of Birds was excited Saturday by the attempted hold- up of the cashier in...
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Jul 20, 20231 min read
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Death of Twins
January 8, 1902 Sumner Press A Coroner’s inquest was held at the residence of E. P in southeast Christy township over the bodies of two...
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Jun 27, 20233 min read
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Guilty of Bootlegging 1821
The first court record in Lawrence County, dated June 4,1821, shows that Michael Stufflebeam and Benjamin Matthews were indicted for...
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Jun 22, 20231 min read
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