Her Murder Avenged

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Source Type: Newspaper
Publisher: St. Louis Globe Democrat
Place of publication: St. Louis, MO
Date of publication: 2/17/1894
Transcript:

The little village of Stanton, Chilton county, is in a state of groat excitement. The murder of Mrs. Jessie Rucker, Thursday night, has been avenged. Yesterday morning the dead body of a negro was found riddled with bullets lying near the scene of the dastardly crime, aud another negro suspected is missing. The place where Mrs. Rucker was assaulted and murdered is a lonely spot, and as the unfortunate woman was found dead, there is no way of getting at the details of the horrible crime.

Citation:

“Her Murder Avenged.” St. Louis Globe Democrat (St. Louis, MO), February 17, 1894.