Killed His Wife’s Assailant

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Source Type: Newspaper
Publisher: Our Mountain Home
Place of publication: Talladega, Alabama
Date of publication: Sep 6, 1899 12:00 am
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Killed His Wife’s Assailant

Tuscaloosa, Ala., Aug. 24. C. M. Stallworth, a citizen of this section, shot and instantly killed John Thomas, a negro who attempted to assault Stall worth’s wife a week ago. The husband has been looking for the negro since the attempt. He entered Mrs. Stallworth’s room and after choking her into insensibility was frightened away by Stallworth’s overseer, who heard the cries of the woman.