Killed His Wife’s Assailant

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Source Type: Newspaper
Publisher: The Gaffney Ledger
Place of publication: Gaffney, South Carolina
Date of publication: Aug 25, 1899 12:00 am
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Transcript:

Killed His Wife’s Assailant.

Tuscaloosa, Ala., Aug. 240. M. Stallworth, a citizen of this section, shot and instantly killed John Thomas, a negro who attempted to assault Stallworth’s wife a week ago. The husband has been hunting for the negro since the attempt. Ho 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.