Escaped 5 Times
Vincennes Weekly Sun Saturday, August 8, 1874 "On last Saturday night J. W. Harmon and J. M. Calloway succeeded in capturing the...
Lawrence Lore
Jul 31, 20251 min read
More about Betsey Reed
Dann M Norton has graciously agreed to allow me to post two of his blog articles about Betsey Reed. They are both excellent and shed...
Lawrence Lore
Jun 25, 20251 min read
Prison Life 1880
A person charged with a crime and sentenced to prison in Lawrence County in the 1880’s was sent to the State penitentiary in Chester...
Lawrence Lore
Jun 18, 20252 min read
April 2 1880
Old winter had almost “marched” out in April of 1880. Sumner News: Business improved as the roads got better. The surplus wheat that...
Lawrence Lore
Apr 3, 20255 min read
Brawlsome Broyles
February 25, 1877 “Struck with Ax Handle in Brawl” George Barker, age 29, was living with his wife, Lucinda Barker, and two small...
Lawrence Lore
Mar 31, 20257 min read
The State vs Ellis 1880
The Ellis /Hickman murder was profiled on this blog August 7 2024 “killed by Concealed Weapon” https://www.lawrencelore.org/post/kill...
Lawrence Lore
Feb 10, 20255 min read
News of January 1880
The year 1880 was to be an eventful one. The census of the United States would be taken, a new President elected, and it was a leap year....
Lawrence Lore
Jan 29, 20256 min read
Police Shooting and Air Ships in St F
The Vincennes newspapers carried the news of St Francisville as often, if not more, than the Lawrenceville newspapers. However, the facts...
Lawrence Lore
Jan 8, 20254 min read
Under the Hay Stack--Dead
Early Monday morning, November 10, 1879, word was sent to Coroner Grafham that the body of a man was laying at an old straw stack...
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Dec 4, 20243 min read