THREE SLAVES Jan, 1), 1848
Offence: Murder
lho@atdons Abbeville SC
Ex Date: 1-14-1848
Detarlsi: All were slaves of Mr. Leonard Wideman.
They murdered him. One of them confessed
that he had also killed his former master, a Mr. Ram-
sey, and had gotten away with having made it look like
he had been accidently crushed by a falling tree.
Source: TARBORO PRESS, 2-19-1848 (1:4) quoting
1/19/48 issue of THE ABBEVILLE BANNER.
THREE SLAVES Jan. 1),1848
Offence: Murder
Location: Abbeville SC
Ex Date: 1-14-1848
Details: All were slaves of Mr. Leonard Wideman.
They murdered him. One of them confessed
that he had also killed his former master, a Mr. Ram-—
sey, and had gotten away with having made it look like
he had been accidently crushed by a falling tree.
Source: TARBORO PRESS, 2-19-1848 (1:4) quoting
1/19/48 issue of THE ABBEVILLE BANNER.
THREE SLAVES
Offence: Murder
Location: Abbeville SC
Ex Date: 1-14-1848
Leonard Wideman.
Details: All were slaves of Mr.
They murdered him. One of them confessed
that he had also killed his former master, a Mr. Ram-
sey, and had gotten away with having made it look like
he had been accidently crushed by a falling tree.
Source: TARBORO PRESS, 2-19-1848 (1:4) quoting
1/19/48 issue of THE ABBEVILLE BANNER.
