ee
fy at her trial. Miss Davis was acquitted, but McCord continued to
maintain that she wag just as guilty as he and, in a 15 mimite ram-
bling address from the scaffold, he repeated his. charges against her —
and asked that he be buried by the side of his wife. The execution
Was private, but-a crowd of 200 to 300 persons had gathered outside
__the w mcg structure built to enclase the gallows—andthex
y
took up a collection of $7200 to be given to the doomed man's two
small children, McCord was Nanged at Scottsboro on March Lo 1092,
an 3T RM T NTE TN iy ea! }
BIRMINGHAM DAILY NaWS, Birminghan, Ala, March 20, 1892, Fage nine,
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al. Miss Davis was acquitted, but McCord co
she wags just as guilty as he and, in a 15 mi
peated his. charges ag
1 that he be buried by the side of his wife. The execution
Lnued to
be ram=
ast
2inst her _
was private, but-a crowd of 200 to 300 persons nad gathered outs
the wooden imrSuhtag structure built to enclose the
gal lows-and—+
&
took up a collection of $7.00 to be given to the doomed man's tw.
small children.
McCord was hanged at Scottsboro on March 9,
BIRMINGHAM DAILY MWS, Birmingham, Ala, March 20, 1092, Page
nine.
len iapticbings,
- McCORD » Bob oF, Sh G- JS lbs
McCord, a Jackson Co., Ala., black farm tenant and his wife, Nancy
Ruckles McCord, lived on a farm in the BRSSXXH Grace Pond Church
Community a few miles from Scottsboro. The McCords quarreled con=
stantly and fought frequently. As Nancy McCord was much larger and
far stronger than her husband, she always won the battles and he re-
sented this situatioh so mich that he was frequently heard to remark
that he would put a stop to it even if it meant killing her, In May,
1891, Mrs. McCord disappeared and her husband was immediately suspected
of having made good his threats. The Sheriff was notified and when he
and a posse arrived, they noticed drag marks Leading away from the
housee They followed these to a sink hole where they found Nancy
McCord's nude body buried under some mud and brush. She had been
bludgeoned to death, the posterior of her head being completely cmushed
and each side of her skull fractured. By this time, McCord had dis~
appeared and he was not captured until three months later when he
was taken into custody at Fayetteville
he was convicted
However, after his conviction,
ess amed his mistress, Sallie Davis, as his accomplice.
ie)
ay of execution in order that he might testi-
ee igual emir / panes
McCord, a Jackson Co., Ala,, black farm tenant and his wife, Nancy
Ruckles McCord, lived on a farm in the ER3SKXX Grace Pond Church
Community a few miles from Scottsboro. The McCords quarreled con-
stantly and fought frequently. As Nancy McCord was mach larger and
far stronger than her husband, she always won the battles and he re-
sented this situatioh so mch that he was frequently heard to remark
that he would put a stop to it even if it meant killing her. In May,
1891, Mrs. McCord disappeared and her husband was immediately suspecte
of having made good his threats. The Sheriff was notified and when he
and a posse arrived, they noticed drag marks leading away from the
house. They followed these to a sink hole where they found Nancy
McCord's nude body buried under some md and brush. She had been
bludgeoned to death, the posterior of her head being completely cmushe
and each side of her skull fractured, By this time, McCord had dis-
ared and he was not captured until three months later when he
was taken into custody at Fayetteville because he matéhed a newspaper
description of the fugitive. Returned to Scottsboro
and sentenced to hang on Feb, 12, 1892, However, af
he was convicted
ter his conviction,
he confessed and named his mistress, Sallie Davis, as }
H8 was then granted a stay of execution in order that he might testi-
accomplice,
McOORD, Bob
A A
McCord, a Jackson Co., Ala., b farm tenant and his
Ruckles McCord, lived
ERE Crz
Community & few miles fran Scottsboro.
stantly and fought frequently,
far stronger than her
black £
Pond Chun
e MeCords quarreled con-
As Nancy NeCord was mich larger and
husband, she always won the battles and ho re-
sented this situatioh so mich that he was frequently heard to rem
that he would put a stop to it eve!
ty Mrs, MoCord
The Sheriff was
and @ posse arrived, they noticed drag marks ge avey fron the
house. They followed these to a sink hole where thoy found Nan
MoCord's made body buried under sone mid and brush,
bludgeoned to ee Posterior of her he
and each i kul.
4% meant Illling hor, In May
sappeared and her husband was inmediately
f having made good his threats,
eon
ig completely cmushe
ey McCord had dis
Seis
ste
itive,
ate hang on
use he matéhed
Returned to S
12, 1892,
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