side and entreated the Briant's to swear that Stanbrough had come at
him with them, Finally he left the Briant farm and was arrested and —
charged with the murder shortly afterwards, At his trial he claimed
that Stanbrough had attacked him with the iron bar and hoe and that he
had fired in self-defense, _MKX¥ Mr.and Mrs, Briant both testified
for the State and the position of the head wound clearly indicated
that Stanbrough had been shot from the rear and not while he was facing
Cochran as Cochran claimed, His conviction was appealed to and upheld
by the Missouri Supreme Court and he was hanged at Bethany, Mo,, on
June*7) 18994.
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side and entreated the Briant's to swear that Stanbrouzh had come at
him with them, Finally he left the Briant farm and was arrested and_
charged with the murder shortly afterwards, At his trial he claimed
that Stanbrough had attacked him with the iron bar and hoe and that he
had fired in self-defense, _MKa{% Mr._and Mrs, Briant both testified
for the State and the position of the head wound clearly indicated
that Stanbrough had been shot from the rear and not while he was facing
Cochran as Cochran claimed, -His conviction was appealed to and upheld
by the Missouri Supreme Court and he was hanged at Bethany, Mo,, on
June 7, 1899,
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side and entreated sata Briant's to swear that Sear had come at
him with then, Finally he left the Briant farm rrested_and
charged with the ard shortly afterwards, At nis trial he claimed
that Stanbrough had attacked him with the iron bar and hoe and that he
had fired in self-defense, _M#AX Mr. and Mrs, Briant both testified
for the State and the position of the head wound clearly indicated
that Stanbrough had been shot from the rear and not while he was facing|
Cochran-as Cochran claimed, His conviction was appealed to and upheld
by the Missouri supreme Court and he was hanged at Bethany, Mo,, on
June 7, 1899.
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COCHRAN, Freeman (treet)
Cochran, a white farmer, lived near Blythedale, Harrison Co., Mo, One
of his neighbors, George Stanbrough, was married to his mother's half-
sister. On one occasion Stanbrough had supposedly beaten his wife
with a whip and an enmity had developed between the two men with Coch-
ran swearing that he would get revenge. On August 17, 1897, Cochran
had gone to Ridgeway with a friend and had been drinking, On their
return, they met Stanbrough who was going to the home of John Briant,
married to Stanbrough's wife's twin sister, At that time, Cochran
cursed Stanbrough and accused him of beating his aunt, When Cochran
arrived home, he took a whip and armed himself with a shotgun and went
to the Briant farm where Stanbrough and Briant were loading some hogs
into Stanbrough's wagon, Holding the cocked Bun in one hand, he be-~
gan whipping Stanbrough with the whip. Finally, he agreed to fight
Stanbrough and they tuseeled for a few minutes, during the course of
which Briant unloaded the shotggn, They then went to BRXAHXXXWEH
Briant's house and Cochran sneaked two shells from a kitchen shelf
and reloaded his xk gun, Stanbrough and Mrs, Briant were standing on
the front porch talking when Cochran shot EXXKAM Stanbrough in the
back of thehead, He then walked over and fired the other barrel into
Stanbrough's sides He placed and iron bar and hoe by Stanbrough's
COCHRAN, Freeman ('Preett)
Cochran, a white farmer, lived near Blythedale, Harrison Co., Mo, One
of his neighbors, George Stanbrough, was married to his mother's half-
| sister. On one occasion Stanbrough had supposedly beaten his wife
with a whip and an enmity had developed between the two men with Coch-
ran swearing that he would get revenge. On August 17, 1897, Cochran
had gone to Ridgeway with a friend and had been drinking, On their
return, they met Stanbrough who was going to the home of John Briant,
married to Stanbrough's wife's twin sister, At that time, Cochran
cursed Stanbrough and accused him of beating his aunt. When Cochran
arrived home, he took a whip and armed himself with a shotgun and went
to the Briant farm where Stanbrough and Briant were loading some hogs
into Stanbrough's wagon, Holding the cocked gun in one hand, he be-~
gan whipping Stanbrough with the whip. Finally, he agreed to fight
Stanbrough and they tuseeled for a few minutes, during the course of
which Briant unloaded the shotggn. They then went to BXXXHXRXHaH
Briant's house and Cochran sneaked two shells from a kitchen shelf
and reloaded his xx gun, Stanbrough and Mrs, Briant were standing on
the front porch talking when Cochran shot BXXKAH Stanbrough in the
back of thehead, He then walked over and fired the other barrel into
Stanbrough's side. He placed and iron bar and hoe by Stanbrough's
COCHRAN, Freeman ('Free")
Cochran, a white farmer, Lived near Blythedale, Harrison 0o., Mo, One
of his neighbors, George Stanbrough, was married to his mother's half-
sister. On one occasion Stanbrough had supposedly beaten his wife
with a whip and an enmity had developed between the two men with Coch-
ran swearing that he would get revenge, On August 17, 1897, Cochran
had gone to Ridgeway with a friend and had been drinking, On their
return, they met Stanbrough who was going to the home of John Briant,
married to Stanbrough's wife's twin sister, At that time, Cochran
cursed Stanbrough and accused him of beating his aunt, When Cochran
arrived home, he took a whip and armed himself with a shotgun and went
to the Briant farm where Stanbrough and Briant were loading some hogs
into Stanbrough's wagon, Holding the cocked pun in one hand, he be~
gan whipping Stanbrough with the whip, Finally, he agreed to fight
Stankrough and they tusseled for a few minutes, during the course of
which Briant unloaded the shotgun, They then went to BXXAK
Briant's house and Cochran sneaked two shells from a kitchen shelf
and reloaded his xt gun, Stanbrough and Mrs, Briant were standing on
the front porch talking vhen Cochran shot BEXKAH Stanbrough in th
back of thehead, He then walked over and fired the other barrel fio
Stanbrough's sides He placed and iron bar and hoe by Stanbrough's
‘CULAR, Freeman ("Pree")
