covered her ears with her hands so that she could not hear the screams
.His—conviction andthe sentence of-death_were—appealed_to the Arkansas
Supreme Court on the grounds that Mrs, Tidwell's testimony should not
have been allowed against him and that the jury was improperly in- :
structed as to the meaning of the word accomplice, but the conviction
was affirmed and when the Governor declined to intervene, he was
hanged before a large number of witnesses at Searcy, ark., on April
30, 1886, | | si foun
GALVESTON DAILY NEWS, Galveston, Texas, May 1, 1886
" WEXKRKAMEREXSBR 45 ARKANSAS 539
Photograph can be ordered from Ray D, Rains, Box 83, Pangburn, Ark.,
72121. Cost (5x7 prings, $2.50, prepaid; 8x10 prings, $).00, prepaid)
See correspondence with Ray _D, Rains. in Arkansas letter files,
See article by Rains from OID WEST filed with worksheets - Ark = NWU-bd
This article also filed ARK = mag & bk excerpts.
covered her ears with her hands so that she could not hear the screams
His—conviction andthe sentence of death were—appealed tothe Arkansas
Supreme Court on the grounds that Mrs, Tidwell's testimony should not
have been allowed against him and that the jury was improperly in- :
structed as to the meaning of the word accomplice, but the conviction
was affirmed and when the Governor declined to intervene, he was
hanged before a large number of witnesses at Searcy, Ark., on April
30, 1886,
GALVESTON DAILY NEWS, Galveston, Texas, May 1, 1886
MXXARKANEXSXSB )5-ARKANSAS 539
Photograph can be ordered from Ray D. Rains, Box 83, Pangburn, Ark.,
72121. Cost (5x7 prings, $2.50, prepaid; 8xlO prings, $).00, prepaid)
See correspondence with Ray D, Rains in Arkansas letter files,
See article by Rains from OID WEST filed with worksheets = Ark = NWU-bd]
This article also filed ARK - mag & bk excerpts.
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This article also filed ARK = mag & bk excerpts.
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Carroll, a white farmer, and his wife, Lizzie, lived in white Co,,
Ark. When his half-brother died, the latter's wife, Vinia Tidwell,
and her two children moved into the Carroll home, Carroll soon be-
gan having an affair with Mrs, Tidwell and fell in love with her,
On several occasions, he was seen to strike and otherwise abuse his
wife by neighbors, Early on the morning of Feb, 2, 1885, he. called
his wife to the well for the purpose of drawing some water for wash-=
ing and when she got there he threw her into the well which contained
18 feet of water and held her underneath with a pole which he previous:
ly provided for that purpose, Following his instructions, Mrs, Tid-
well waited until he had time to get to work in the field and then
went out, "discovered" the body and began screaming, Some neighbors
arrived before Carroll and after he got there, the body was drawn
from the well, The conpse was covered with bruises and their was evi-
dence of a struggle about the well, Both he and Mrs, Tidwell were
arrested and charged with the murder, but when she agreed to testify
for the State, the charges against her were dropped, She swore that
on the night before the crime Carroll told her that he planned to
through his wife into the well the next morning and that when he
summoned Mrs, Carroll to draw the water, she lay down on the bed and
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CARROLL, Georg oC aa pees
Carroll, a white farmer, and his wife, Lizzie, lived in White Co,,
Ark. When his half-brother died, the latter's wife, Vinia Tidwell,
and her two children moved into the Carroll home, Carroll soon be-
gan having an affair with Mrs, Tidwell and fell in love with her.
On several occasions, he was seen to strike and otherwise abuse his
wife by neighbors, Early on the morning of Feb. 2, 1885, he. called
his wife to the well for the purpose of drawing some water for wash-
ing and when she got there he threw her into the well which contained
18 feet of water and held her underneath with a pole which he previous
ly provided for that purpose. Following his instructions, Mrs, Tid-
well waited until he had time to get to work in the field and then
went out, "discovered" the body and began screaming. Some neighbors
arrived before Carroll and after he got there, the body was drawn
from the well, The coppse was covered with bruises and their was evi-
dence of a struggle about the well, Both he and Mrs, Tidwell were
arrested and charged with the murder, but when she agreed to testify
for the State, the charges against her were dropped, She swore that
on the night before the crime Carroll told her that he planned to
through his wife into the well the next morning and that when he
summoned Mrs, Carroll to draw the water, she lay down on the bed and
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CARROLL, George $3 pe aS
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Carroll, a white farmer, and his wife, Lizzie, lived in white Co,,
Ark, When his half-brother died, the latter's wife, Vinia Tidwell,
and her two children moved into the Carroll home, Carroll soon be-
gan having an affair with Mrs, Tidwell and fell in love with her.
On several occasions, he was seen to strike and otherwise abuse his
wife by neighbors, Farly on the morning of Feb, 2, 1885, he. called
his wife to the well for the purpose of drawing some water for wash-
ing and when she got there he threw her into the well which contained
18 feet of water and held her underneath with a pole which he previous;
ly provided for that purpose, Following his instructions, Mrs, Tid-
went out, "discovered" the body and began screaming, Some neighbors
arrived before Carroll and after he got there, the body was drawn
from the well, The coppse was covered with bruises and their was evi-|
dence of a struggle about the well, Both he and Mrs, Tidwell were
arrested and charged with the murder, but when she agreed to testify
for the State, the charges against her were dropped, She swore that
on the night before the crime Carroll told her that he planned to
through his wife into the well the next morning and that when he
summoned Mrs, Carroll to draw the water, she lay down on the bed and
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