Fonts, colemn sual 27 [FF Q
Williams, a white planter, lived near Montgomery, Alabama, On Jan,
1, 1829, he went to the Montgomery Count y Court House to attend the
annual hiring of slaves. As he was entering the door the Court House,
Silas Goree, a constable, sought to serve a write on him for debt
and Willaams drewa knife and stabbed him trhough the heart, killing |
him instantly, He was granted a change of venue to Autauga County |
where he was convicted and sentenced to die, but his case was appealed
to theAlabama Supreme Court which reversed and remanded the sentence,
ordering a newtrial, on the grounds that there were irregularities in
the transfer of the indictment from Montgomery to Autauga County, He.
was tried a scond time, convicted and on January 2f, 1832, he was
hanged in Montgomery,
A BRIEF RISTORY OF MONTGOMERY by M, P, Blue, Esq. Pages 19-20,
Republished by the Society of Pioneers of Montgomery, Inc,, 1959,
3 (Stewart) ALABAMA REPORTS ),5),
“WILLIAMS, Coleman : ip Rance, ee Wp is We oS z
Williams, a white planter, lived near Montgomery, Alabama, On Jan,
1, 1829, he went to the Montgomery County Court House to attend the
annual hiring of slaves. As he was entering the door the Gourt House,|
Silas Goree, a constable, sought to serve a write on him for debt {
and Willaams drewa knife and stabbed him trhough the heart, killing |
him instantly, He was granted a change of venue to Autauga County :
where he was convicted and sentenced to die, but his case was appealed
to theAlabama Supreme Court which reversed and remanded the sentence,
ordering a newtrial, on the grounds that there were irregularities in
the transfer of the indictment from Montgomery to Autauga County, He
was tried a scond time, convicted and on January 27, 1832, he was
hanged in Montgomery,
A BRIEF HISTORY OF MONTGOMERY by M, Pp, Blue, Esq. Pages 19-20,
Republished by the Society of Pioneers of Montgomery, Inc,, 1959,
3 (Stewart) ALABAMA REPORTS )5),
WILLIAMS, Coleman . Yi ay, AG TSR
Williams, a white planter, lived near Montgomery, Alabama, On Jar,
1, 1829, he went to the Montgomery County Court House to attend the
annual hiring of slaves, As he was entering the door the Gourt House.
Silas Goree, a constable, sought to serve a write on him for debt
laams dreva knife and stabbed him trhough the he
him instantly, He wes granted a change of venue to Aytauga County
where he was convicted and sentenced to die, but his Case was appeale
to theAlabama Supreme Court which reversed and remanded the
ordering a newtrial, on the
gomery to Autauga County,
was tried a scond tine, convicted and on January 27, 1832, he was
hanged in Montgomery,
A BRIEF HISTORY OF MONTGOMERY by ¥, P,
; » Blue, Esq, Pages 19-20,
Republished by the Society of Pioneer:
's of Montgomery, Inc,, 1959,
BAMA REPORTS 1,5)
