Curtis Orrell, NC, Undated

ORRELL, Curtis

(Need confirmation.)

"at Sampson (NC) Superior Court, last week, Curtis Orrell
whose trial had been removed to that county from New
Hanover, was convicted of the murder of his cousin, Pe-
nelope Orrell, and sentenced by Judge Ruffin to be hung
on Friday, the 7th of next month (12-7-1827), The case
is remarkable for the reason which is supposed to have
prompted the prisoner to the commission of the dreadful
crimeg vi,: that the deceased had refused to marry him -
FAYETTE OBS." REGISTER, Raleigh, NC, November 23, 1827

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ORRELL, Curtis

(Need confirmation.)

"at Sampson (NC) Superior Court, last week, Curtis Orrell
whose trial had been removed to that county from New
Hanover, was convicted of the murder of his cousin, Pe-
nelope Orrell, and sentenced by Judge Ruffin to be hung
on Friday, the 7th of next month (12-7-1827), The case
is remarkable for the reason which is supposed to have
prompted the prisoner to the combission of the dreadful
crimes vi,: that the deceased had refused to marry him, -
FAYETTE oS." REGISTER, Raleigh, NC, November 23, 1827

(1:1&2.)

ORRELL, Curtis

(Need confirmation.)

"at Sampson (NC) Superior Court, last week, Curtis Orrell]
whose trial had been removed to that county from New
Hanover, was convicted of the murder of his cousin, Pe-
nelope Orrell, and sentenced by Judge Ruffin to be hung
on Friday, the 7th of next month (12-7-1827), The case
is remarkable for the reason which is supposed to have
prompted the prisoner to the comission of the dreadful
crime vi,t that the deceased had refused to marry him,
FAYETTE OBS." REGISTER, Raleigh, NC, November 23, 1827
(11182.)