Becomes Sheriff Mrs. Alcinda E. Turner Palmyra, Mo., June 14, 1931. – Alcinda E. Turner, widow of the late Sheriff A. E. Turner, became sheriff of Marion County, Missouri, Saturday, the oath of office being administered by County Clerk M. K. Byrum. Mrs. Turner is the first woman sheriff Marion County has ever had and … Read more
An Insane Man Kills His Child First Hannibal Cigarette Law Arrest Hanging of John Nelson Killing of Thomas B. Hart by John S. Wise Murder of A. J. Stillwell Murder of the Bright Children Whiskey Did It – A Woman Near Hannibal, Mo. Murdered by a Former Lover History Of Incarceration Rich And Vivid Within … Read more
A Woman Near Hannibal, Mo. Murdered by a Former Lover December 10, 1882 Charles L. Lamb, son of Dr. C. J. Lamb, a wealthy and highly-respected citizen of Hannibal, Mo., while very drunk late Friday night went to the house of a man named Hull, living in a dreary hollow a mile or two from … Read more
A Horrible Story The most awful affair that ever occurred in Hannibal took place yesterday forenoon. A man named Sebastian Hupfer, a German by birth and a shoemaker by trade, killed his child during a fit of insanity. The man in question has resided in Hannibal several years, bearing the reputation of a cruel man … Read more
Hannibal, Oct. 1, 1906 The first arrest made in this under the cigarette law was made on a warrant issued by Judge Abner S. Smith on Saturday afternoon last. The complaint was filed by Silas T. Gregory of St. Mary’s avenue and was prompted by the frequent sale of cigarettes in packages and cigarette paper … Read more
Mrs. A. J. Stillwell, of Hannibal, Mo., was awakened a few nights ago by hearing her husband say: “Fannie, is that you? Fannie, is that you?” Startled by her husband’s strange question, Mrs. Stillwell partly arose, and just at that moment saw a man standing with his back to her, and at or near the … Read more
John Nelson was the second person to be hung in Marion county. Invitations were issued to the hanging, which occurred on the 28th of Feb., 1896, in an enclosure near the Marion county jail at Palmyra, Mo. Witnesses were Francis McCabe, M.D., Silas Sanford, M.D., James Clark, M.D., W. B. Arnold, J. T. Hansbrough, A. … Read more
On the 2d of August, 1849, occurred a tragedy in front of Overton’s Hotel, in Palmyra, that divided the attention of the public for a time with the contemplation of the ravages of the cholera. This was the killing of one Thomas B. Hart, of St. Louis, by John S. Wise, then a clerk in … Read more
October 30, 1849, occurred a most horrible case of outrage and murder in the northwest part of this county. Two children of Mr. Michael Bright, a farmer living in Union township, four miles from Philadelphia, were the victims. They were named Susannah Margaret and Thomas Henry, and were aged respectively twelve and ten years. On … Read more
List of Prisoners Received from 1883/1884 at the Marion County Jail DATE NAME COLOR AGE NAT. OCCUPATION COUNTY CRIME SENT. 21 April 1883 DRISCOL, Daniel W 22 WS Shoemaker St. Louis Burglary 2nd 3 21 April 1883 ORELLE, John W 44 VA Blacksmith ? Burglary 2nd 3 21 April 1883 WILLIAMS, Madison W 28 KY Farmer … Read more