Clay County AlArchives Obituaries.....Marshall, Tom December 16, 1930
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Ashland Progress 
As the result of a difficulty between two negro convicts at road construction 
camps between Lineville and Wedowee Tuesday night, one of them, Tom Marshall, 
was stabbed to death and the other Chester Weaver was arrested; and brought to 
the county jail Wednesday morning where he awaits the action of the grand jury 
on a charge of murder.

March 5, 1931:
As a result of convictions and pleas of guilty entered in the Circuit Court of 
Clay County, which completed a three-week term last Friday, six convicts left 
for the penitentiary Saturday. Brewer Crosson, convicted of murder in the second 
degree, was sentenced for a term of 10 years. Chester Weaver, also convicted of 
2nd degree murder was sentenced for 10 years. Four were sentenced for burglary: 
Claud Molleston, Willis Williams and Lucius Munroe, each for two years to two 
years and six months, Dewey Stevens, a year and a day to a year and two days.

Additional Comments:
Death Cert:
Name	Tom Marshall
Sex	Male
Age	27
Death Date	1930
Death Place	Lineville, Clay, Alabama, United States
Birth Year (Estimated)	1903
Father's Name	Unknown
Father's Sex	Male
Mother's Name	Unknown
Mother's Sex	Female
Event Type	Death
Source Details	cn 30335

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