Dallas County AlArchives News.....George T. Sharpe Shot February 26, 1853
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Alabama Weekly Journal February 26, 1853

MURDER-Alabama Weekly Journal, Feb. 26, 1853, Montgomery, AL-(see notes below)

“MURDER-We learn from the Selma Enterprise that Mr. George T. Sharp was shot 
near Burnsville, in that county, on the 14th inst., by a man named Noles, while 
attempting to arrest the latter under a warrant for the infamous crime of 
incest. Noles immediately fled, and though hotly pursed, made his escape. A 
reward of $500 is offered for his arrest, and parties are now out in pursuit of 
him. It is hoped they may speedily succeed in arresting and bringing him to 
justice.”
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This article was published in the Alabama Weekly Journal on the date shown. The 
article was attributed to the Selma Enterprise of nearby Dallas Co. For more 
newspaper articles on the murder-and two transcripts of the trials of Joseph 
Noles(Knowles)see several entries on this site. All newspaper items were found 
on microfilm at the Alabama State Archives, and the court transcripts were 
found in Alabama Supreme Court journals there. A few court dockets were found 
in Dallas Co.-but evidently the bulk of local court records did not survive.
 
Note: A duplicate article was published in the Autuaga Citizen on February 24, 
1853. The warrant noted here was only a “peace warrant” sworn by the 
defendant’s wife; no mention of incest was found in any of the legal records.


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