John Freeman Kills John Crow at M'Ville Sunday Afternoon, Marshall, Alabama http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/marshall/newspapers/crowmurder.txt ==================================================================== USGENWEB PROJECT NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Project Archives to store this file permanently for free access. This file is copyrighted and contributed by: Dustin Oliver ==================================================================== June 2001 This is from the Guntersville Advertiser-Democrat, March 19, 1929 JOHN FREEMAN KILLS JOHN CROW AT M'VILLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON John Freeman was placed in the county jail Sunday night charged with the murder of John Crow near McVille, six miles east of Albertville, Sunday afternoon about 2 o'clock. Deputies Pat King and [?] Rollins were called to Albertville Sunday night to get Freeman, who had surrendered to Deputy [?] Biddle. Alex Maness, a neighbor of Freeman and Crow, was placed in jail Monday in connection with the killing. Details of the tragedy are difficult to secure, but it is said that at an investigation held by officers shortly after the killing it was learned that Freeman and Maness went to Crow's home Sunday afternoon and during their visit a misunderstanding arose and the shooting followed. Crow's family had gone visiting and there were no eye witnesses to the shooting. Maness, it is said, stated [?] he ran when he saw a difficulty [?]ing and after he had gotten a short distance from the house heard a shot. Freeman is said to have told Deputy Biddle that he fired two shots at Crow, who was threatening him with a shotgun. One bullet entered Crow's head just above the [?] eye. Since his arrest Freeman has said to officers that he had nothing to say about the killing, which is [?] to have taken place about 2 o'clock in the afternoon. It is the general opinion of those acquainted with the parties that the three men had been gambling and had had a falling out. It is said that nothing was known of the tragedy until some of the members of Crow's family returned home about 4 o'clock in the afternoon. One of his little sons started into his father's room, the door being open, and as he entered he let out a scream. Other members of the family rushed in and found Crow lying on his back on the floor [?] a bed dead with a double-barreled shotgun across his breast. The gun contained two loaded shells but had not been fired lately, it is said. Crow was 44 years old and had been twice married. He is survived by his wife and seven children. Freeman is 34 years old and has a wife. Maness is 30 years old.