Randolph County AlArchives News.....Francis Sudduth Killed in Prison  July 25, 1920
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The Weekly Herald July 25, 1920
Clarence Bailey, of Escambia County, white convict, was held in the Elmore 
County Jail Monday on a charge of murder as a result of the death of Francis 
Suddeth, of Randolph County, at the state prison at Speigner Sunday. It is 
alleged that Bailey stabbed Suddeth to death with a pocketknife while Suddeth 
slept in his bunk in the prison barracks. No reason has been given, for the 
crime. Bailey has declined to discuss the killing. He is serving a ten-year 
sentence for forgery, while Sudduth had only three months more of an eight-year 
sentence of grand larceny.  Hamp Draper, warden of the prison made an official 
report of the killing to the convict department today that Bailey had been 
removed to the Elmore County jail. Mr. Draper said that Suddeth died within 
twenty minutes after he was stabbed.

Additional Comments:
Death Cert:
Name	Frank Suddish
Sex	Male
Age	25
Residence Place	Speigner, Ala.
Burial Date	26 Jul 1920
Burial Place	Speigner Prison #3
Death Date	25 Jul 1920
Death Place	Speigner, Elmore, Alabama, United States
Death Age	25y
Birth Year (Estimated)	1895
Birthplace	Ala.
Marital Status	Single
Occupation	Mill Hand
Race	White
Ethnicity	American
Event Type	Death
Source Details	cn 23402

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