Carroll County GaArchives News.....Butler, Hosea given life sentence for murder of Amos Richardson . ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Candace (Teal) Gravelle http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00023.html#0005680 February 10, 2007, 11:21 pm "The Cleburne News" . Heflin, Cleburne Co., Alabama NEWSPAPER Issue of Thursday, OCTOBER 21, 1937 BUTLER RECEIVES LIFE SENTENCE AFTER CONVICTION FOR MURDER Bowdon, Ga., Oct. 13 Hosea Butler, Carrollton man indicted for the murder of Amos Richardson here, received a sentence of life imprisonment following a verdict of guilty with a recommendation for mercy. Mrs. Verdie Cook, indicted for the murder of Clarence Holder, was found not guilty. Additional Comments: Georgia Deaths, 1919-98 Name: Amos F Richardson Death Date: 07 Apr 1937 County of Death: Carroll Certificate: 8499 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/carroll/newspapers/butlerho2107gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.2 Kb