Schley County GaArchives News.....A BABY BURNED TO DEATH June 3 1886
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The Atlanta Constitution  June 3, 1886

The Atlanta Constitution  June 3, 1886

A BABY BURNED TO DEATH

Ellaville, Ga., June 2--(Special)--A negro boy was arraigned before T.J. Hixon 
on the charge of murder.  W.H. McCrory respresented the State and C.R. McCrory 
the defendant.  The evidence was in substance as follows:  Butler Ross, the 
defendant, was a nurse for Jordon Wilson, and Wilson whipped Butler.  For this 
Butler built a fire in the cradle where the eight months old child of Jordan 
was sleeping, and burned it to death.  The defendant was only eight years old, 
and seemed not to understand that he had done anything wrong.  Justice Hixon, 
after hearing the evidence, ordered the defendant discharged, as he was too 
young to be amenable to the law.

Additional Comments:
I know we have several McCrory researchers on this list.  Perhaps one of them 
will explain the relationship between the two McCrory attorneys.

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