Spalding-Fulton County GaArchives News.....Trial for Murder – Hammond November 5 1856
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Empire State – Spalding County – Week of November 5, 1856
Most of our city readers are aware that the Superior court of Fulton occupied a 
large portion of last week in the trial of a woman named Fanny Davis, who 
stands charged with the murder of young Hammond, whose body was found on the 
track of the Macon & Western Railroad, on the morning of the 26th of December 
last.  It was some months after the untimely death of the young man before the 
circumstances, which led to the arrest of the woman, and joined to her as 
perpetrator of the four crimes, came to light.  We did not hear the evidence 
given to the Jury on the part of the State, last week, but learn from those 
that did, that it was strong, and but for circumstances developed during the 
trial tending to discredit the testimony of the main witness for the State 
would probably have convicted the prisoner of the crime charged.

The case was submitted to the Jury on Friday evening last, who, we understand, 
came into Court on Saturday morning and announced a “mistrial” – seven being 
for convicting the prisoner and five for acquittal.  The woman was taken back 
to jail to await another trial at the next term of our Superior Court.




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