Treutlen County GaArchives News.....Jury Exonerates Mrs. Foskey Of  A Murder Charge May 10, 1954
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The Aiken Standard Review May 10, 1954
                        Jury Exonerates Mrs. Foskey Of A Murder Charge
 Mrs. Pauline Foskey, 23 year old mother of three small children on trial for 
the murder of her husband, was exonerated by an Aiken county jury after less 
than 20 minutes of dileberation.
 Mrs. Foskey sat expressionless as the jury returned the verdict of "not 
guilty".
 When the defendant was put on the witness stand Friday morning she related in 
detail the fuss and fracus that ensued after her husband had returned home 
early the morning of April 4, when she shot him.
 She related that she had married Foskey when she was 15 years of age and was 
the mother of three children, Patsy, 5&1/2; Jerry, 3; and Tony, 2. She said 
that they had moved to Gloverville from Oak Park, Ga. eight or nine months ago 
and that both she and her husband were employed at the Seminole Mill in 
Clearwater.
 She described her husband as a dangerous man when he was drinking and that he 
had beaten her many times. She also told the jury that she was expecting a 
fourth child late last year but had a miscarriage when her husband kicked her 
in the stomach when he was drunk.
 When asked by the defense attorneys why she had the gun, Mrs. Foskey said 
that she had it because she and the children had to stay there while he was 
serving time on the chain gang.
 Relating the happenings on the morning of the shooting, Mrs. Foskey said that 
she and the children were asleep when her husband came home drunk about 
daylight. She told how he knocked the door open and told her to get up and 
cook his breakfast. She further stated that when she had cooked the meal, he 
refused to eat and then started fussing. She said he pushed her up agianst the 
cabinet in the kitchen, got the broom, and said he was going to kill her and 
threw a pitcher at her.
 Following her to the front porch, he grabbed her and tore her clothes while 
still threatening her life. When she heard the children crying, she went into 
the house and as she looked out the window, her husband was beating the 2-year-
old with a skate strap.
 When she went to the child's rescue, Foskey began tussling with her until her 
uncle, Grady Wheeler came from next door to separate them. Then it was the 
fight started between Wheeler and Foskey. He told my uncle he was going to cut 
his d___ head off. She said that she ran next door to tell another uncle what 
was happening and upon her return went into the house and got her gun and shot.
 Asked why she shot him, she said that she was afraid of him.

Additional Comments:
Alvin Foskey was born 3-26-1920 to George Henry Foskey and Leah Hutcheson 
Foskey.

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