NEWS: Wiley Smith Murder - 1921 - Whitley Co, KY Date: Monday, July 14, 2003 1:10 PM Submitted by Mary Lou Hudson *************************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. *************************************************************************** Middlesboro Daily News, Middlesboro, KY Feb. 14, 1921 Lockhart Given Life For Murder of Smith George Lockhart, who jointly with Richard Morgan was indicted in the Whitley Circuit Court for the murder of Wiley Smith, a Middlesboro young man, but who resided at Corbin at the time he was murdered was given a life term in the penitentiary Saturday morning at Williamsburg, where the court is in session. Morgan will be tried at the next session of the court, which will be held at Williamsburg. Throughout the deliberations, it was learned today, ten of the jury held out for the death penalty, because they were convinced that the motive for the murder was robbery. The murdered man was the son of Noah Smith of Elya, and a cousin of Harry, Eugene and William Smith of Middlesboro.