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Subject: Al-Dallas Co. News (Quick Work in Al)
Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2006 17:35:55 -0500


Dallas County AlArchives News.....Quick Work in Alabama Court. March 30, 1903
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The Weekly Constitution, Atlanta, Ga. March 30, 1903
Selma, Ala., March 27.-- One of the quickest murder cases perhaps ever tried in
this state was heard before Supernumerary Judge Alston in the circuit court
here this evening. The case was that of the state against Norah Bates, who
killed his brother's wife at her home near here about a year ago.

The prisoner pleaded guilty to the charge at 2:30 o'clock, and immediately
thereafter the examination of witnesses began.

By 5:30 all the witnesses in the case had been examined, the solicitor had made
two speeches and each of the prisoner's lawyers had argued the case and the
jury and beep out and returned a verdict and fixed the punishment at death.

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