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Domestic News
October 29, 1902
The Times Journal
Malvern, Hot Spring County, Arkansas
What is this article about?
Tom Trulock was acquitted in Hempstead circuit court of murdering Delia Walker after the supreme court reversed his prior death sentence conviction, based on circumstantial evidence and his refusal to join a jail attack.
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Accused Murderer Acquitted.
Tom Trulock was acquitted in Hempstead circuit court of the charge of murder. Trulock was tried for the murder of Delia Walker, a negress, at the April term of court and found guilty, the jury assessing the death penalty. An appeal was taken to the supreme court, which reversed the decision of the lower court. The evidence against Trulock was all circumstantial, and he gained considerable sympathy by refusing to join other prisoners in an attack on the jailer while under sentence of death.
Tom Trulock was acquitted in Hempstead circuit court of the charge of murder. Trulock was tried for the murder of Delia Walker, a negress, at the April term of court and found guilty, the jury assessing the death penalty. An appeal was taken to the supreme court, which reversed the decision of the lower court. The evidence against Trulock was all circumstantial, and he gained considerable sympathy by refusing to join other prisoners in an attack on the jailer while under sentence of death.
What sub-type of article is it?
Legal Or Court
Crime
What keywords are associated?
Murder Acquittal
Court Appeal
Death Penalty Reversal
Hempstead Court
Circumstantial Evidence
What entities or persons were involved?
Tom Trulock
Delia Walker
Where did it happen?
Hempstead
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Hempstead
Event Date
April Term Of Court
Key Persons
Tom Trulock
Delia Walker
Outcome
acquitted after supreme court reversal of death penalty conviction
Event Details
Tom Trulock tried and initially convicted of murdering Delia Walker with death penalty; appeal to supreme court reversed the decision due to circumstantial evidence; acquitted in Hempstead circuit court; gained sympathy for not joining jail attack.