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Hendersonville, Henderson County, North Carolina
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In Winston-Salem, closing arguments were presented to a jury in the 'torch murder' trial of Sadie Lawson, accused of setting fire to her invalid mother's bed after a quarrel. Witnesses testified to her confession; the jury consists of nine married men and three bachelors.
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WINSTON-SALEM, July 22.—(UP).—Defense and prosecution attorneys presented closing arguments to a jury of nine married men and three bachelors today in the "torch murder" trial of Sadie Lawson, 35-year-old illiterate tobacco factory worker.
After two prosecution witnesses had testified, Sadie told them she poured gasoline on her invalid mother's bed and set fire to it.
The jury heard her testify she "didn't remember" confessing to the crime.
W. G. Hobson, Winston-Salem fire chief, and Police Lieutenant P. E. Ledwell, who investigated the fire and found the mother's charred body in her bed at the Lawson home, said on the stand they heard the factory worker explain that her mother "called me a vile name, and we quarreled and I poured gasoline on her bed and set fire to it."
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Winston Salem
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July 22.
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mother's charred body found in bed; verdict nearing in trial
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Defense and prosecution attorneys presented closing arguments to a jury of nine married men and three bachelors in the 'torch murder' trial of Sadie Lawson, 35-year-old illiterate tobacco factory worker. After two prosecution witnesses testified, Sadie confessed to pouring gasoline on her invalid mother's bed and setting fire to it. She testified she 'didn't remember' confessing. Fire chief W. G. Hobson and Police Lieutenant P. E. Ledwell testified they heard her explain the mother called her a vile name, they quarreled, and she poured gasoline on the bed and set it on fire.