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September 15, 1894
The Osceola Times
Osceola, Mississippi County, Arkansas
What is this article about?
Mr. C. A. Strother of Lincoln, Ga., recovers his stolen Masonic badge, which a negro woman had used to pin a deceased negro girl's burial clothing, by exhuming the body with parental consent.
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A Stolen Badge on a Corpse.
Some time ago Mr. C. A. Strother, of Lincoln, Ga., lost a Masonic badge by theft. He was anxious to recover it, and instituted a vigorous search. He found that a negro woman in the neighborhood had been seen with the badge. He went to her and threatened to prosecute her if she did not return it to him. She told him that it had been buried on a negro girl that had died in the neighborhood two weeks before. It seems that in preparing the body for burial a pin was needed to fasten the clothing, so the woman took the badge and used it for this purpose. By consent of the girl's parents the body was taken up and the badge was found and recovered. Mr. Strother prized the badge on account of the great length of time it had been in the family, and now an additional interest will be attached to it.
Some time ago Mr. C. A. Strother, of Lincoln, Ga., lost a Masonic badge by theft. He was anxious to recover it, and instituted a vigorous search. He found that a negro woman in the neighborhood had been seen with the badge. He went to her and threatened to prosecute her if she did not return it to him. She told him that it had been buried on a negro girl that had died in the neighborhood two weeks before. It seems that in preparing the body for burial a pin was needed to fasten the clothing, so the woman took the badge and used it for this purpose. By consent of the girl's parents the body was taken up and the badge was found and recovered. Mr. Strother prized the badge on account of the great length of time it had been in the family, and now an additional interest will be attached to it.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Crime Story
What themes does it cover?
Justice
Recovery
What keywords are associated?
Stolen Badge
Masonic Badge
Recovered From Corpse
Theft Recovery
Exhumation
What entities or persons were involved?
Mr. C. A. Strother
Negro Woman
Negro Girl
Girl's Parents
Where did it happen?
Lincoln, Ga.
Story Details
Key Persons
Mr. C. A. Strother
Negro Woman
Negro Girl
Girl's Parents
Location
Lincoln, Ga.
Event Date
Some Time Ago
Story Details
Mr. Strother loses Masonic badge to theft, traces it to negro woman who used it to pin deceased negro girl's burial clothing; he threatens prosecution, she reveals location, body exhumed with parents' consent, badge recovered.