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August 8, 1918
The Prescott Daily News
Prescott, Nevada County, Arkansas
What is this article about?
Dave Amos, a negro wanted for murdering Roy Mullins at Ozan Mill about a year ago, was arrested in Los Angeles, California, based on a post card photo sent by local officers. Sheriff Sam E. Munn is traveling to retrieve him. The killing stemmed from an ongoing quarrel.
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NEGRO MURDERER CAUGHT IN CALIFORNIA
Dave Amos, a negro who is wanted here for the murder of another negro, Roy Mullins, about a year ago, has been arrested and is in jail at Los Angeles, Cal., awaiting orders from local officers. Sheriff Sam E. Munn received a telegram this morning from the officers at Los Angeles stating that Amos was held there, having been arrested on the identification of a post card picture of Amos which local officers sent broadcast immediately after the murder. Sheriff Munn will leave immediately for Los Angeles.
Amos and Mullins were both employed at the Ozan Mill here at the time of the killing. Amos is said to have concealed himself in an outhouse below the Missouri Pacific station one afternoon after the mill had closed down and when Mullins passed along the road, it is claimed Amos shot his victim with a shot gun, killing him instantly. Amos then fled, going south afoot, and no trace had been had of him until the above telegram. It is believed that the killing was the outcome of a continuous quarrel which the negroes had been carrying on for sometime.
Dave Amos, a negro who is wanted here for the murder of another negro, Roy Mullins, about a year ago, has been arrested and is in jail at Los Angeles, Cal., awaiting orders from local officers. Sheriff Sam E. Munn received a telegram this morning from the officers at Los Angeles stating that Amos was held there, having been arrested on the identification of a post card picture of Amos which local officers sent broadcast immediately after the murder. Sheriff Munn will leave immediately for Los Angeles.
Amos and Mullins were both employed at the Ozan Mill here at the time of the killing. Amos is said to have concealed himself in an outhouse below the Missouri Pacific station one afternoon after the mill had closed down and when Mullins passed along the road, it is claimed Amos shot his victim with a shot gun, killing him instantly. Amos then fled, going south afoot, and no trace had been had of him until the above telegram. It is believed that the killing was the outcome of a continuous quarrel which the negroes had been carrying on for sometime.
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime Story
What themes does it cover?
Crime Punishment
What keywords are associated?
Negro Murderer
Shotgun Killing
Arrest In California
Ozan Mill
Ongoing Quarrel
What entities or persons were involved?
Dave Amos
Roy Mullins
Sheriff Sam E. Munn
Where did it happen?
Ozan Mill; Los Angeles, Cal.
Story Details
Key Persons
Dave Amos
Roy Mullins
Sheriff Sam E. Munn
Location
Ozan Mill; Los Angeles, Cal.
Event Date
About A Year Ago
Story Details
Dave Amos murdered Roy Mullins by shooting him with a shotgun after concealing in an outhouse near Ozan Mill due to an ongoing quarrel. Amos fled south and was arrested in Los Angeles a year later via identification from a broadcast photo; Sheriff Munn is retrieving him.