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Fort Mill Times
Fort Mill, York County, South Carolina
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Sam King, convicted of murdering Mrs. Bessie Hicklin Mobley in Chester County, South Carolina, was brought to the state penitentiary to begin his life sentence. The shooting occurred on May 2 when King allegedly aimed at Rufus Medlin, fatally striking Mobley, who intervened as a peacemaker.
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The State, Tuesday: Convicted in Chester county general sessions court last July 10 of murder with recommendation to mercy, Sam King, who was sentenced to life imprisonment for the killing of Mrs. Bessie Hicklin Mobley, was yesterday brought to the South Carolina penitentiary to begin his term.
The case came as an outgrowth of a shooting affair when King was alleged to have been aiming at Rufus Medlin of Columbia, the bullet striking and killing Mrs. Mobley, who, it was said, was attempting to act as peacemaker.
The killing took place last May 2 in the yard of the home of Mrs. Mobley. Mrs. Mobley was the wife of David Mobley. King's home is near Richburg.
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Chester County, South Carolina
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Last July 10
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mrs. bessie hicklin mobley killed; sam king sentenced to life imprisonment
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Convicted in Chester county general sessions court last July 10 of murder with recommendation to mercy, Sam King was brought to the South Carolina penitentiary to begin his life term for the killing of Mrs. Bessie Hicklin Mobley. The case arose from a shooting affair where King was alleged to have aimed at Rufus Medlin of Columbia, the bullet striking and killing Mrs. Mobley, who was attempting to act as peacemaker. The killing took place last May 2 in the yard of the home of Mrs. Mobley, wife of David Mobley. King's home is near Richburg.