son of Green and Mary Johnson Burrows, husband of Lucy Galbreath Burrows.
1928 Dec 26, Daily democrat-Forum and Maryville Tribune, Maryville, Missouri
Otto Burrows, 52, of St. Louis, died of knife wounds received in a fight.
1929 Jan 4, Jefferson City Post Tribune, P1, Jefferson City, Missouri
Rolla, Mo., Man Admits Killing
Persuaded By Wife He Returns to St. Louis To Surrender
(By the Associated Press)
St. Louis, Jan. 4 – (AP) Persuaded by his wife and mother to surrender, Oatley Neal, 35, a painter, confessed to police today that he fatally stabbed Otto Burrows, 52, a laborer, here Christmas night. Neal said he fled to the home of his mother, Mrs. Amanda Davis, near Rolla, Mo., immediately after the stabbing and there learned through a letter from his wife in St. Louis that Burrows had died. Both his mother and his wife urged him to give himself up, he said. He returned here by train to surrender. Neal pleaded self defense, declaring that Burrows had attacked him without cause. He said he stabbed Burrows with a pocket knife. He is held in jail. submitted by Colleen Sanders Broyles 10 November 2015. Thanks Colleen.
1928 Dec 26, Daily democrat-Forum and Maryville Tribune, Maryville, Missouri
Otto Burrows, 52, of St. Louis, died of knife wounds received in a fight.
1929 Jan 4, Jefferson City Post Tribune, P1, Jefferson City, Missouri
Rolla, Mo., Man Admits Killing
Persuaded By Wife He Returns to St. Louis To Surrender
(By the Associated Press)
St. Louis, Jan. 4 – (AP) Persuaded by his wife and mother to surrender, Oatley Neal, 35, a painter, confessed to police today that he fatally stabbed Otto Burrows, 52, a laborer, here Christmas night. Neal said he fled to the home of his mother, Mrs. Amanda Davis, near Rolla, Mo., immediately after the stabbing and there learned through a letter from his wife in St. Louis that Burrows had died. Both his mother and his wife urged him to give himself up, he said. He returned here by train to surrender. Neal pleaded self defense, declaring that Burrows had attacked him without cause. He said he stabbed Burrows with a pocket knife. He is held in jail. submitted by Colleen Sanders Broyles 10 November 2015. Thanks Colleen.
son of Green and Mary Johnson Burrows, husband of Lucy Galbreath Burrows.
1928 Dec 26, Daily democrat-Forum and Maryville Tribune, Maryville, Missouri
Otto Burrows, 52, of St. Louis, died of knife wounds received in a fight.
1929 Jan 4, Jefferson City Post Tribune, P1, Jefferson City, Missouri
Rolla, Mo., Man Admits Killing
Persuaded By Wife He Returns to St. Louis To Surrender
(By the Associated Press)
St. Louis, Jan. 4 – (AP) Persuaded by his wife and mother to surrender, Oatley Neal, 35, a painter, confessed to police today that he fatally stabbed Otto Burrows, 52, a laborer, here Christmas night. Neal said he fled to the home of his mother, Mrs. Amanda Davis, near Rolla, Mo., immediately after the stabbing and there learned through a letter from his wife in St. Louis that Burrows had died. Both his mother and his wife urged him to give himself up, he said. He returned here by train to surrender. Neal pleaded self defense, declaring that Burrows had attacked him without cause. He said he stabbed Burrows with a pocket knife. He is held in jail. submitted by Colleen Sanders Broyles 10 November 2015. Thanks Colleen.
1928 Dec 26, Daily democrat-Forum and Maryville Tribune, Maryville, Missouri
Otto Burrows, 52, of St. Louis, died of knife wounds received in a fight.
1929 Jan 4, Jefferson City Post Tribune, P1, Jefferson City, Missouri
Rolla, Mo., Man Admits Killing
Persuaded By Wife He Returns to St. Louis To Surrender
(By the Associated Press)
St. Louis, Jan. 4 – (AP) Persuaded by his wife and mother to surrender, Oatley Neal, 35, a painter, confessed to police today that he fatally stabbed Otto Burrows, 52, a laborer, here Christmas night. Neal said he fled to the home of his mother, Mrs. Amanda Davis, near Rolla, Mo., immediately after the stabbing and there learned through a letter from his wife in St. Louis that Burrows had died. Both his mother and his wife urged him to give himself up, he said. He returned here by train to surrender. Neal pleaded self defense, declaring that Burrows had attacked him without cause. He said he stabbed Burrows with a pocket knife. He is held in jail. submitted by Colleen Sanders Broyles 10 November 2015. Thanks Colleen.
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