Grand Jury Won’t Indict Constable in Sheriff’s Death
DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, May 17.— (A.P.) — The Walton county grand jury refused to Indict Constable James Neal today for the fatal shooting of Sheriff D. C. Adkison and Frank Hendrix, prison camp employee.
The jury returned a no bill against the constable, who was accused of slaying the two men early on the morning of April 7 when they accosted him near his home on the outskirts of DeFuniak Springs.
The day before Neal had arrested a brother of the sheriff and charged him with transporting liquor. The constable gave himself up after the shooting.
The grand jury’s final report contained severe criticism of lax enforcement of law in Walton county.
Source: The Tampa Tribune, 18 May 1938, Page 13
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Date of birth, place of birth and of death, kindly provided by Anonymous (#49937031).
"PFC Daniel Clayton “Dorrie” Adkison" kindly suggested as name for this memorial by Anonymous (#49937031) on June 22, 2019.
DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, May 17.— (A.P.) — The Walton county grand jury refused to Indict Constable James Neal today for the fatal shooting of Sheriff D. C. Adkison and Frank Hendrix, prison camp employee.
The jury returned a no bill against the constable, who was accused of slaying the two men early on the morning of April 7 when they accosted him near his home on the outskirts of DeFuniak Springs.
The day before Neal had arrested a brother of the sheriff and charged him with transporting liquor. The constable gave himself up after the shooting.
The grand jury’s final report contained severe criticism of lax enforcement of law in Walton county.
Source: The Tampa Tribune, 18 May 1938, Page 13
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Date of birth, place of birth and of death, kindly provided by Anonymous (#49937031).
"PFC Daniel Clayton “Dorrie” Adkison" kindly suggested as name for this memorial by Anonymous (#49937031) on June 22, 2019.
Grand Jury Won’t Indict Constable in Sheriff’s Death
DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, May 17.— (A.P.) — The Walton county grand jury refused to Indict Constable James Neal today for the fatal shooting of Sheriff D. C. Adkison and Frank Hendrix, prison camp employee.
The jury returned a no bill against the constable, who was accused of slaying the two men early on the morning of April 7 when they accosted him near his home on the outskirts of DeFuniak Springs.
The day before Neal had arrested a brother of the sheriff and charged him with transporting liquor. The constable gave himself up after the shooting.
The grand jury’s final report contained severe criticism of lax enforcement of law in Walton county.
Source: The Tampa Tribune, 18 May 1938, Page 13
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Date of birth, place of birth and of death, kindly provided by Anonymous (#49937031).
"PFC Daniel Clayton “Dorrie” Adkison" kindly suggested as name for this memorial by Anonymous (#49937031) on June 22, 2019.
DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, May 17.— (A.P.) — The Walton county grand jury refused to Indict Constable James Neal today for the fatal shooting of Sheriff D. C. Adkison and Frank Hendrix, prison camp employee.
The jury returned a no bill against the constable, who was accused of slaying the two men early on the morning of April 7 when they accosted him near his home on the outskirts of DeFuniak Springs.
The day before Neal had arrested a brother of the sheriff and charged him with transporting liquor. The constable gave himself up after the shooting.
The grand jury’s final report contained severe criticism of lax enforcement of law in Walton county.
Source: The Tampa Tribune, 18 May 1938, Page 13
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Date of birth, place of birth and of death, kindly provided by Anonymous (#49937031).
"PFC Daniel Clayton “Dorrie” Adkison" kindly suggested as name for this memorial by Anonymous (#49937031) on June 22, 2019.
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