Sunday, March 1, 2015

Chapter One, The Accusation


State of Illinois
Scott County

Complaint and information of George Green, of the county and state aforesaid, before me, Henry Hitt, an acting Justice of the Peace within and for said county, who being duly sworn on oath says that on or about the 24th day of November A.D. 1869, William Mattox [sic] sen[ior] was killed and murdered at the county of Scott and state of Illinois, and that he has good reason to believe and doth suspect that Lewis Mattox did commit the said crime and also that William Mattox Jun[ior] and William Knowles were standing by aiding and abetting in said crime.

[Signed] George Green

Subscribed and sworn to before me this 2nd day of December A.D. 1869.

Henry W Hitt J.P. [Seal]


IL. Scott County. Criminal Case Files. Scott County Courthouse. Winchester, IL.

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