Logan Banner, Thursday, August 22, 1985 Special thanks to Mark Edward Jones for providing a clipping of this article. By Dwight Williamson Seventh In A Series The old Logan courthouse must have been a real site Monday, Sept.10, 1932, the day Clarence Stephenson’s trial started. The stately old southern courthouse, later torn down and replaced […]
Like Vultures, They Packed Court Room In ’32 Read More »
By Dwight Williamson (Part VI of a Series) Logan Banner, Wednesday, August 21, 1985 Special thanks to Mark Edward Jones for providing a clipping of this article. It had been nearly three months since Mamie Thurman’s body was discovered atop Trace Mountain (now known as Holden 33 Mountain). Her neck was broken, two .38 caliber
Thurman Jury Reached Prominent Families 53-Years Ago Read More »
Logan Banner, Tuesday, August 20, 1985 Special thanks to Mark Edward Jones for providing a clipping of this article. By Dwight Williamson (Part V in a Series) Just where is the legendary Mamie Thurman buried? Did someone try to blot out her memory, even to the point of hiding her burial spot? These are questions
McConnell Graveyard Checked, But… Read More »
Logan Banner, 1985 Special thanks to Mark Edward Jones for providing a clipping of this article. By Dwight Williamson (Part IV of a Series) Excitement was high in Logan County during the early days of July 1932. It was understandably so because it was about two weeks after the brutal murder of Mamie Thurman. The
Thurman Revelations Stirred Excitement In 1932 Read More »
Logan Banner, August 18, 1985. Special thanks to Mark Edward Jones for providing a clipping of this article. By Dwight Williamson (Part Three of a Series) George Morrison, half-brother of Mamie Thurman, was simply trying to learn his family background when he first discovered he had a half-sister who died in Logan County in 1932.
Where is Mamie Thurman’s Body? Read More »
Logan Banner, August 1985. Special thanks to Mark Edward Jones for providing a clipping of this article. By Dwight Williamson (Part Two Of A Series) The history surrounding the now legendary death of Mamie Thurman reads like a well-developed novel. For sheer drama, suspense and intrigue nothing anybody could have written would grip someone more
The Mamie Thurman Case: More Gripping Than a Novel Read More »
Logan Banner, 1985. Special thanks to Mark Edward Jones for providing a clipping of this article. By Dwight Williamson (First In A Series) From out of Logan County’s rowdy past comes the brother of a slain woman, not satisfied that justice was done. After a life-time, retired New Mexico lawyer George A. Morrison, brother to
Mamie Thurman’s Brother Asks, ‘Who Killed My Sister?’ Read More »
By Dwight Williamson The history of Logan County is vast, and its longtime existence is marked by numerous tales of murder, beginning as far back as the 1700s when Aracoma and her tribe were attacked at what is now Midelburg Island in Logan. There’s no other way to put it — the Indians were murdered.
Logan County history filled with unsolved murders Read More »
By Bob Piros The Chirico name means “of the Lord” and comes from the Greek word for Sunday “KYRIAKE”. The surname is common in Reggo, Calabria in Southern Italy. The name goes back to the medieval period of the 13 th century. This present day Chirico name goes back to the 16 th century. Lots
Chirico Family History Read More »
By Dwight Williamson This being the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Blair Mountain, I thought the following story would be of interest to those readers who actually care about local history. While the background of this particular subject is important, it is in fact the amazing future that lies ahead for it that is
Logan was a focal point of Tommy gun sales Read More »