Frank Beasley Acquitted (1871)
Excerpted from the Circuit Court column:
Frank BEASLEY, colored, was next arraigned, and a jury selected to try him for the murder of Bester JENKINS, also colored, in this city some time last year. He was acquitted.
Source: Whig & Tribune. 9 September 1871. Available online at Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers.