Woods and Cook Acquitted (1911)

At Murfreesboro, Tenn., one of the most unusual trials ever held at that place was ended after a session of three days, when the jury in the case of Lonzo WOODS and David COOK, both colored, charged with criminal assault upon Miss Hula BODILY, a young white woman, returned a verdict of acquittal.


Source: The Crisis. April 1911. Volume 1, Number 6. Available at Google Books.

 

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