Was it really Murder in Coweta County or Manslaughter in Meriwether Georgia?
If we take the court record at face value then we would have to conclude that it was really Manslaughter in Meriwether or could it have been Murder in Meriwether? It could have been. The answer would depend on exactly what you believe.
Was John Wallace a villianous soul?
Did he suffer with temper fits of uncontrollable rage?
Was he a man or a monster?
Dr. Jekyll or Mr. Hyde?
Was John Wallace a villianous soul?
Did he suffer with temper fits of uncontrollable rage?
Was he a man or a monster?
Dr. Jekyll or Mr. Hyde?
John Wallace with his wife, Josephine, his father-in-law is standing.
He certainly doesn't look like a mean-spirited murderer. So what
was all the fuss about and why did the authorities keep bringing up Wallace's old moonshine business?
His moonshine business ended twelve years earlier. Now, he was in the dairy business and doing very well but he was not considered wealthy by any stretch of the imagination.
He certainly doesn't look like a mean-spirited murderer. So what
was all the fuss about and why did the authorities keep bringing up Wallace's old moonshine business?
His moonshine business ended twelve years earlier. Now, he was in the dairy business and doing very well but he was not considered wealthy by any stretch of the imagination.
June 17, 1948
During the 1948 trial, the newspapers certainly made him out to be a non- caring, wealthy plantation owner that wanted to rule everything.
June 17, 1948
Everyone was interested in the outcome.
Could Wallace really have received a fair trial under such circumstances?
Especially when the Sheriff had put up a $500 reward for his conviction or was it for evidence that could be used against him or perhaps it was for Turner's body?
Could Wallace really have received a fair trial under such circumstances?
Especially when the Sheriff had put up a $500 reward for his conviction or was it for evidence that could be used against him or perhaps it was for Turner's body?
