Hi Terri, Thx for the additional input! After I e'd you I did a little more checking around on the Net and found a bit more info. It was enough to make me wonder who else was involved in the murder/disposing of the body (figuring some other family member). I especially figured that was the case after reading about Frankie's father yelling what he did as she was on the scaffold. Thx for filling us all in! Maybe I'll have to break down and buy the book! ;-) Best, SueB ----- Original Message ----- From: <HBalc27124@aol.com> To: <bsbates@netease.net> Cc: <blacksheep-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, May 31, 2002 4:43 PM Subject: Re: [BS-L] Frankie Silver > According to Sharyn McCrumb, (and I find her to be a reliable researcher), > that Charlie was a "good time Charlie". He went to the neighbor's to get his > Christmas liquor and got "likkered up." When he came home Frankie started > yelling at him, he shouted back. The baby woke up crying and Charlie said he > was going to shut the baby up once and for all. As he cocked the hammer back, > Frankie picked up an axe and hit him on the head. She panicked, went in the > deep show across the river to her parents' house. Her father was trapping in > KY. Legend has it Frankie (born Frances Stewart) went to her in-laws cabin > and reported Charlie never came home. Meanwhile, her mother and 13 year old > brother cut the body up and disposed of him in the fireplace. But pieces of > Charlie kept showing up in the yard. In the church graveyard there were > three headstones, all for Charlie! > It wasn't so much the act of killing, it was the burning that did Frankie in. > And when she was about to be hung, her father called out, "Let it die with > you, Frankie" meaning her mother and brother's part in it. > It's a very unusual and good book. > Terri >