The Pikes Peak Library has the Homicide Books done by a former detective. Marta ----- Original Message ----- From: "ltouornd" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, January 08, 2007 9:31 AM Subject: [COELPASO] Emory Smith Convicted of Murder El Paso 1876 >I am looking for information on Emory Smith convicted of Murder on Nov 9 >1876, He was sent to the State Penitentiary from El Paso. He was 59 years >old, a farmer, gave his place of birth as Carrolton Kentucky, he was >married, identified his wife as Lucy Ann Smith residing in Chico Pueblo Co, >he was sentenced to One year in prison and released after 11 months on Oct >9 1877. Also sent to the prison from El Paso on the same date were: 1. >Alphonso W Ellis age 29 charged with Larceny an Assault to Kill sentenced >to 6 years, He was the son of David H Ellis and Sarah M, his wife was Cora >T Ellis, He was born in Melrose Mass. His parents resided in Centralia, his >wife in Mass,he was a farmer .2. Charles Wilson convicted of Larceny >sentenced to 3 years, aged 18 born in Mt Sterling Illinois, he was single, >a farmer 3. George Lewis aged 29 charged with Burglary, Larceny, and >Assault to Kill he was sentenced to 6 years, he was a "Negro" Barber born >in Greene County Ohio his parents liv! > ed in Logan County Ohio, he was not married. I am including the > information on these other 3 convicts sent from El Paso as I think it odd > that Burglary, Larceny, and Assault to Kill, all carried stiffer sentences > than Emory Smith received for Murder...I would be very interested in > knowing the particulars of his case. Perhaps there is a newspaper account > of the Court cases of Nov 9th 1876. Your help will be greatly appreciated. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >