Is a tape available for Dula family members who live in other parts of the country ? ~malinda ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Earnhardt" <jmearnhardt@webkorner.com> To: <NCROWAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, September 28, 2002 6:54 PM Subject: Re: [NCRowan] Ballad of Tom Dula/Dooley > Watched a program on PBS just the other night about this subject. Was in > Watauga County. I do remember a while back that was talk on the History > Channel that there was some one else that killed Ms Foster and if he were to > stand trial today he would probably be found not guilty, Owing to the > evidence and the trial. Most of the evidence they had was circumstantial. > > Jim Earnhardt > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Betty A. Pace" <bapace2@juno.com> > To: <NCROWAN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, September 28, 2002 11:44 AM > Subject: Re: [NCRowan] Ballad of Tom Dula/Dooley > > > > >From what little information I have, it takes the position that an Ann > > Melton was actually the killer and she was a jealous friend. > > > > Betty > > > > On Sat, 28 Sep 2002 13:11:01 -0500 "mthiesse" <mthiesse@swbell.net> > > writes: > > > Does it say her jealous friend (female) killed Laura Foster and > > > framed Tom > > > Dula ? > > > > > > ~malinda > > > > > > > > > Subject: [NCRowan] Ballad of Tom Dula/Dooley > > > > > > > > > > I think I remember some postings about the legend of Tom > > > Dula/Dooley > > > > recently, but I didn't save them. > > > > > > > > I haven't read the book, but this is supposed to be the definitive > > > book > > > > on whether Tom Dula killed the lady Laura Foster. It documents > > > the > > > > trials and execution of Tom. > > > > > > > > The Ballad of Tom Dula > > > > by John Foster West > > > > Pub'd by Moore Pub'ing Co., Durham, NC (date?) > > > > (John Foster West was a university English/journalism professor > > > and I > > > > think he hails/hailed from the same part of NC as the legend--I > > > think > > > > Wilkes Co., NC) > > > > > > > > Betty Pace > > > > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > > > records, > > > go to: > > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > > > records, go to: > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > --- > [ This E-mail scanned for viruses by www.WebKorner.com ] > [ Now offering High Speed Internet Access - Get Caught Speeding! ] > [ Free Modem, Free Installation, Free Activation - Call Today! ] > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237