dickson, thomas t
unknown – unknown
- Name variants
- Thomas T. Dickson;Thos. T. Dickson
- Record count
- 13
- Sources
- court_cases,life_events
- Places seen
- Bloomfield,Missouri; Essex,Stoddard County; Pemiscot County,Missouri; Stoddard County; Stoddard County,Missouri,Bloomfield; Dexter
- First event date
- 12 Mar 1883
- Last event date
- 28 Mar 1883
Timeline — 9 events
- 1882-07-29 Essex, Stoddard County. Indicted for murder in the first degree for killing his partner McNab near Essex in 1880 and concealing the body under walnut logs buried in a cornfield they were cultivating; body discovered February 1882 by men digging up the logs. Jury returned a guilty verdict Thursday mo…
- 1883-03-17 Bloomfield, Missouri. The State of Missouri v. Thomas T. Dickson, indicted for murder in the first degree, occupied most of the circuit court's time this week; the evidence has all been heard; the case will probably go to the jury Monday, with a verdict hardly expected before Monday night Quote: "Th…
- 1883-03-24 Stoddard County, Missouri. Found guilty of murder in the first degree on Tuesday evening (Mar 20) after an eight-day trial; jury out little more than ten minutes. Convicted for the murder of Isac Dotson in Stoddard County about ten years ago. Backstory: in Dec 1879 Dickson and James McNab came to Es…
- 1883-03-31 Stoddard County, Missouri. Thomas T. Dickson was sentenced on Wednesday last to be hanged on the 18th of next May (May 18, 1883). Great efforts are being made to get a commutation; his lawyers have filed a bill of exceptions and will take the case to the supreme court, expecting a new trial. Dickson…
- 1883-06-23 Stoddard County, Missouri. The supreme court affirmed Thomas T. Dickson's case; he will hang on Jul 29. Ramsey's case was also affirmed. Follow-up to Jun 2 Co-mentioned: Ramsey. Quote: "Thomas T. Dickson's Case Affirmed by the Supreme Court, and will Hang On the 29th of July next. Ramsey's Case also…
- 1883-10-20 Pemiscot County, Missouri. Thomas T. Dickson, the escaped murderer of Stoddard County, was reported killed in Pemiscot County by a man named Mc-something. Follow-up to Sep 15 Quote: "Thomas T. Dickson, the escaped murderer of this county, had been killed, in Pemiscot county by a man named Mc-"
- 1884-01-19 Stoddard County. The county court offered $100 and the governor $250 for the apprehension of Thomas T. Dickson, the murderer of McNab, who was convicted, sentenced to be hanged, and escaped from jail at this place in September last Co-mentioned: McNab. Quote: "a reward of one hundred dollars and the…
- 1884-03-08 Dexter. Thos. T. Dickson was brought back to Dexter yesterday morning from Anderson, Alabama, by two men named Shepperd and Hale. At Dexter W. P. Sprinkle and Louis Heckel took Dickson in charge, after having paid Shepperd and Hale’s claim in the reward, and brought him to Bloomfield yesterday noon.…
- 1884-03-15 Bloomfield. Interview, continued from March 8. Indicted March term 1882 for the murder of James McNab in March; tried July 1882 and found guilty, but the indictment was defective and was quashed on his motion. Re-indicted, tried at the March term 1883, again found guilty and sentenced to be executed…
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