Date Original
undated
Description
This collection contains one photocopy of a broadside, an ad for Illustrated Sporting World (New York), stating "No. 57, Out Monday, May 17, Will contain Photograph and Illustration of the Hanging of Geo. W. Carroll, who was hanged last week, at Searcy, Ark., for the murder of his wife."
Biographical/Historical Note
George W. Carroll was hanged on April 30, 1886, for the murder of his wife, Lizzie, by pushing her in a well and holding her down with a stick. He said that he was influenced to do so by Viney Tidwell, his half-brother's widow, with whom it was suspected he was having an affair. The case against Viney Tidwell was dismissed, but she may have narrowly escaped lynching by fleeing the area. Carroll's hanging was the last legal one in White County.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Searcy, White County (Ark.)
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.BS.144
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Illustrated Sporting World ad (photocopy), SMC.BS.144
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Illustrated Sporting World ad (photocopy), Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.
Disciplines
United States History
