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Preston Brooks Cornwell

Birth: Dec 1857
Chester County, South Carolina, USA
Death: 9 Jan 1928 (aged 70)
Wilkes County, Georgia, USA
Burial: Resthaven Cemetery

Washington, Wilkes County, Georgia, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID: 179407209 View Source

Camden, S. C., July 7--Brooks Cornwell, charged with the murder of Adolph Kelly, was acquitted of murder today. The jury remained out twenty-five minutes. The case was marked by several unusual features. Cornwell struck Kelly with a hatchet, splitting the victim's skull. Though Kelly's brain was exposed, he lived about six weeks after receiving his wound. Cornwell claimed self-defense.

Source: 8 July 1911, Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, NC), p. 7

Camden, S. C., July 7--Brooks Cornwell, charged with the murder of Adolph Kelly, was acquitted of murder today. The jury remained out twenty-five minutes. The case was marked by several unusual features. Cornwell struck Kelly with a hatchet, splitting the victim's skull. Though Kelly's brain was exposed, he lived about six weeks after receiving his wound. Cornwell claimed self-defense.

Source: 8 July 1911, Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, NC), p. 7

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Created by: Kate Orr Messer
Added: May 16, 2017
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/179407209/preston_brooks-cornwell: accessed ), memorial page for Preston Brooks Cornwell (Dec 1857–9 Jan 1928), Find a Grave Memorial ID 179407209, citing Resthaven Cemetery, Washington, Wilkes County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by Kate Orr Messer (contributor 47451562).

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