NATIONAL FUNERAL REGISTER
COLONIAL FUNERAL HOME
COLUMBIA, MARION CO., MS.
BOOK: 6-7 1915-1918
Page: 319
J. F. Beard
Date of Death: 03-04-1917
Color: White
Occupation: Farmer
Ordered by: phone A. A. Beard
Charge to: J. F. Beard and Wife
Note: Express to Morgantown
Funeral home information provided by:
Janine McQuiston
In 1917, Joseph Beard confessed on his deathbed that he was an accomplice in the murder of Will Buckley. He also named the perpetrator, thus clearing Will Purvis of any involvement in the crime. Mississippi’s law required the signature of witnesses and a signed copy of the deathbed confession. Since there was no written acknowledgement of the confession, the perpetrator could not be prosecuted. Three years later, the State of Mississippi passed legislation that compensated Purvis $5,000 for his services while incarcerated.
Source: National Registry of Exonerations
Contributor: janine mcquiston (46941674)
COLONIAL FUNERAL HOME
COLUMBIA, MARION CO., MS.
BOOK: 6-7 1915-1918
Page: 319
J. F. Beard
Date of Death: 03-04-1917
Color: White
Occupation: Farmer
Ordered by: phone A. A. Beard
Charge to: J. F. Beard and Wife
Note: Express to Morgantown
Funeral home information provided by:
Janine McQuiston
In 1917, Joseph Beard confessed on his deathbed that he was an accomplice in the murder of Will Buckley. He also named the perpetrator, thus clearing Will Purvis of any involvement in the crime. Mississippi’s law required the signature of witnesses and a signed copy of the deathbed confession. Since there was no written acknowledgement of the confession, the perpetrator could not be prosecuted. Three years later, the State of Mississippi passed legislation that compensated Purvis $5,000 for his services while incarcerated.
Source: National Registry of Exonerations
Contributor: janine mcquiston (46941674)
NATIONAL FUNERAL REGISTER
COLONIAL FUNERAL HOME
COLUMBIA, MARION CO., MS.
BOOK: 6-7 1915-1918
Page: 319
J. F. Beard
Date of Death: 03-04-1917
Color: White
Occupation: Farmer
Ordered by: phone A. A. Beard
Charge to: J. F. Beard and Wife
Note: Express to Morgantown
Funeral home information provided by:
Janine McQuiston
In 1917, Joseph Beard confessed on his deathbed that he was an accomplice in the murder of Will Buckley. He also named the perpetrator, thus clearing Will Purvis of any involvement in the crime. Mississippi’s law required the signature of witnesses and a signed copy of the deathbed confession. Since there was no written acknowledgement of the confession, the perpetrator could not be prosecuted. Three years later, the State of Mississippi passed legislation that compensated Purvis $5,000 for his services while incarcerated.
Source: National Registry of Exonerations
Contributor: janine mcquiston (46941674)
COLONIAL FUNERAL HOME
COLUMBIA, MARION CO., MS.
BOOK: 6-7 1915-1918
Page: 319
J. F. Beard
Date of Death: 03-04-1917
Color: White
Occupation: Farmer
Ordered by: phone A. A. Beard
Charge to: J. F. Beard and Wife
Note: Express to Morgantown
Funeral home information provided by:
Janine McQuiston
In 1917, Joseph Beard confessed on his deathbed that he was an accomplice in the murder of Will Buckley. He also named the perpetrator, thus clearing Will Purvis of any involvement in the crime. Mississippi’s law required the signature of witnesses and a signed copy of the deathbed confession. Since there was no written acknowledgement of the confession, the perpetrator could not be prosecuted. Three years later, the State of Mississippi passed legislation that compensated Purvis $5,000 for his services while incarcerated.
Source: National Registry of Exonerations
Contributor: janine mcquiston (46941674)
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