Saturday, May 23, 2026

"Child Bride" Uses Razor to Slay Husband, May 24, 1926

Plans Hearing for Charlotte “Child Bride”. . . Mrs. Nellie Freeman Held for Slaying Her Husband Saturday Night

Charlotte, May 24 (AP)—Alternating between grief and satisfaction, Mrs. Nellie Freeman, “child bride,” was today in jail and Coroner Frank Hovis was preparing to ask for a preliminary hearing for the woman charged with the slaying of her husband, Alton Freeman Saturday night.

Mrs. Freeman told officers she slashed her husband’s throat with a razor when he told her he was deserting her. He died within a few minutes. The slaying occurred at the home of Freeman’s parents, where the couple lived.

From the front page of the Salisbury Daily Tribune, May 24, 1926

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Same newspaper, same day of publication, stories on different pages put different spin on tale of this murder. To read the other account, go to: www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/8493267847537044513/3504772190539144866

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