First Mrs. Freeman to Testify for Second Mrs. Freeman, June 16, 1926

First Mrs. Freeman to be Witness

By International News Service

Charlotte, June 16—The original Mrs. Alton Freeman, recently discovered in Rock Hill, S.C., will be the defense’s star witness against Mrs. Nellie Freeman, soi-disant slayer of her bridegroom husband, when she goes on trial for her life here.

Discovery of the first Mrs. Alto Freeman was announced by Jake F. Newell of defense counsel, who said he anticipated the revaluation of new evidence with the testimony of the newly-found witness. The finding of the Rock Hill woman was the culminate of an intensive search, Newell said.

Mrs. Nellie Freeman, it is alleged, practically severed her husband’s head from his body with a razor, as he was preparing to leave her after taunting her about other girls.

Editor’s Note: “Soi-disant” is a French term meaning “so-called” or “self-styled.”

From page 5 of The Concord Daily Tribune, June 16, 1926

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