Butler county Missouri TWO ARE HELD FOR DEATH OF BROSELEY MAN ==================================================================== Copyright. All rights reserved. This file was contributed for use in the Qulin Web site: © em jane ==================================================================== THE AMERICAN REPUBLIC - POPLAR BLUFF, MO - FEBUARY 28, 1921 TWO ARE HELD FOR DEATH OF BROSELEY MAN Glenn Hembree and Stokeley Jacobs, Qulin men are confined to the county jail, charged with the murder of Charlie Board, 28 years of age, living on Menoknet slough, a short distance from Broseley. Board was shot to death Saturday afternoon with a single-barrel shotgun held in the hands of Hembree. According to the statement of both Hembree and Jacobs, which corroborated each other in most details, they had gone out into the vincinity of Board's home to look over a timber right-of-way. Expecting to shoot some rabbits Hembree took a shotgun along. They stopped at Board's home before noon and upon invitation took dinner with him. After dinner two other men one of whom was Board's brother, went out into the woods to where they were cutting timber, leaving the two visitors with Board. After sitting in the yard and chatting for some time the three finally get up, crossed the slough and started toward the woods. The conversation during the stroll continued pleasantly until the name of one John Hicks, a Qulin man, was brought up, when, according to the statement of both men, Board stated that he had something against Hicks and that he was going to kill him. Both stated that they attempted to dissuade him from such a step, whereupon it is alleged that Board said there was other men in Qulin that he had it in for. Following closely upon this remark it alleged that Board said, "Didn't you and Elmer (meaning Board's brother) have some trouble on the road?" The question was directed to Hembree. Hembree is said to have answered, "Yes, we had some trouble." Board answered, "I haven't forgot that." Hembree said, "I have forgot it; that's all over and settled with." Board is then alleged to have said, "I am going to kill you!" reaching into his pocket and drawing two revolvers with the added remark, "I have one for each of you." It is alleged that Jacobs ran and stumbled over a bramble bush and fell. Hembree and in his statement said that he fired blindly when Board drew the revolvers. The men were just a matter of a dozen or more feet apart, and the discharge from the shotgun struck Board in the breast and abdomen. He ran for a distance of 10 or 12 feet and fell. Jacobs stated that when he was rising, after having fallen, that he heard the report of the shotgun, saw the blood gush from Board's stomach and saw him run reeling and fall. Both men stated that they started running toward Qulin. The shooting occured at 2:30 o'clock in the afternoon and an hour later they arrived in Qulin, changed clothing and then gave themselves up to Marshall Walker, who in turn turned them over to Deputy Sheriff Eugene Black, who brought them to Poplar Bluff and turned them over to Sheriff J. R. Hogg. A coroner's jury empanneled by Acting Coroner S. E. Calvin at Qulin, of which E. M. Reeder was foreman, returned the following verdict Saturday, "We the jury find both men (Hembree and Jacobs) guilty and asked that they be held for the charge of murder." Board had a good reputation around Broseley and was a well liked man it has been suggested that he was not killed in self defense by Hembree, but that he was the victim of foul play, and that the murder had been premeditated. Other hidden phases of the affair are expected to be brought to light at the trial, which will come up in the April term of court. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ POPLAR BLUFF AMERICAN MAY 2, 1921 MURDER TRIAL OF JACOBS AND HEMBREE TUES. The trial of Stokely Jacobs and Glenn Hembree, charged with the murder of Charles Board on February 26, 1921, in the woods near his home on Monoknet Slough near Qulin, will face trial Tuesday in circuit court. The venire of 40 men from which the jury of 12 is to be selected was chosen in record time in circuit court this morning, one hour only being necessary to examine and select the forty. The defendants will be represented in the trial by Henson and Woody and the state by Prosecuting Attorney F. M. Kinder, assisted by the law firm of Abington & Abington. The plea of the defense will be that of self defense, sluce Board is said to had two revolver upon his person, when killed by the shotgun held by Stokely Jacobs. There were no eye witnesses to the murder other than the two men who are charged. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ POPLAR BLUFF AMERICAN MAY 3, 1921 TWO WITNESSES IN MURDER CASE FAIL TO SHOW UP Trial of Jacobs and Hembree for Murder of Charles Board is Continued The trial of Stokely Jacobs and Glenn Hembree charged with the murder of Charles Board on February 26, 1921 near Qulin, MO, which came up for trial this morning in circuit court was carried over to the next term of court when it was found that two important state witnesses failed to heed the summons for appearance in court. The delinquent witnesses Lena Grey and Jack Hamon, living in the vicinity of the Board home near which Board were killed. Sheriff Hogg was ordered by the court to serve an attachment. Unless a valid excuse is furnished, failure to respond to a summons puts the person liable to detention at the hands of the sheriff, until the case is again called for trial. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THE POPLAR BLUFF AMERICAN OCTOBER 7, 1921 JACOBS AND HEMBREE FOUND GUILTY OF MURDERING CHAS. BOARD AND GIVEN 15 YEARS ------------------------------- Kinder and Abington Win Their Case After Vehement Prosecution. Kinder Loses Voice from Efforts. -------------------------------- Stokely Jacobs and Glenn Hembree, young men living in the Broseley neighborhood in this county were found guilty of murder in the second degree by a jury Thursday evening in circuit court. Each were given sentence of 15 years in the penitentiary upon finds by the jury of murder in the second degree. Jacobs and Hembree on February 26, 1921 shot and killed Charles Board, a nephew of the former by marriage, at a lonely spot in the woods near Board's home on Miorknet Slough, between Qulin and Broseley. The verdict was rendered at 6:10 o'clock after a deliberation of less than two hours. Following their conviction Jacobs and Hembree were taken to the county jail and locked up. The closing arguments were begun at 1 o'clock Thursday afternoon and condluced at 4:35 o'clock: Carl Abington, assisting Prosecuting Attorney F. M. Kinder opended the argument. He was followed by J. F. Woody for the defense, concluded the arguments. The motive for the killing of Board was never discovered. From testimony introduced it was found that intimate relations between Board's wife, Rosa Board, and Jacobs had taken place, but this is thought not directly the cause for the shooting, since these relations had existed two or three years before her marriage to Board. Testimony of a morbid nature was brought out in the examination of Mrs. Board, when she told the jury that when a mere girl she had been subjected to connubial attentions on more than one occasion by her father, John Hicks. Jacobs, who is her uncle, was also accused of such relations. It appeared that the girl had lived a checkered life. Beginning with the expose of her father's attentions she told of her marriage to Owen Templeton, two or three years ago. This marriage proved an unhappy one and she secured a divorce just a year ago. She had been married but six weeks to Board when was killed. It was hinted that Board had had intamate relations with the girl before marriage, when it was learned that a child had been born to her in April, 1921, less than five months from the time that became Board's wife. She testified on the stand Thursday morning the child was six months old that day. The prosecution introduced evidence, and put emphasis upon it, in its concluding arguments that the family of the girl were displeased with her marriage to Board and that the latter had been approached on occasions before the shooting, with the view of intimidating him to leave the country. One instance was cited, that of telling him a warrant had been issued for his arrest. The prosecution attempted to show Board had been spirited away into the woods for the purpose of killing him, since intimidation had failed to get him out of the way. According to the testimony of Hembree and Jacobs on the witness stated Thursday morning. Board after they had entered the woods where the fatal shooting occurred, drew two revolvers and stated that he was going to kill both of them. Jacobs who was unarmed, ran and stumbled. Hembree, who was carrying a shotgun thereupon fired, instantly killing Board. Witnesses proved beyond a doubt that two revolvers were found upon the person of Board, when his body was found, a few minutes after the shooting. The defense attempted to prove that the slayers had taken one revolver from his pocket, laying it in his open hand. A motion for a new trial has not been made and this is not expected before Monday. Prosecuting Attorney Kinder put such vehemence into his concluding arguments that he overtaxed his voice. This seriously handicapped him today in court today, since he could speak barely above a whisper. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THE POPLAR BLUFF AMERICAN OCTOBER 15, 1921 ING SENTENCES HEMBREE AND JACOBS TODAY -------------------- Appeal Granted But Friends Have Not Made Efforts Yet to Give Bond -------------------- Glenn Hembree and Stokely Jacobs who two weeks ago were found guilty of the murder of Charles Board, and punishment set at 15 years in the penitentiary, were brought before Judge Ing Friday afternoon in circuit court and sentence passed. Immediately Henson & Woody, attorneys for the convicted men filed a motion for a new trial. The motion was over-ruled. A motion for an appeal which followed was granted, with permission to present the appeal as poor persons, meaning that the costs of the appeal will be charged to the appellants. Appeal bond was set at $5,000. Whether or not friends of the convicted men will furnish the bond for their freedom until the case is heard by the Supreme Court, is not known.