The State of Mississippi v. Mullen, 1955 (Lowndes County Circuit Court. 1860)

Creator

Circuit Court of Lowndes County

Files

Description

Twenty-six pages of original court documents from the State v. Mullen case dating 1860. The case was heard in the State of Mississippi Lowndes County Circuit Court.

Transcription

The State of Mississippi, Lowndes County, charged Miles A. Mullen with murdering a slave. Specifically, he is accused of murdering an enslaved woman named Sarah, the property of D. C. Rush in 1860. Mullen is accused of murdering Sarah by inflicting blows, lashes, and bruises along with Mullen's daughter Drucilla Mullen on Saturday, February 18, 1860. Sarah died at George Sherman's plantation, twelve miles from Columbus, on February 20, 1860. Sarah's body was examined by Dr. Beene and Dr. Hicks. According to witness testimony by David C. Rush, Drucilla said that she whipped Sarah with a leather strap 25 times because the enslaved woman had slandered Drucilla. Miles A. Mullen is described as "pure skin, light hair, blue eyes, and one of them has a defect, about 34 years, about 6 feet high, with weight about 160 or 165 lbs., straight mane."

Approximate Creation Date

1860

Time Period

1860-1869

Subjects

Slaveholders.; Slavery -- Mississippi.; Slavery -- Mississippi -- History -- Sources.; Slaveholders.; Slaves -- Social Conditions.; Crime and race.; Legal documents.; Negotiable instruments.; Crime--History.; Women--History.

Keywords

Slavery, Slaves, Circuit Court, State Court, Criminal Files, Enslaved persons, Lowndes County, Mississippi, Legal Instrument

Geographic Location

Columbus--Mississippi; Lowndes County (Miss.).

Object Type

Text

Physical Format

Document

Digital Format

TIFF

Digital ID

CLP_CircuitCourtCriminal_1955_StateVsMullen_1860

Source

State of Mississippi Lowndes County Circuit Court State Criminal Case Files Collection. Billups-Garth Archives, Columbus-Lowndes Public Library System (Miss.).

Repository

Columus-Lowndes Public Library System

Publisher

Columbus-Lowndes Public Library System

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries

Rights

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Recommended Citation

State v. Mullen Case File No. 1955. Lowndes County (Miss.) Circuit Court State Criminal Cases. Local Government Records, Billups-Garth Archives, Columbus-Lowndes Public Library System.