12/24/1897: Murder Verdict Involved Legal Problem

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Black Ancestors Awareness Campaign Platte County Black History Repository

Entry/Object ID

NP.0716

Collection

Newspaper Articles

Archive Items Details

Description

"Murder Verdict Involved Legal Problem" - - In the Platte County Circuit Court Frank Garrison, colored, was found guilty of 2nd degree murder and will be sentenced to hang. Garrison killed a German living on an island in the Missouri River near Leavenworth, Kansas, and the question of jurisdiction was raised, but the jury decided that the boundary line of Missouri extended to the middle of the old channel of the Missouri River.

Date(s) of Creation

12/24/1897

Other Names and Numbers

Other Names

Name Type

Free Blacks

Other Name

Garrison, Frank

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Number Type

Source Citation

Other Number

Savannah Reporter and Andrew County Democrat (Savannah, MO, 1880-2015): 12/24/1897, p. 7

Copyright

Copyright Details

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Research Notes

Research Type

Researcher

Person

Bill Nichols

Date

7/6/2026

General Notes

Note

Leavenworth, Kansas

Note

1897.12.24 Frank Garrison Savannah_Reporter_and_Andrew_County_Democrat_1897_12_24_7.pdf

Note

BAAC workbook: 1839-(open) Newspaper Articles CatalogIt version.xlsx [Newspapers begun 04.16.26]

Created By

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Create Date

September 2, 2026

Updated By

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Update Date

September 16, 2026

Name/Title

12/24/1897: Murder Verdict Involved Legal Problem