1884: Coroner Evans Fritz investigates pool hall death at 'Stringtown'
Evans Fritz, the first in succession of undertakers in the Smith Funeral Home & Chapel lineage, was coroner in January 1884, and was...
Dr. Hearne, acquitted in the murder of Amos Stillwell
Dr. Joseph Hearne was the chief suspect in the Amos Stillwell murder case in 1888. He was subsequently acquitted by a jury, and the case...
Mrs. Stillwell and her daughter
Mrs. Amos Stillwell, whose husband was murdered in his bed in late December 1888, was considered a suspect in his death, but was not...
Stillwell murder, 1888: Hearne's office, Stillwell house in close proximity
Dr. Hearne was the lead suspect in the December 1888 murder of noted Hannibal businessman Amos Stillwell. His office was located on the...
Scene of famed murder
The Stillwell house, 112 S. Fifth, Hannibal, Mo., was the scene of Amos Stillwell's murder in December 1888. Stillwell, among the...