Remembering Ella : a 1912 murder and mystery in the Arkansas Ozarks / Nita Gould.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gould, Nita, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Davidson, Odus, 1883-1913--Trials, litigation, etc.

Davidson, Odus.

Barham, Ella, 1894-1912--Death and burial.

Barham, Ella.

Trials (Murder)--Arkansas--Harrison--20th century.

Trials (Murder).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (373 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Little Rock, Arkansas : Butler Center Books, [2018]

Summary:

In November 1912, popular and pretty eighteen-year-old Ella Barham was raped, murdered, and dismembered in broad daylight near her home in rural Boone County, Arkansas.The brutal crime sent shockwaves through the Ozarks and made national news.Authorities swiftly charged a neighbor, Odus Davidson, with the crime.

Contents:

Cover Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface

Part 1: Ella Barham

1. Who Was Ella Barham?

2. Courting Ella

Part 2: The Murder (November 21, 1912 - December 31, 1912)

3. The Morning of November 21, 1912

4. Searching for Ella

5. Planning the Coroner's Inquest

6. Sheriff James Helm and the Bloodhounds

7. A Fever of Excitement

8. The Fallen Treetop

9. The Footprints at the Creek

10. The Press Coverage Begins

11. The Initial Coroner's Inquest

12. Laying Ella to Rest

13. The Peppered Socks

14. Who Was Odus Davidson?

15. Springfield Suspects

16. The Ravine and a Trail of Blood

17. Finding the Axe

18. Kansas Davidson Hires a Defense

19. A Second Arrest and the Move to Berryville

20. The Pistol and the Prosecutors

21. The Coroner's Inquest in Zinc

22. The Verdict of the Coroner's Jury

23. The Barhams Grieve

24. Waiting for the Grand Jury

25. A Gunfight and the Bond of Brotherhood

Part 3: The Trial (January 1, 1913 - February 3, 1913)

26. Grand Jury Indictment

27. Jury Selection

28. Dr. Taylor Testifies

29. A Strong Chain of Evidence

30. The State Introduces the Axe

31. State Chemist Declares Blood on Axe Is Human

32. "I Will Get Even With Her"

33. Ella's Family and Friends Testify

34. A Surprise Witness from Cleburne County

35. Margie and Cora Potts Testify for the Defense

36. Odus Davidson's Sisters Testify

37. Odus Davidson's Parents Testify

38. The State's Rebuttal

39. Judge Reed Instructs the Jury

40. Closing Arguments

41. The Verdict of the Circuit Court

42. "They All Lied on Me"

43. Was Davidson's Conviction Legal?

44. February 3, 1913: Judge Reed Sentences Davidson

Part 4: Letters to Ella's Mother

Part 5: The Appeals (February 4, 1913 - August 8, 1913).

45. Filing the Appeal: Where Was E. G. Mitchell?

46. The Berryville Jailbreak Attempt

47. Writing the Briefs for the Arkansas Supreme Court

48. May 19, 1913: Mitchell Argues the Appeal Before the Arkansas Supreme Court

49. Seawel Defends the State's Case

50. A Funeral for Ella, Armed Horsemen in the Dead of Night, and Decoration Day

51. June 9, 1913: The Opinion of the Arkansas Supreme Court

52. "Is That So?"

53. A Tearful Goodbye

54. The Governor's Proclamation

55. Mitchell Pleads for Time

56. Mitchell and the Governors

Part 6: The Hanging (August 9, 1913 - September 15, 1913)

57. Davidson's Last Train Ride

58. August 11, 1913: Execution Day

59. Last Words

Part 7: Aftermath

60. Folklore and Ghosts

61. Who Killed Ella Barham?

62. Endings

Epilogue

Appendix A-People

Appendix B-Zinc: The Joplin of North Arkansas

Appendix C-The Appeals of Odus Davidson and Leo Frank

Notes

Bibliography

Index

About the Author.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

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ISBN:

1-945624-19-1

OCLC:

1066021588