Killing of Moses Jones in Alabama in 1953

Incident

Case summary

Moses Jones (1918 - 1953), a construction worker, was killed by Sheriff Jenkins Hill in a jail in Clarke County, Alabama. Jones, who was arrested by Hill for failing to pay fines, had testified against the sheriff in a liquor conspiracy trial, which ended in a mistrial. Before Jones could testify at the second trial, Hill shot and killed him. A Clarke County jury declined to indict Hill. A federal grand jury returned an indictment, but that case was dismissed in 1956. An essay on this case, researched and authored by a CRRJ student, is available on request

Victim(s):

Alleged perpetrators/other named individuals:
Perpetrator group type: police

Date of incident: 1953-12-28
Location: Grove Hill, Clarke County, Alabama
Location type: carceral location
Allegation against victim: attacking a police officer; serving as a witness against the sheriff in a liquor case

Coroner process
Coroner/inquest: yes
Finding of no legal responsibility: yes

Criminal process
Arrest: yes
Charge/indictment/information: [ ]
Grand jury: yes
Trial: no
Conviction: [ ]
Sentence: [ ]

FBI case ID:

Bureau 72-708

Bureau 72-750

Birmingham 44-338

Mobile 72-15

New Orleans 72-51

Birmingham 72-32

DOJ case ID:

144-3-97


Document(s):
advocacy group resources
census records - closed
court records
death certificates
federal agency records
news articles - closed
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