Jackson County Alabama Genealogy and History News Articles The town of Scottsboro, Jackson County, was thrown into a furor of excitement on the 18th on the discovery of the murder of a young man of that city named DUKE CAMPBELL. The assassin entered the room where the young man was sleeping and with an axe struck him three terrible blows on the head. The father of the young man being aroused by the assassin's blows; rushing into the room where his son was and on entering saw the murderer rush out of the room with an axe in his hand. He had on a mask and it is not known whether he was a negro or a white man. Marion Herald (Marion County AL) - July 28, 1887 - transcribed and submitted by Veneta McKinney           HOME Copyright © Genealogy Trails This Webpage has been created exclusively for the Genealogy Trails History Project. Submitters retain all copyrights