Murder of Mrs. Ida V. Belote

The murder of Mrs. Ida V. Belote was front page news. Read stories and editorials from the Newport News Times-Herald and Daily Progress and Dr. George K. Vanderlice’s description of the crime scene.

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Woman Admits Murder Says Rumor Today, Times-Herald (Newport News), March 19, 1912.

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The Murder In Hampton (Editorial), Times-Herald (Newport News), March 19, 1912.

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Mrs. Ida Belote is Brutally Murdered; Negro Woman Held, Daily press (Newport News, Va. : Final ed.), March 19, 1912.

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The Murder at Hampton (Editorial), Daily press (Newport News, Va. : Final ed.), March 20, 1912.

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Examination of Mrs. Ida V. Belote, Elizabeth City County (Va.) Coroner’s Report related to the death of Ida V. Belote.

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Examination of the Room [809 Washington Street, Hampton), Elizabeth City County (Va.) Coroner’s Report related to the death of Ida V. Belote.