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1 Newspaper picture of Standard Theater (reproduction) 1886-03-23
General note
Old Xerox of newspaper clipping. Also 2 photocopies.
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2 Charles Stark Circuit Court; Court Cases He Handled 1887-04 Fragile. Original document is in six pieces. Photocopy available to researcher.
General note
J. Milton Turner v Charles Starkes. List of Sheriff's fees. One good photocopy. Dated "April Term 1887"
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3 Jury Clerk's Fees 1893-04-11 Fragile original document. Ink, handwritten. Year date has crumbled away, so 1893 is uncertain. Could be 1895 or 1903.
General note
Clerk's Fees and Sheriff's Fees record.
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4 Frankie Baker Death Certificate 1894-12-19
General note
judging by the date, might be the incorrect Frankie Baker
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5 Billy Lyons Death Certificate 1895-12-25
General note
Certified copy of death certificate issued during the 20th century by the City of St Louis Bureau of Vital Statistics. Certificate No. 9322 for death of "Male Negro William Lyons" on Dec 25, 1895
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6 Coroner's Inquest for body of William Lyons 1895-12-27 Photocopies of original typescript and handwritten documents that are so old they are fragile in themselves.
General note
Old Xerox of the handwritten attending doctor's account of postmortem of "Lee Stoge" [sic?] who died of hemorrhage at 4 am Dec. 26, 1895. Document dated Dec 27, 1895. WJ Wait, MD, was coroner.
Testimony taken about the fight over a hat at Curtis' Saloon from: Thomas Edward Scott Frank Boyd Officer John Flanigan Officer Falvey George G Mc'Faro L Stevenson Dr. Otto Sutter
Testimonies are old Xeroxes of original typed court transcriptions
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7 Complaint Against Lee Shelton for Murder 1895-12-28
General note
Old photocopy of criminal complaint dated Dec 28, 1895, for killing William Lyons
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8 Warrant for Arrest of Lee Shelton 1895-12-28 Is original document! Still in good shape, but probably needs a photocopy made for use by researchers. Handle with great care
Other Finding Aids note
Original document dated Dec 28, 1895. "Alias Stack Lee." Charge is Murder 1st Degree
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9 Arraignment of Lee Shelton 1896-04-01 Original fragile document in pieces. Photocopy available for researchers
General note
Original fragile document. Dated Jan 4, 1896. Before Judge David Murphy. Bail set at $4,000
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10 Lee Shelton Bail 1896-01-04 old, fragile photocopy
General note
Photocopy of original cover of the Lee Shelton's indictment, setting bail at $4,000
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11 Lee Shelton Defense Lawyers' Instructions 1896 Fragile handwritten original notes from Shelton's lawyers. Badly needs to be scanned before researchers work with it
General note
Undated, but context puts it into 1896, which was the year of his trial. Original document labeled "State v Stack Lee"
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12 Indictments of Lee Shelton 1897-05-13 Consists of original typescript carbon copy, which is crumbling, and one old photocopy, still in reasonable shape, for use by researchers
General note
Original fragile document, dated May 13, 1897. Original carbon copy signed and annotated indictment of "State of Missouri Against Lee Shelton alias Stack Lee." Also one photocopy
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13 Description of Convict (Lee Shelton) 1897-10-07
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Fragile very old photocopy of original document, also newer photocopy. Dated Oct 7, 1897. Description of Convict form from Missouri State Penitentiary. Shelton whipped three times for persistent craps shooting and theft of a ham. In 1905, confined to solitary.
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14 Charles Stark Circuit Court: Pauline Starkes vs Oliver Starkes 1897-11-15 Fragile original carbon copy of typescript. Also a clear photocopy available for use by researchers
General note
Carbon copy (fragile!) of complaint dated Nov 15, 1897. Also clear photocopy. Unclear why this complaint is included in this collection
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15 Death Certificate No. 2018, for Nat Shelton
General note
Original typescript of death certificate for one Nat Shelton, died March 20, 1907, of cirrhosis of the liver. Also a photocopy for use by researchers. Why is this document in the collection? Possible father of Lee Shelton? This person born 1840, so it's possible.
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16 Offer of Employment for Lee Shelton 1909-06-17
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Old photocopy, but still in good shape. Letter from William H Fields dated June 17, 1909, offering Lee Shelton employment and noting that Shelton probably had TB
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17 Lee Shelton's Fingerprints 1909-11-24
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Two photocopies of Lee Shelton's fingerprints. Old, but in good shape.
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18 Petition for Clemency for Lee Shelton 1909
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Photocopy of typescript of petition to governor of Missouri, signed by 29 people. No date, but probably some time during 1909.
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19 Complaint Against Lee Shelton, 1911 1911-03-15 Original photocopy, now at least 80 years old, is fragile.
General note
Old photocopy, and four newer ones, of complaint from William Aikns (no 'e' in name) against Lee Shelton for robbery of $60 on Jan 26, 1911. Complaint itself dated March 15, 1911.
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20 Prison Diagnosis of Lee Shelton 1912-01-20 Old, fragile photocopy looks torn from a loose-leaf notebook. Strongly suggest that it's scanned for use by researchers as soon as possible.
General note
Fragile old photocopy of diagnosis of final stages of pulmonary tuberculosis.
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21 Prison Notation of Lee Shelton's Record 1912-03-11
General note
Two photocopies of Shelton's prison summary. Includes his date of death.
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22 Stack Lee-Prison Record-Entry-Description 1912-03-11
General note
Original typescript and one photocopy, annotated in red ink. Summarizes Shelton's prison record, commutation of sentence in 1909, return to prison May 7, 1911, and death on March 11, 1912, about 42 years old old.
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23 Reedy's Mirror, 'Ballad of Stacker Lee' 1919-01-03 Magazine originally printed on newspulp; after 97 years, is brown and crumbling. Probably should be handled as little as possible.
General note
Reedy's Mirror magazine printed "The Ballad of Stacker Lee" in ful in its issue dated jan 3, 1919. Additional original letter from Mrs. Pat Pratt of the St. Louis Public Library, dated Sept 7, 1973, gives provenance of the newspaper.
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24 Metropolitan Life Insurance Co letter re Lee Shelton 1973-09-24
General note
Photocopy of original letter dated Sept 24, 1973, from Fred Kleiman of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company to Russ David, saying the company's records for 1912 have been destroyed.
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25 Ellen Harris Article About the Real Frankie's Life 1999-11
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Xerox of St Louis magazine November 1999 issue article titled "They Done Her Wrong," by Ellen Harris. Harris researched the life of the real Frankie Baker, who was the basis of the character Frankie in the song, "Frankie and Johnnie."
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26 Printout From www.staggerlee.com/pgs 2016-01-07
General note
This printout from a website gives timeline of the murder and song lyrics derived from it. PLEASE NOTE that the dates presented disagree with the original documents.
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27 Photo of Billy Lyons' Three Children No date
General note
Original photo and two copies of an undated photo of Billy Lyon's three children: Florence, Buddy and Marie. Also signed model releases and notes on the back of the large envelope that stored the pictures. After Billy's murder, the children were adopted into separate homes, to avoid having them go into an orphanage. No. 1 of 5 undated folders
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28 45 RPM record of Wilson Pickett singing 'Stagger Lee' No date
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Vinyl record issued by Atlantic Records. No date. Flip side is 'I'm in Love.' No. 2 of 5 undated folders
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29 Photo of Unknown Lady--Pauline Starkes? No date
General note
Original undated photo of lady in 19th-century clothing. Three additional photocopies. Envelope it was stored in said, "Starkes Pictures." No date. No. 3 of 5 undated folders
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30 Photo of Unknown Man No date
General note
Original mid-20th century photo of an unidentified man, four photocopies. Envelope it had been stored in said "Starkes Pictures." No date. No. 4 of 5 undated folders
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31 Print of Pope's Theater No date
General note
Undated old photocopy, also one newer Xerox, of a print of Pope's Theater. No date, no explanation. No. 5 of 5 undated folders
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