He was born October 12, 1892. He would have been 116 this week! He went by his middle name, Verne.
Raymond Verne McCullough was an accomplished lawyer.
Here is a case my mom & I have heard family share. If we have any details mixed up...or if you know some more stories that would be fun to share, e-mail funseekerfamilyhistory@gmail.com.
One case he had involved a murder charge against a woman for killing her husband with a butcher knife.
The pathologist for the prosecution explained how she must have stabbed him at close range in the kitchen. However, she said she threw the knife at him from across the room.
During the trial, Verne (the defense lawyer) led the patholgist through a series of questions about things that will bring the heart to the surface--such as when a person is breathing heavily, raising ones arms or if one is yelling.
His final demonstration was piercingly convincing! He brought a similar knife to show the jury. Suddenly from across the room he threw the knife into the wall near the jury. With the knife sticking into the wall, he told the jury to think about it. (He had practiced for some time throwing the knife in his basement to be sure he could throw accurately and have a chance to convince the jury.)
The jury was convinced, she was declared "not guility" was released.
To read more about this trial go to: http://www.carbon-utgenweb.com/history7.html#powell
Thank you to Leslie Cates for e-mailing this information!
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Our family is so cool! What do you do on Saturday nights? Oh I practice throwing a butcher knife into the wall in my basement.
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