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Lavinia Burnett (1785 - November 8, 1845) 〔("Lavinia May Sharp" worldconnect.com ) Accessed July 10, 2013〕 was the first woman to be executed by the state of Arkansas.〔("A Collection of History on the Arkansas Death Penalty." ) ''The Morning News'' May 6, 2007〕 Born Lavinia May Sharp, she married Virginia native Crawford Burnett on December 29, 1810 in Patrick County. Sometime during 1820's, they moved to Trigg County, Kentucky and lived in the home of Crawford's brother Cornelius. Sometime later, Lavinia and Crawford eventually settled in Arkansas.〔 They had at least two children, John (b. 1811), and Minerva (b. 1820). Lavinia and Crawford were arrested for the murder of Jonathan Selby, who lived near Fayetteville and allegedly kept large sums of money at his residence.〔 Their 15-year-old daughter Minerva and Hardin Sharp, Lavinia's brother or cousin, "confessed" to authorities that their relatives had planned Selby's murder, and John Burnett, Lavinia and Crawford's son, had carried it out.〔〔("Burnett Family and Other Branches" ''worldconnect.com'' ) Accessed July 10, 2013〕 Crawford Burnett's attorney made a motion before Crawford's trial to be dismissed as his attorney. This motion was granted. Crawford Burnett, being probably not guilty of the murder itself, refused to testify against his wife.〔 Page 411 of Official Washington Co. Court Records〕 During Lavinia's trial, a motion to omit the testimony of one Hardin Sharp, a relative of Lavinia's, was denied. The motion was brought on behalf of Lavinia's attorney because it was said that Hardin was an accomplice to the murder. 〔 Page 406 of Official Washington Co. Court Records〕 Lavinia and Crawford were sentenced to death in October 1845.〔 Their hangings were reportedly well attended.〔 John Burnett, their son, had fled to Benton, Missouri, where he was arrested. He was found guilty on December 4, 1845,〔 and hanged 22 days later on the same scaffold where his parents met their deaths.〔 The Prosecutor was Alfred Burton Greenwood. The defense attorneys were, Isaac Strain, James P. Neal and Isaac Murphy. 〔 History of Benton Co., Arkansas; "Arkansas Courts And Crime", page 191 〕 Hardin Sharp moved to Benton, Missouri where he married Lucinda Beck (1850 census) then both to Jobe, Missouri (1880 census). Minerva Burnett is said to have moved to Texas after the trail and hanging. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lavinia Burnett」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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