Subject: [KYF] NEWS: Mollie Belk Acquitted of Murder Charge, 1921, Allen & Barren Co. Sent: Monday, October 13, 2003 6:56 PM Submitted by Mary Lou Hudson Middlesboro Daily News, Middlesboro, Ky Jan. 22, 1921 Mrs. Belk Is Acquitted. Bowling Green, Ky., Jan. 22 -- Mrs. Mollie Belk, of Scottsville, was acquitted on a charge of murdering her husband, A.H. Belk. Belk was shot July 4 at the Belk home. Belk, on the night before his death, lost between $200 and $300 while gambling, and spent Sunday at home drinking. He attempting to shoot his wife, when she ran and found a pistol and fired. Note: I don't know if the paper cut off part of the story or if this is all of the article. ______________________________