Clay County AlArchives News.....Morrison, Twig killed by son-in-law October 2, 1902
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The Anniston Star October 2, 1902
News reached the city last night of the killing of Rev. Twig Morrison by Sim 
Parker in Shinbone valley, Clay County. The killing occurred on the farm of 
Morrison and was brought about by a difficulty between the two men in a 
settlement of their crops. Parker is a son-in-law of Morrison, but it is not 
known if he has been arrested. Rev. Morrison is a Methodist minister and a well 
to do farmer. He is known in Anniston. The Shinbone valley is situated between 
Oxford and Delta and where the shooting occurred is but a short distance from 
Delta.

Ashland Standard:
News reached here Thursday morning of a difficulty near Shinbone between Sim 
Parker and Twig Morrison which resulted in the death of the latter; The report 
states that he received two shots, one in the face and the other in the breast 
the last proving fatal. Sheriff Mayo left early in the morning for the scene of 
the difficulty and had not returned up to the time of going to press. We have 
not learned the details of the trouble, but it is rumored that the parties were 
under the influence of whiskey. Parker was a son-in-law of Morrison. 


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