Dallas-Lowndes County AlArchives Obituaries.....Waldrop, A. 1900
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The Marion County Patriot, December 7, 1900
The Marion County Patriot
December 7, 1900
Page One

Wheeler Slays Two Men

Dispute Over An Account Leads To Double Tragedy

Selma, Ala. – Dec. 4 – In Lowndes County, just across the Dallas line, A.
Waldrop and Calvin Harris, both white, were killed by George Wheeler.

Waldrop was sharecropper with Wheeler and went to the store for the purpose of
having a settlement.  In figuring out the account, a dispute arose, and Wheeler
is said to have shot Waldrop, killing him instantly.

Harris was in the store at the time, and besides Wheeler, was the only eye
witness.  Wheeler states that when Waldrop fell, Harris reached out his hand for
a Winchester rifle that was lying on the counter and that he (Wheeler) shot him,
killing him also.



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