Lamar County AlArchives Obituaries.....SMITH, Neuly August 1887
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Vernon Courier, Sept 2, 1887, page 3
On last Monday night between --- and 10 o’clock out on the road leading to 
Columbus about 3 ½ miles from town, unknown parties called STANLEY SMITH’S 
(colored) house – asked for STANLEY’S son, NUELY. --- Being directed to 
Neely’s house – him out and after shooting him twice without effect, ran him – 
his father’s door and there shot him --- emptying the whole load of a double 
barrel shot gun into his right ---. The shot was so close that his – were set 
on fire. Warrants were issued for two white gentlemen of the county, Mr. JOHN 
HANKINS and WESLEY HENDERSON. The Sheriff and a posse were soon --- of said 
gentlemen and succeeded in arresting and bring them to town. At the 
preliminary trial before Judge COBB, the defendants proved an alibi and were 
discharged.
	A warrant was issued for J. E. ---SON, TOM ADKINS, and JEFF AD---, who 
were brought to Vernon under arrest On Wednesday, but were discharged on 
Thursday as the Judge did not think the evidence sufficient to hold them.



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