Limestone County AlArchives News.....Serious Difficulty in Athens November 2, 1881
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The Huntsville Weekly Democrat November 2, 1881
Serious Difficulty in Athens.
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Special to the Montgomery Advertiser.
  Athens, Ala., October 26. – A horrible affair occurred about 12 o’clock 
today on our streets.  The facts, as we gather them, are, that, in consequence 
of some unpleasant words about the weight of cotton, Col. Thomas J. Cox 
slapped Andy C. Witty in the face.  The affair soon came to the ears of Mr. 
John W. Crawford, Witty’s brother-in-law, who, then, attacked Col. Cox, 
knocking him down, and severely cutting him in the head and arm, with a large 
knife.  With difficulty, Cox drew a pistol and fired two shots.
  The first shot hit Mr. Crawford a little to the left of the breast bone, and 
is supposed to have entered the upper part of the stomach.  The wound is very 
serious, if not fatal; the second missed Mr. Crawford and lodged in the leg of 
Mr. Willie Hogan, who was among the bystanders.  This affair has cast a gloom 
over the community.  All of the parties are highly respected.		
	COURIER 
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LATER. – Mr. Crawford died, and Capt. Cox promptly surrendered himself to the 
sheriff.  

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