Lowndes-Butler County AlArchives News.....A DOUBLE KILLING IN LOWNDES COUNTY  Calvin Harris and Mr. Waldrop Shot by James Wheeler December 4, 1900
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Age-herald December 4, 1900

Selma, December 3-(Special)- Word reached this city
today of a killing which occurred Saturday just across
the Dallas line in Lowndes County, in which a Mr.
Waldrop and Calvin Harris lost their lives at the
hands of James Wheeler.
  The partculars of the killing recieved here are but
meagre, but from all accounts the shooting occurred at
the store of George Wheeler, between Farmersville and
Bragg's store in Lowndes COunty. Mr. waldrop was a
share cropper with the Wheeler Brothers and went to
the store Saturday for the purpose of having a
settlement. In figuring out the amounts due a dispute
arose and Jim Wheeler is said to have shot Waldrop,
killing him instantly.
  Calvin Harris was in the store at the time, and
besides George Wheeler was the only eye-witness to the
affair.  The Wheeler brothers state that when Waldrop
fell that Harris reached out his hand to take a
Winchester rifle that was lying on the counter, and
that Jim Wheeler shot him, killing him also.
  Both of the dead men were married, Mr. Waldrop
leaving two motherless children, who are now without
either parent to care for them. Mr. Harris leaves a
wife and five little ones, robbed of their natural
protector by violent death.

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