Randolph County AlArchives Obituaries.....West, John W.  January 27, 1934
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Roanoke Leader
Charlie Seymour Taken to Jail to Await Preliminary 
A deplorable tragedy occurred in Roanoke in mid-afternoon of last Saturday while 
a large crowd was in town. Mr. John W. West, an aged farmer living a few miles 
west of Roanoke, was shot and almost instantly killed by Mr. Charlie Seymour, a 
resident of Lowell. The shooting occurred in front of the former post office 
building on Main Street Mr. Seymour was immediately arrested and placed in the 
city jail. Within an hour he was landed in the county jail to await preliminary 
trial, which has not yet been set. He states that Mr. West advanced on him with 
an ax handle and struck him on the neck, showing signs of the blow, so the 
police say. It is stated that the tragedy grew out of an altercation on the 
streets of Roanoke two weeks before between Seymour and Tom West, son of the man 
slain, due to previous trouble. Shortly after Mr. West was killed, and probably 
before his son had learned of it, Tom West is said to have engaged Tom Seymour, 
a brother of the slayer, in a difficulty on Chestnut Street. They were separated 
before any serious damage was done. Funeral and interment of Mr. West occurred 
at High Pine church Sunday afternoon. 

Funeral and Burial of Mr. John W. West 
High Pine, Jan. 29. The untimely death of Mr. John W. West, which occurred 
Saturday afternoon, Jan. 27, cast a gloom of sadness over the entire community. 
Funeral and interment were at High Pine church, of which the deceased was a 
member, Sunday afternoon. Rev. E. E. Laney, of Daviston, a former pastor, 
conducted the services, assisted by Rev. T. E. Steely, of Roanoke, in the 
presence of an overflow audience. Mr. West was seventy-two years old and will be 
greatly missed by all. He is survived by his wife, two sons, two daughters and 
several grandchildren. Among those called here for the burial of Mr. West were 
Mr. Berry Murphy, Mr. and Mrs. Hulet Murphy, of Newnan, Mr. Ephraim West, his 
wife and children, of Atlanta, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Norris, of LaGrange, and Mr. 
W. T. Dunn and family, of Fairfax.

Additional Comments:
Charles Seymour was sent to prison for Manslaughter in the killing of John W. 
West. 

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