Escambia County FlArchives News.....William Holifield Killed May 16, 1899 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/fl/flfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Don Bankston digitaldog1@juno.com October 11, 2007, 8:39 pm Jackson Argus -Butts Co., GA May 16, 1899 The following press dispatch gives an account of the killing of William Holifield at Pensacola, Fla., on the 15th inst. Pensacola, Fla., May 15 - Two well known citizens of this place, William Holifield and B. B. Smith, a dentist, engaged in a shooting scape at 12 o’clock today. Mr. Holifield was shot three times which are pronounced by attending physicians as fatal. The pistol used was of a large caliber. Smith arrested and held. The affair is said to be because of a bill Dr. Smith owed Holifield. Both gentlemen are well known and respected citizens of Pensacola and the affair is much regretted. Holifield died six hours after he had been shot. He was born and raised in this county and has many friends and relatives here. He is the third of four brothers who have met death in Florida at the hands of an assassin. The tragedy is much deplored here. Jackson Argus – Butts County Week of May 19, 1899 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/fl/escambia/newspapers/williamh4gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/flfiles/ File size: 1.6 Kb