Bleckley-Pulaski County GaArchives News.....FAMILY DISPUTE RESULTS IN DOUBLE HOMICIDE October 11, 1916
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Pulaski County, Georgia Newspapers Clippings, Vol.8, 1914-1917 Page 285-6 October 11, 1916

Wednesday, 
October11,1916 
 
FAMILY DISPUTE RESULTS 
IN DOUBLE HOMICIDE.

   Mr. W.N. Buchan and 
Mr. W.H.Collins, 
brothers-in-laws, and 
well known farmers of 
this county, were killed 
at six o'clock Tuesday 
morning near Cochran, 
about three miles east 
of Hawkinsville, in the  
community which both men 
lived. It is said, 
Collins was a cropper on 
Buchan's place, and that 
bad feelings had existed 
between them for some 
time as the result of a 
family dispute. Buchan 
went to the home of 
Collins early Tuesday 
morning when the quarrel 
was renewed and Collins 
shot down Buchan with a 
shot gun, the shot 
striking him in the head 
and killing him almost 
instantly. Collins was 
then shot through the 
head by Herman 
Doolittle, a young man 
about nineteen years 
old, who worked with Mr. 
Buchan. Doolittle claims 
that Collins was trying 
to kill him and that he 
was forced to shoot him 
in self defense. He came 
to town immediately 
after the killing and 
surrendered to the 
sheriff. Both of the 
dead men's wives, who 
are sisters, were 
present and witnessed 
the deplorable affair. 
Mr. Buchan is survived 
by his wife, two 
brothers, J.B.A. Buchan, 
of this city, and Gus 
Buchan, of Oklahoma, and 
three sisters, Mrs. H.M. 
Allen, Mrs. Nan Davis, 
of Bleckley County and 
Mrs. Alex Hogg, of 
Pulaski County. Mr. 
Collins leaves a wife 
and one sister, 
Mrs.W.J.Z.Beatty, of 
Hawkinsville, and two 
brothers, Mr.Charlie 
Collins, of this county, 
and Mr.Gus Collins, of 
Macon.The remains of 
both men will be 
interred in the Pipkin 
graveyard on Chicken 
road this Wednesday 
morning at eleven 
o'clock.Rev.Mr.Herringto
n, of Macon, will 
conduct the funeral 
service.

Another account:

 TWO DEATHS CAUSED BY 
FAMILY DISPUTE.

W.H.Collins Shot After 
Killing W.N. Buchanan 
Near Hawkinsville 
Monday.
Hawkinsville, Ga., 
October 10.—W.N. 
Buchanan and W.H. 
Collins, brothers-in-law 
and prominent farmers of 
Pulaski County, were 
killed this morning in a 
shooting affair near 
Cochra wasn, about three 
miles east of 
Hawkinsville, in which  
both men lived. Collins, 
it is said, was a 
cropper on Buchanan's 
place, and that bad 
feeling had existed 
between them for some 
time as a result of a 
family dispute. Buchanan 
went to Collins' home 
when the quarrel was 
renewed and Collins, it 
is said, shot him down 
with a shotgun, the shot 
striking him in the head 
and killing him almost 
instantly.Collins was 
then shot through the 
head by Herman 
Doolittle, 18 years old, 
who worked with Mr. 
Buchanan. Doolittle 
claims that Collins was 
trying to kill him, and 
that he was forced to 
shoot him in self-
defense.
286 
Volume VIII, 1914 - 1917 
He came to town 
immediately after the 
killing and surrendered 
to the sheriff.Both of 
the dead men's wives, 
who are sisters, were 
present and witnessed 
the tragedy.- 
AbbevilleChronicle.

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