Butts-Newton County GaArchives News.....Bob Mayo and Luke Adams December 31, 1896
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Jackson Argus – Week Of December 31, 1896 December 31, 1896
Bob Mayo and Luke Adams, two Negroes living in the eastern part of the county,
went over in Newton county to a still last week and after laying in a supply of
spiritus ferment, they started for home, they had not gone far however, before
the part they drank washed away their friendship and manifested itself in
threats, dares and double dares.  So as naturally, therefore, as water runs down
hill the negroes got into a drunken row, in the course of which Bob was cut in
the neck.   He was not able to come home and died in Newton county next day.

Luke Adams the Negro who did the killing escaped.   The real fact in the case
are not definitely known.

Butts has to things to congratulate herself on.   One is that the Negroes had to
go to another county for their liquor, and the other is that the homicide was
very properly committed in the county where the liquor was purchased.




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