Butts County GaArchives News.....FESTUS BARNES BADLY CUT BY FRANK CURRY January 28, 1898
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Jackson Argus – Butts County January 28, 1898
There was considerable excitement on the streets yesterday in consequence of an 
assault made on Mr. Festus Barnes of Stark by Col. Frank Z. Curry.

The trouble began about 8 o’clock p.m. near the post office.  Curry had a claim 
again Barnes and in a dispute as to some details of the matter Barnes called 
Curry a liar.  Bystanders say that Curry said “if you call me a liar again I 
will cut your…..throat”  Barnes replied, “you are a liar and a ……..rascal.”

Whereupon Curry made for him with a knife.  It is agreed by witnesses that 
Barnes plead for a fair fight, saying he was unarmed, but he refused to back 
down and stood bravely up until he had been fearfully stabbed with a pocket 
knife.  One blow pierced the left breast, above the heart, touching the lung, 
while another fearful gash was made in the left cheek, which was laid wide 
open.  This stroke of the knife also knocked out one of the jaw teeth.  The 
third stroke was a tremendous cut high up on the left arm.  All the wounds were 
bleeding profanely and Barnes was carried to Dr. Starnes’ office in the Bank 
Hall where his wounds were dressed.  He suffered greatly from loss of blood, 
and though very seriously wounded he was carried to the home of his uncle, Mr. 
J. J. Barnes on Third Street.  Immediately after the cutting Curry walked 
around to Mallet’s warehouse, and he was there placed under arrest by Policeman 
Crawford.  Later a bond was assessed at $500 which was signed and the prisoner 
liberated.

The affair has caused great regret and it is probable that the trouble is not 
yet over.


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