Butts County GaArchives News.....Holifield - Assaulted and Beaten December 1888
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Middle Ga Argus
Holifield - Assaulted and Beaten

On Wednesday night of last week Mr. Jabe Holifield, who runs a bar and family 
grocery just out of town on the road leading to Flovilla, was aroused about 
midnight by two Negro men who told him they wanted to get something to eat.  
Mr. Holifield opened the door, and after selling them some little articles they 
called for some pickle pig’s feet, and while he was stooping over the keg 
getting them out he was struck over the head and knocked to the floor.  They 
then jumped on him and began beating him with the intention of murder.  
Holifield having his pistol on his person began firing, and by his presence of 
mind and game cock pluck succeeded in saving his life.  The Negroes fled.  
Holifield was badly beaten, but as soon as possible he secured the services of 
Dr. R. G. Bryans, who dressed his wounds.  Warrants were issued for the 
assassins, who proved to be Charley Amous and Oscar Hawkins.  Marshall 
McMichael succeeded in arresting the later but the former is still at large.  
We trust that he too will be captured and find his way into the chain gang 
where all such devils deserve to be.  It was a bold attempt at murder and the 
black brutes should be punished to the full extent of the law.

Middle Ga Argus – Week of December 11,1888


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