Butts County GaArchives News.....TWO MURDERS July 21 1891
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Middle Ga. Argus – Week of July 21, 1891
TWO MURDERS

Are Captured in South Carolina – and brought back to Georgia – One murderer 
gives the other away – an unusual story.

Facts are more interesting than fiction sometimes.

And here is one of the times.

A few years ago H. A. Duke, then a rising young business man in Jackson, Butts 
County, became involved in a quarrel with a Negro whom he killed.  Dukes 
quickly fled and after roaming around brought up in Anderson, S. C., where he 
went to work under an assumed name.

When Duke left Jackson, his father was a hale, hearty man.

But since then he as gone to his grave.

A year or so after young Duke skipped away, his father was killed by W. L. 
Parker, an old companion of the junior Duke.

Parker, like his old schoolmate made his escape, and without any knowledge of 
the whereabouts of his victim’s son went to Anderson, S. C. where he took 
another name.

Of course Duke, who was hiding for his life, learned of his father’s death, and 
a short time afterwards saw Parker on the street.

He could not openly ask for Duke’s arrest because he too was wanted for killing 
a man.

With quite a shrewd game he succeeded in having Parker arrested.

Immediately after Parker’s arrest an officer was sent to Anderson for him.

But before Parker left the Anderson jail he ascertained that Duke was there and 
that his arrest was due to the son of the man he had killed.

Parker kept his mouth closed, and Duke never suspected that he was known in the 
matter.

After reaching the Butts County jail, however, Parker gave the whole snap away, 
then Duke was arrested on a telegram.

Now the Jackson Sheriff is on his way to Anderson for Duke.

In a short time he too will be in the Jackson jail. – Atlanta Constitution.

The above named Duke was brought to Jackson on Sunday morning, by Sheriff 
Beauchamp, and placed in jail for safe keeping.




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