Carroll County GaArchives News.....Newspaper abstracts for JULY & AUG. 1883 1883 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: C Gravelle http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00023.html#0005680 April 14, 2007, 2:50 pm The Carroll County Times 1883 NEWSPAPER ABSTRACTS FROM "THE CARROLL COUNTY TIMES", Carrollton, Carroll County, Georgia for JULY 1883 & AUGUST 1883 NEWSPAPER Issue of Friday, JULY 13, 1883 NEIGHBORHOOD News From The Franklin News: James T. Garner had his throat cut by some one whose name he withholds, on Sunday night. Our information is that he was seen on Sunday evening lying by the road above Moore's Mills. On Monday morning he came home with a severe gash in his throat. When he swallowed water it would pass out the wound, showing that the knife had penetated the esphagus. At first he said a certain man had cut him, but as he afterwards denied that statement and declined to say who did it, we withhold the name. Since the above was written, Peter Saterwhite, a negro, has been arrested for cutting Garner. We understand that the evidence is entirely circumstantial. ------ WHITESBURG News Miss Hattie Gilbert has been absent several days visiting her sister Mrs. Cora Boatright of Douglasville, Ga. ---- BUFFALO Community News G.W. Lovvorn has sold his plantation and saw mill property at Billow to Mr. Abner Simonton. He takes possession of the mill the first of the month. ---- CHEEVES Community News Mrs. Hixon, wife of Elijah Hixon, died yesterday evening after a short and painful illness. We extend to the bereaved husband and relatives our sincere sympathy in this, their great affliction, trusting they have bright evidence of meeting her where sickness, sorrow and death are felt and feared no more. ----- A MYSTERIOUS DEATH Last Tuesday morning, Coroner Cole was notified of the finding of the remains of some unknown person, supposed to be that of Miss Euphrazia S. Noles. The body was found in the Tallapoosa River four miles southwest of Bowdon in this county and had been removed to a building near the residence of Mr. E.M. Noles, the father of the supposed victim. The Coroner immediately repaired to the place mentioned where he found a large number of persons already assembled and consquently had but little trouble in summoning a jury, who were soon empaneled. The services of Dr. H.M. Williams having been secured, a post mortem examination and inquest was held at once, and after a thorough investigation was had, the jury returned the following verdict: We the jury empaneled and sworn in this case, after hearing the evidence submitted, find that the body before us is that of Miss Ephrazia S. Noles. We further find that she came to her death by voluntary drowning or by the hands of violence of some person, but we are not able to say by what means, but there is some evidence of a wound having been inflicted upon the body of the deceased which was liable to have produced death, but that if such was the case, we are not able to say in whose hands the instrument was, that inflicted the wound. July 10, 1882. The following is a brief synopisis of the testimony delivered before the jury: On December 11th, 1882 the deceased deserted her father's house, having been decoyed off by one W.C. Gravett; that it was late in the evening when they met in back of Mr. Noles' plantation. Their intended flight was discovered by some member of the family who reported the same to Mr. Noles. He went immediately in pursuit, but dark soon overtook him and he was forced the abandon the pursuit. They went in the direction of Alabama, but were next heard of at the girl's brother's, some 1 or 2 miles from home. Gravett became alarmed and fled to Clay county, Ala. The girl remained at her brother's and was persuaded to return to her father, but she refused to do so. The next heard of, she was at Francis Gravett's, a brother of W.C. Gravett, who lived in the neighborhood. She was there about 1 o'clock Thursday night, Dec. 16th. She made inquiry for W.C. Gravett, and being informed that he had gone to Alabama, she left Mr. Gravett's which was the last time she was ever seen or heard of by her father until he saw her corpse, notwithstanding his seven months search and inquiry. A few days after the girl was last heard of at Francis Gravett's, W.C. Gravett was frequently seen in the vicinity of Mr. Noles and made inquiry of different parties" that in the event that the girl was dead, or never was found, that would hurt him. Francis Gravett, in behalf of his brother, as he stated, proposed to compromise the matter in various ways. These facts together with other circumstances led many to believe the girl had been murdered. Hence on Sunday last, some person who passing up the Tallapoosa River, a half a mile or so from Mr. Noles' residence, discovered a bonnet, suspended in the water from a raft, and thinking it the bonnet of the missing girl, carried the same to Mr. Noles and the family at once recognized it as the one worn by the girl when she left home. This fact being circulated, a large number of the neighbors assembled, and began a search in the river for the body which they recovered on Monday evening, some half mile below where the bonnet was dicovered, but the remains were so decayed that it was entirely beyond recognition, except from the pieces of clothing on the body, which were sworn to positively by the family. During the post mortem examination, Dr. Williams discovered that on the jaw of the deceased was an incision, that he and the jury thought possibly might have been made with a knife, but the evidence of the fact was unsatisfactory, hence the verdict by the jury was the best they could possibly give, under the facts, as they afterwards stated. The bereaved family have the sympathy of the whole county, and we sincerely hope that the mysterious veil overhanging this lamentable affair may be speedily removed and let justice be meted out to the guilty perpetrators. ------ NOTES: The newspaper issues of JULY 6th and JULY 20th and JULY 27th 1883 were not filmed for this microfilm roll. ----- NEWSPAPER Issue of Friday, AUGUST 3, 1883 LOCAL News The case of the state vs. Willis Bagwell and his two sons who were charged with the murder of Mary Bagwell, who disappeared about 18 years ago, and whose bones were supposed to be found in an old copper shaft near Villa Rica last year, came up in Douglas Superior Court for trial last week. Solicitor General Reed announced that there was no evidence against the defendants and that it was impossible for him to even give a circumstance to show their guilt, and he did examine all the evidence submitted on the trial before the coroner's jury , and had examined the principal witnesses for the state personally and thoroughly, and that the state had utterly failed to elicit any fact or source by which he might be able to make out even a probable case. The defendants objected to this, stating they wanted a trial to be had and the facts made public, so that the county might know how groundless the charges were. The nol pros was allowed and it is thought that this much ado about nothing case was dead. ------ WHITESBURG News Henry Long died Thursday the 26th and was buried at the Joel Culpepper grave yard on Friday. ---- KANSAS District News We learn that Mr. Thomas Upshaw is lying very low with typhoid pneumonia fever. Also some sickness among this children. ---- BUCHANAN News Last week Prof. Newton discharged from his school the children of Elias Miller, upon the ground that they were tainted with African blood. Miller denies the charge but whether he will sue for damages or prosecute under the Civil Rights Bill, is an open question. ----- LOCAL News We are pained to chronicle the death of Mr. Charlie Boyles, one of the best and purest men in Carroll county or in the state, whose demise occurred at 8 o'clock Sunday night last, after a protracted illness of some months with heart dropsy. In his death, our county has lost one of its purest and best citizens, the church one of its most earnest and devout suporters and his faily a kind, patient and faithful husband and father. His remains were interred at the family burying ground Monday evening, surrounded by many friends, whose tears fell thick from realization of their great irreparable loss in his death. ----- Joe Robinson, the finest vocalist in the county, gave a singing at the Methodist church Tuesday might. All present were delighted. ---- NOTICE I hereby state that I will not be responsible for any debt contracted by my wife Mrs. S.A.E. Johnson, as she has deserted and left me without my consent and without any provocation. July 30, 1883. F.T. Johnson ----- NEWSPAPER Issue of Friday, AUGUST 10, 1883 LOCAL News Uncle Johnny Spence, who was about ninety years of age, died at his home in Kansas district on Monday last. He had been blind for several years. ----- Mr. W.S. McElfresh, a former citizen of this place who moved to Prescott, Arkansas about eighteen months since, died in that place last week of heart disease. He leaves a helpless and dependent family, for whom his many friends here sympathize. ----- Moses Nelson, aged about seventy years, died last Sunday at one o'clock of a congestive chill. Mr. Nelson was once a citizen of this county and a Justice of the Peace in this district. He was living in Haralson county, but died at his son's house in Alabama. ----- A most heartrending accident happened last Friday at the residence of Mr. Rufus Laird in Kansas district. Mrs. Laird had occasion to go to the spring to do some washing, leaving her child about eighteen months in the house. When she returned she found that the child had fallen into a pot of water and drowned. The family and especially the grief stricken mother have the united sympathy of all. ----- O.L. Reese and his brother M.B. Reese have just returned from Cave Springs. They intended to be gone a month for the benefit of their health, but the climate was so salubrious and the medicinal properties of the water which they used was so effectual that they pronounced themselves perfectly healed, bidding fair to live out their three-score and ten years. ----- WHITESBURG News Mr. John T. Duncan died August 1st and was buried at the Backus grave yard on the 2nd inst. He leaves a great many friends and relatives to mourn his loss. ---- G.M. Holder, on his way home last Thursday, turned out of the road to let Mr. Smith pass and ran upon a stump, upsetting the buggy and thereby slightly if not seriously injuring his wife who was in the buggy with him. ---- John Pool's (colored) daughter Roxey, mysteriously disappeared last week and has not been heard of since, so John told me. ---- Married last Sunday evening by John O'Rear, J.P., Thomas J. Mayson to Miss Julia Ingram. ---- NEWSPAPER Issue of Friday, AUGUST 17, 1883 LOCAL News F.S. Askew of Franklin will move to Carrollton and go into the livery stable business at the stable now occupied by Dr. Cheney on Newnan street. ----- Mrs. Cornwall of Marshallville is visiting the family of her brother Rev. A.C. Reese. ---- COURT OF ORDINARY News The following business was transacted in the Court of Ordinary on the first Monday: J.M. Cobb, Admr. on the estate of A.O. Embrey; application for leave to sell land. Order passed granting leave. --- J.E. Holland, application for letters of administration on the estate of J.S. Holland, dec'd. Letters granted. ---- W.B. Candler, Admr. on the estate of T.W. Barnes; application for letters of dismission granted. ---- C.C. and B.A. Morris, application to probate the Last Will and Testament of J.L. Morris in solemn form. Order granted. ---- WHITESBURG News Mr. Jackson Travis of Fayette county was up last week prospecting for a home. He is staying with his relative T.S. Travis. ---- Mrs. Grant Roberts of Campbell county, Ga. and her sons Sidney and Edward, came over last Saturday. ---- Mrs. S.A. Owens of Spartanburg, S.C. came in on the train Saturday evening. ---- LOCAL News Mr. Willis McLendon, father of our esteemed friend and neighbor I.N. McLendon, was thrown from a mule yesterday and in the fall, sustained a very painful injury by breaking his collar bone. The wound was dressed by Dr. Lee Fitts and at last accounts, the old gentleman was resting as well as could be expected under the circumstances. ----- NEWSPAPER Issue of Friday, AUGUST 24, 1883 LOCAL News John Morrison, who has been for the past twelve months reported as dead, is in our town looking as if he could stay in this world for at least a half a century to come. John says he knew all the time it was a lie, that he was not dead. ----- VILLA RICA News Eugene Duval died very suddenly in the store room of Prichards & Ruff hardware store in this place last Saturday afternoon. There was nothing unusual about him the day or night before until he was found in a dying condition, early Saturday morning. The coroner's jury found that he met his death from natural causes unknown to them. ----- THE NOLES' TRIAL We said nothing last week about the arrest of the Noles', because we knew nothing and did not desire by speculation to forestall an investigation or prejudice popular opinion one way or another. As a mere chronicler of events, we shall now confine ourselves to a simple statement of facts as developed. W.C. Gravett was indicted at the April term of Carroll Superior Court for the abduction of the daughter of E.M. Noles. He has not been tried yet. He was convicted at the same term of the court for carrying a pistol which he drew on the girls's brother at the time of the abduction. Gravett is now serving out his sentence in Fulton county chain gang, having on his own motion, continued the abduction case. Wednesday of last week. E.M. Noles Sr. and his three sons, E.M. Noles Jr., John Noles and Zach Noles, were arrested on a warrent for murder, based on the affidavit of W.A. Huckeba. The trial before the preliminary court consumed three days and resulted in the discharge of John, Zach and E.M. Noles Sr. and the commitment of E.M. Noles Jr. As the first mentioned are discharged, it is unneccesary to mention them further. If we had space we would publish the parts of the testimony which related to E.M. Noles Jr. The substance of the testimony was that several weeks ago, a body was found in the Tallapoosa River which a Coroner's jury judged to be the body of the lost girl. That three days after she left her father's house, she was seen at her brother's house, E.M. Noles Jr. That W.C. Gravett was a married man and suing for divorce in this county. That E.M. Noles Jr. had said to a witness that he would rather know that Euphrazia was dead and in h---ll, than married to Gravett, and that he had not seen her since she left his house that Thursday, but heard from her that night at the house of Frances Gravett. NOTE: This page on the microfilm roll is badly faded and nearly impossible to read on most of the page, so unable to transcribe the rest of the article. --------- NOTE: The newspaper issue of AUGUST 31, 1883 was not filmed for this microfilm roll. ---------- File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/carroll/newspapers/newspape2212gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 15.8 Kb