Cherokee-Fulton County GaArchives Obituaries.....Jenkins, Mr. August 6, 1880
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The Cherokee Advance 19 Aug 1880 p 3
Frightened to Death
We learn that on the night of the 6th inst., a party of men armed with 
clubs, pistols, a sufficient amount of liquor and unlawfulness, went to the 
house of J. W. Southern, who lives about 15 miles East of this place, near 
the Franklin gold mines, with the intention of "thrashing Southern," but was 
prevented from doing so only by the sad sequel of the tragedy which we give 
below.  Mr. Jenkins, of Atlanta, the father-in-law of Southern was visiting 
Southern and was in his room at the time the parties came to the house, upon 
hearing the loud and boisterous talking and threats, cocking of pistols, and 
shouts for Southern to come out he was so badly excited and scared that he 
at once dropped to the floor dead.  The parties was (sic) was then prevailed 
upon to leave as they had scared to death Mr. Jenkins.  His remains were 
dressed and put away in the earth on last Tuesday.  One of the party has 
since been arrested, four others are known, but we will not now give ther 
(sic) names.  The citizens in that part of the county are quite indignant at 
this cruel outrage and were in hot pursuit of the parties when last heard 
from.  We sympathies (sic) with the bereaved ones; and trust that the guilty 
parties may soon be arrested and justly dealt with.

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