Cobb County GaArchives News.....Ozburn, Charlie kills Lewis Williams 1879
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"The Carroll County Times" 1879
Carrollton, Carroll Co., Georgia

NEWSPAPER Issue of Friday, NOVEMBER 28, 1879

From the Marietta Journal

Unprovoked Shooting

We learn that last Monday, Mr. Charlie Ozburn went to Mr. Hugh McCurdy's 
store seven miles from Marietta, on the Powder Springs road, walked up to 
the counter, paid a small debt to the proprietor, and turning around, he saw 
a negro man named Lewis Williams, sitting in the store, the sight of whom 
seemed to arouse his anger, and he exclaimed, "you have been talking about 
me, G --D--- you!" and simultaneously with the remark, he drew his pistol 
and shot the negro in the left breast, and the negro fell to the floor 
mortally wounded. Ozburn then walked out of the store, when the two 
McEachern boys caught ahold of him to stop him, when he defiantly drew 
another pistol from his pocket and told them to turn him loose. They being 
unarmed, complied, and Ozburn went home and told his father of the 
circumstance and left for parts unknown.

Sheriff Stephens being on duty at Cobb Superior court now in session, sent 
Mr. John Mohon and Constable Morris in pursuit, but Ozburn had made good his 
escape. Williams, we learn, died Tuesday evening. It is surmised that the 
offense given by the negro was that he reproted Ozburn for carrying a 
concealed pistol, and the Grand Jury had found a true bill against him. A 
grand juryman wouldn't tell who did report Ozburn, but he says that it 
wasn't the negro Lewis Williams, he is certain. Charlie Ozburn is a young 
man of a good family and we never heard aught against him before. It is 
regretted that he should follow his temper to involve himself in the 
committal of this unlawful act.


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