Coweta County GaArchives News.....Jurors unable to reach verdict in trial of McDonald for killing of Patman :
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"The Carroll County Times" :
Carrollton, Carroll Co., Georgia
 
NEWSPAPER Issue of Friday, SEPTEMBER 13, 1878 
 
The case of the state against E. McDonald, under indictment for the killing of 
John B. Patman, on the night of February 2nd, 1878 came up in the Superior 
court of Coweta county last week. The case was submitted to the jury at 9 
o'clock Friday morning and they were out until 3 o'clock Saturday evening, 
when they announced that they were not able to make up a verdict, there being 
4 for acquittal and 8 for voluntary manslaughter. They were discharged, so the 
whole case will have to be gone through with again. 


Additional Comments:
"The Carroll County Times"
Carrollton, Carroll Co., Georgia

NEWSPAPER Issue of Friday, FEBRUARY 8, 1878 

KILLING IN NEWNAN 

We learn that on Saturday the 2nd inst. at Newnan, a Mr. McDonald and John 
Patman got into an altercation about a quarter of a dollar and the difficulty 
resulted in the death of Patman. The circumstances of the above difficiulty as 
we learn are as follows: They stepped into a grocery to take a drink of 
whiskey together and both threw down on the counter a quarter of a dollar a 
piece, and the grocery keeper picked up McDonald's quarter and handed out the 
drinks, and then McDonald seized on Patman's quarter and a scuffle ensued, in 
which Patman was rather too jolly for McDonald. This scuffle took place in the 
grocery and after it was over, McDonald invited Patman out of the grocery, and 
just as soon as he got outside, drew his pistol and commenced firing. Two 
balls took affect, one of which entered his breast and resulted in his 
immediate death. 


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