Coweta County GaArchives Obituaries.....Patman, John February 2, 1878 ************************************************ 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. T. Gravelle http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00023.html#0005680 November 7, 2006, 2:54 pm "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. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/coweta/obits/p/patman5754gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.6 Kb