Fulton County GaArchives Obituaries.....Hart, John C. December 1918
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The Butler Herald, December 12, 1918
The Butler Herald
Thursday, December 12, 1918
Page Eight 

State News of Interest

Judge Hart Killed On Hunting Trip

Atlanta – Judge John C. Hart, state tax commissioner, and one of the most
prominent jurists in Georgia, was almost instantly killed when the gun he was
carrying was discharged while he was on a hunting trip near Union Point.  In the
party with Judge Hart was Stanley Matthewson, his nephew. According to his
messages that were received in Atlanta, Judge Hart was crossing a small stream,
when, in some manner he stumbled, causing the weapon to discharge, wounding him
in the throat just below the left ear.  He was dead, it is said, within ten
minutes.  Declaring that the state of Georgia has sustained a great loss in the
death of State Tax Commissioner John C. Hart, and paying a tribute to the
character of the man and his efficiency as a servant of the people, Gov. Hugh M.
Dorsey issued a proclamation directing in honor of the great Georgia, that the
flags of public buildings be hung at half-mast for the next thirty days, and
that the offices in the capitol be closed during Monday, December 9, the day of
Judge Hart’s funeral


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