Glynn County GaArchives Obituaries.....BARKULOO, William December 3, 1890
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The Atlanta Constitution; Thursday 4 December 1890; pg. 2 col. 2

THE VICTIM DIED—A Negro Kills a White Man in Brunswick

Brunswick, Ga. December 3—[Special]—William Barkuloo was struck in the head by 
John Boatwright a negro laborer with a piece of scantling yesterday and died 
this morning at 4 o’clock from the injuries received.  The affair was a cold 
blooded one.  At the hour Barkuloo died his murderer was arrested at his home 
on Dartmouth street.  Boatwright had just gotten into his house and was in the 
act of undressing when he was made to put on his clothes again by the 
officers, when he was taken to jail.

Barkuloo was foreman of the lumber dock of Stillwell Millen & Co. and he 
discharged Boatwright from his employ.  The latter refused to go and stood 
around making himself obnoxious.  A truck had been run off the track and 
Barkuloo having been led to believe Boatwright did it accused him.  The negro 
replied “Whoever said I did it is a d—d liar.”  This angered Mr. Barkuloo who 
seized a stick and struck at Boatwright.  The negro by this time got hold of a 
piece of wood the same size that Barkuloo had and struck the latter over the 
head.  Mr. Barkuloo fell unconscious and was afterwards taken to his home 
where Dr. H. Burford was summoned.  Dr. Blain was also called but despite 
their close attention and all that loving hands could do Barkuloo gradually 
sank until the hour of 4 o’clock this morning.

A reporter called at the jail this morning to see Boatwright and learn what he 
had to say about the matter but was refused admittance.  The coroner was 
notified of the death of Barkuloo but he sought the advice of the solicitor 
general, who said that an inquest was unnecessary.  He was between thirty five 
and forty years of age, and leaves a wife to mourn his sudden demise.  The 
funeral will take place tomorrow at 10 o’clock a.m. from the First Baptist 
church.  Excitement was high with talk of lynching, but all is quiet tonight.


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