Glynn County GaArchives Obituaries.....SMITH, John O. October 21, 1946 ************************************************ 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: Amy Hedrick http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00013.html#0003209 February 21, 2009, 1:22 am The Brunswick News; Monday 21 October 1946; pg. 8 col. 1 THALMANN MAN DEAD; TWO ARE BEING HELD—JOHN O. SMITH DIES EARLY TODAY OF INJURIES SUSTAINED SATURDAY Two young men from Thalmann district are being held by county police on investigation for murder following the death early today at the City Hospital of John O. Smith, 53, of Thalmann, who died of injuries received when he was allegedly run over by an automobile driven by the two men early Saturday morning. Following what County Police Chief H.E. Burch said was apparently a wild drinking party at a juke-joint operated by A.J. Strickland on State Highway 32, a little beyond Thalmann, A.C. Blount, 24, and Ernest Pollard, 26, both of Thalmann left in an automobile reportedly driven by Blount between 1 and 3 o’clock Saturday morning to drive DeWit Howe and G.W. Freeman home. In front of the establishment, police said, was Mr. Smith, who departed about the same time to walk home. Chief Burch said that Blount ran over Smith with the car, then stopped the car, and the men dragged Smith off to the side of the road. They then got back into the car, according to police, and Blount and Pollard drove the other two men home and came back to the spot where they had run over the man. The picked up Mr. Smith, Chief Burch said, and took him home and put him in bed, and departed. No report was made to police at this time about the incident, Chief Burch said. Saturday afternoon, when it was apparent that Mr. Smith was seriously hurt, an ambulance was called and he was taken to the City Hospital late Saturday afternoon. On arrival, hospital attaches notified county police that Mr. Smith had apparently been beaten up or run over and an investigation of the case was begun, resulting in the arrests of Blount and Pollard. Mr. Smith died early today, and this morning Chief Burch continued the investigation before brining formal charges against the men. Police did not announce whether or not their investigation revealed what had taken place in Strickland’s prior to the running over of Mr. Smith. Mr. Smith was well known in the Thalmann section, having lived here for a great number of years. Survivors include his mother, one daughter, Mrs. R.L. Summer of Brunswick; two brothers, Troy Smith of Savannah and D.P. Smith of Charleston; two sisters, Mrs. F.A. Harrison and Mrs. W.H. Phillips, both of Thalmann. Funeral arrangements are incomplete pending the arrival of relatives. Gibson- Hart Funeral Home will be in charge of the services. Additional Comments: More Glynn County Genealogy & History can be found at File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/glynn/obits/s/smith9391gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 3.2 Kb