Hall County GaArchives Obituaries.....Henderson, A. D. October 1880
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"The Carroll County Times"
Carrollton, Carroll Co., Georgia

NEWSPAPER Issue of Friday, OCTOBER 29, 1880

MURDER IN GAINESVILLE
Gainesville, Ga. Oct. 24, 1880

On Tuesday the 12th inst., Mr. A. D. Henderson, a quiet inoffensive hard 
working gentleman, living two miles below our city, served as a juror in our 
superior court; sold a mule and buggy, and started for his home, but was never 
heard of afterwards until today. Two small boys were hunting grapes along a 
deep ravine about three quarters of a mile east of the court-house and found 
the murdered man in a hole of water nearly covered, face down and very well 
preserved.

Coroner Lowery summoned a jury and Drs. Long and Ham made the examination 
which 
developed the fact that his skull, just behind the left ear, was badly broken 
in, 
evidently by a stick or club. No clue whatever could be discovered as to the 
perpetrator of this diabolical act. It was probably done for robbery by 
someone 
who knew that he sold his mule and buggy, and it is known that he had no money 
on him except about thirty-five cents when found. When found, his passbook 
containing the jury summons, a list of road hands, etc. was in his side 
pocket. 
His knife and ten cents in money was found in his pants pocket. He leaves a 
wife and four or five children who have the sympathy of the entire community. 


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