Heard-Coweta County GaArchives News.....Edmundson & Wilson in scrape January 24, 1879
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"The Carroll County Times" January 24, 1879
Carrollton, Carroll Co., Georgia

NEWSPAPER Issue of Friday, January 24, 1879 
 
Whenever we get the Newnan Herald, we expect to see some account of a cutting 
or shooting scrape, and we generally do. Newnan has been averaging one or two 
a week of these affairs. The last serious affair as the Herald calls it, is 
one in which the chief marshal, C.P. EDMUNDSON, and a man by the name of Ed 
WILSON of Heard county, figured. Wilson, under the influence of John 
Barleycorn, grew disorderly. Edmundson stepped into the bar room and told him 
he would have to give bond for his appearance before council. Wilson refused 
to do this and threatened Edmundson with a knife, when the latter shot him, 
the ball taking effect in the left shoulder, breaking the collar bone and 
ranging down the back, Wilson having stooped when he saw the pistol pointed at 
him. While this was going on, a brother of Wilson was trying to shoot 
Edmundson, but his pistol would not go off. A warrant was sworn out against 
the Wilsons for assault with intent to murder, and they failing to give bond, 
were turned over to the jailer. That night one of them escaped and the next 
morning, the warrant against the other was dismissed, and he paid a $11.25 
fine and cost to the counsel and went on his way rejoicing. 
 


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