Jasper County GaArchives News.....A HORRIBLE TRAGEDY October 20 1881
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Middle Ga. Argus – Week of October 20, 1881
A HORRIBLE TRAGEDY

A WHITE MAN SHOOTS A COLORED WOMAN

Smiths Mills, Ga.  October 17 – Editor Argus

One of the most cold blooded murders ever committed in this (Jasper) county 
occurred 3 or 4 miles form this place last Friday.  Mr. Dock Brewer of this 
county shot and killed a colored woman in the dwelling of Mr. Richard Edwards.

The difficulty causing the killing originated about some cotton that was being 
gathered on Mr. Brewer’s premises.  Some misunderstanding having gotten up in 
regard to a division of the crop; Mr. Brewer knocked her down with a rock, and 
she ran to the house of Mr. Edward nearby for safety, Mr. B. went to his house 
for his gun and returning with buck shot, twelve to each barrel went in to the 
house of Mr. Edwards and attempted to drag her from the house to shoot her, but 
she caught hold of the bedstead and being unable to drag her into the yard, he 
leveled the gun discharging the contents into her neck and face.  One load, 
lead having entered her right side tearing off the side of her head scattering 
blood and brains over the bed and clean washed clothes folded in a chair near 
by.  Mr. Edwards and his son had gone to Macon that morning, and left Mrs. E 
alone, and she became so frightened that she ran into the woods, and was not 
discovered till nearly night, her and a small boy was the only witness to the 
foul deed.



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