Jones County GaArchives News.....A JONES COUNTY MURDER January 5 1882
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Middle Ga. Argus – Week of January 5, 1882
A JONES COUNTY MURDER

On Monday night there was a colored dance at Dick Richard’s place near Round 
Oak.  Two or three young white men were there, one of whom was Mr. Jack William 
Gray.   Mr. Gray got into a quarrel with one of three colored brother’s Bob, 
Alex and Henry Jackson.  The quarrel ended in a fight in which Gray was fatally 
stabbed.  He sank to the floor, and while his life-blood was egging away, 
opened fire on his assailants, one falling dead at his feet and one dropping at 
the door.  The third brother managed to get out of the door and died a few 
hours later.  In the meantime Gray had crawled to the door and managed to get 
on steps, where he died.  He was buried Tuesday afternoon.
As far as we can learn, whiskey was as usual, the cause of the trouble.




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