Madison County GaArchives News.....A Horrible Murder May 5, 1899
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Danielsville Monitor May 5, 1899
   Dr. T. J. Brown, who once lived in this community, but who had lived at 
Parks Springs, Texas, for several years past, was murdered at the latter place 
last Thursday afternoon by J. T. Bellows, by being shot through the heart with 
a Winchester rifle.

   Dr. Brown had gone to the drug store in the little town where he lived and 
where he made his office, and, on account of having lost a great deal of sleep, 
laid down on the counter to take a nap.  Mr. Bellows came in from Sunset, in an 
intoxicated condition; drove to his home, got his rifle and went back into the 
town, stating that he was going to kill two men--Dr. Brown and the teacher of 
the school there.  Mr. Bellows being a man addicted to drink and one who, when 
in this condition, was always saying he intended to kill some one, no attention 
was paid to his threat.  He went to the drug store where Dr. Brown was 
sleeping, saw him lying on the counter, walked in, and as he did so Dr. Brown 
woke up and started to rise, when Bellows cocked his gun, saying: "You have got 
to die!" and fired before any one could stop him--the ball going directly 
through the heart, coming out through his back and lodging in his coat.  Not a 
word was said by Dr. Brown before he was shot, and the only thing he said 
afterwards was, "Look out, Lloyd," (speaking to the druggist) when he fell from 
the counter and died.

   There had not before this been any fuss or cross words between the two men --
- Bellows seeming to think a good deal of the doctor--pretending all the time 
to be his friend.

   Bellows was arrested and lynching was threatened, but cooler heads got 
together and he was put in jail to await his trial.

   Mrs. Brown brought the body here for burial, reaching here Monday afternoon--
the interment being Tuesday at 11 o'clock, a large congregation of the 
relatives and friends of the deceased being present.

   Mrs. Brown is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. I. J. Meadow, and will not return 
to Texas, but make her home here--having arranged her business so she will not 
have to return.  The citizens of the little town and surrounding country gave 
Mrs. Brown all the assistance they could and consoled her as much as possible 
in her bereavement.

   Dr. Brown had built up a fine practice there, and the people all seemed to 
be his friends.  His was a young life cut off in its usefulness, coming when 
least expected and in a manner as bad as that of the midnight assassin--going 
on him when asleep, without a moment's warning and for no cause on earth.

(Comer Notes, same issue)  Dr. T. J. Brown, of Texas, formerly of our county, 
was murdered last week.  His remains were taken from the train here Monday, on 
their way to Danielsville, where they were laid to rest.


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