Marion County GaArchives News.....George Terry Shoots Two Boys - 1913 September 30 1913
************************************************
Copyright.  All rights reserved.
http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm
http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm
************************************************

File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by:
Carla Miles http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00010.html#0002476 August 19, 2004, 10:31 pm

The Butler Herald
The Butler Herald
Tuesday, September 30, 1913
Page One

Geo. Terry, Col., Shoots Two Negro Boys

George Terry, colored living five miles east of Tazewell, and well know to many 
of our citizens shot two of his boys last Friday.  The boys are tenants on his 
farm, and when he called on them for rent it is said both cursed him, refused 
to pay rent and attacked him with pistols, shooting at him several times.  
Terry went home, secured a gun and returned.  The boys hid behind trees and 
tried to get a chance to shoot him, but when one reached out his arm to take 
aim, he fired the contents of one load into the hand and arm, and as the other 
peeped around the tree to take in the situation he fired the other load into 
his face, putting out one eye.  From what we learn Terry acted in self defense 
and no arrests have been made.


File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/marion/newspapers/nw1384georgete.txt

This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/

File size: 1.5 Kb