Muscogee County GaArchives Obituaries.....Moses, George April 14 1901
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The Marion County Patriot, April 19, 1901
The Marion County Patriot, No. 16
April 19, 1901
Page One

Policeman Kills A Negro

Hermon Reynolds Shoots George Moses at Columbus

Columbus, Ga., April 15 – George Moses, a negro, was shot and killed by Officer 
Reynolds in Linwood cemetery yesterday.  Moses was beating a woman in a house 
near the cemetery and Reynolds was sent for.  When the officer tried to arrest 
Moses he resisted him.  Seeing three white men coming Moses jumped from the 
porch to the ground, picked up an ax and ran toward the cemetery, Reynolds 
pursuing him.  Reynolds was about to overtake the negro, when he turned around 
and attempted to strike the officer.  Reynolds, who has his pistol out, shot 
the negro through the heart, killing him instantly.

Moses had a bad reputation, being the same negro shot by Policeman Snell two or 
three years ago when the officer attempted to arrest him for beating a woman.  
It is said that when he began to beat the woman yesterday he said he would have 
to kill a policeman that day.  Public opinion is with Reynolds.



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