Newton County GaArchives News....."Fatal Shooting Affair" April 29, 1876
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The Carroll County Times, Carrollton, GA. April 29, 1876
FATAL SHOOTING AFFAIR.  We learn from Mr. J. J. Gaston, of this place 
(Carrollton), who has just returned from Alabama, that a terrible shooting 
affair occured eight miles North of Wedowee, Randolph County, Alabama, on the 
25th inst., between the Sheriff of  that county, and posse, and three 
desperadoes, Edward and Chrles Kelly and William Busby.  They passed through 
Wedowee on Sunday morning about day, arousing some suspicion, and on Monday 
they sent back to Wedowee a fine mare to be shod, when it was found out that 
they were stopping at the house of an uncle of the Kelly's some two miles from 
town.  The Sheriff and a possee started out and on coming in sight, the 
desperadoes made fight.  After some skirmishing around without doing any 
damage to either party, they lost sight of them and returned to town.
     The Kellys and Busby went back to their uncle's, leaving word that they 
would never surrender alive.  The Sheriff collected some twenty or twenty five 
men and followed them to another uncle of the Kelly boys about eight miles 
above town.  Arriving there they learned from the uncle that the objects of 
their pursuit were in the woods about his house and at a given signal from 
some of the family they would approach when the Shriff could surround them.  
The signal was given as stated, they advanced and were surrounded when they 
commenced fighting their way out.  Edmond Kelly made is escape.  Charles was 
first shot through the stomach.  He reeled, but never fell, and fired on his 
pursuers.  Cocking his postol, he leveled it on Mr. I. O. Holaway, when Dr. 
Grant shot Kelly thru both hands, tearing them up in a terrible manner.  He 
received another shot with telling effect in the neck, when he staggered and 
fell.  He clutched his pistol, and with his little finger he cocked it, but 
was unable to raise it, being fatally shot and helpless when he was secured.  
He fought with a bravery worthy of a better cause.
     Busby was shot in four places, in the back and hip, by our former 
townsman. Wm. Baker.  Mr. Baker admiring his determined bravery, admonished 
him to surrender, but he sternly refused to do it.  Mr. Baker then threw his 
own gun down, rushed upon him and threw him to the ground and held him fast 
and secure until others came to his assistance.  His wounds are considered 
mortal.   
     Busby is a boy of but about sixteen or seventeen years of age and is from 
Madison county, this State, and says he has been with the Kellys one week and 
a half.
     Edward and Charles Kelly are from Covington, Newton, county, this State.  
It will be remembered that Charles Kelly is the man who killed Capt. Hardeman 
in Covington, some three years ago, and was under a life sentence in the 
penitentiary, but escaped some months since.
    Too much credit cannot be given J. R. Amos the Sheriff, and his possee in 
their efforts to capture and rid the county of these lawless and dangerous 
characters.  





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