Pike County  Georgia Newspapers - Lee Blount kills John Parks 1892
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The Pike County Journal
Zebulon, Pike County, Georgia: March 25, 1892

Lee Blount Kills John Parks

The Coroner's Jury Says It Is Involuntary Manslaughter

At Molena last Monday afternoon a difficulty occurred between Lee
Blount, a young man about twenty-five years of age, and John Parks, a
farmer about forty-five years, in which the latter was instantly killed.

Bad Blood has existed between the parties for some time and the comment
of those who heard the tragedy on Monday was: "About what I expected."

It was in front of Dr. Whitaker's drug store that Parks was renewing
harsh words with Blount and was in the act of assaulting him with a rock
when Blount fired four shots in rapid succession and Parks fell dead in
his tracks. He was shot once in the breast and once in the head - either
would have produced death.

The coroner's jury returned a verdict of involuntary manslaughter. The
coroner made a bunglesome job by issuing a warrant charging murder
instead of involuntary manslaughter. The warrant was put in the hands of
the sheriff, but Blount had hid out as he did not wish to be arrested
under such a warrant. Judge Pope, who has been retained as counsel for
Blount, says that he will surrender and give bond as soon as the coroner
issues a warrant that is authorized by the facts.

(Transcribed 10/23/02 Lynn Cunningham)