Pike County  Georgia Newspapers - Geo. Coggin Killed Brother Wounded 1891

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Pike County, Journal
Zebulon, GA., Friday, October 9, 1891

A Terrible Tragedy
In Which Geo. Coggin is Killed and His Brother Badly Wounded

The citizenship of Hollonville and community was shocked Saturday
evening over a fatal cutting affair. A young man by the name of F.W.
Quick is charged with having done the cutting. He is about 24 years old
and has been in the employ of Mr. D.M. Coggin for some time past as a
farm hand.

On Saturday evening George and his brother W.O. Coggin, were riding
together in a buggy, and, on passing the house of Mr. D.M. Coggin,
stopped and called him out to them. When he came out, George asked him
something about why he had him (George) subpoenaed as a witness. From
this some very warm words ensued, and we learn that George and D.M.
Coggin were pulling off their coats when young Quick who had watched the
proceedings from the front veranda, and knew nothing of the trouble, ran
out with a large pocket knife and thrust it in George's breast, cutting
one of his ribs in twain, and penetrating his heart. The blade of the
knife is three inches in length and, of course, produced instant death.
W.O. Coggin in endeavoring to help his brother received an ugly and very
painful wound on the neck. The wound was inflicted on the muscle which
protects the jugular vein, and it will be seen that he also made a very
narrow escape from tragic death.

Quick was arrested and brought here last Sunday where he is now in jail.
His case will probably be tried at this term of court. It is reported
that he is getting in shape to work the insanity dodge.

The Coggin family of this county is a large one and stands well in the
estimation of the public.

The following is the verdict of the coroner's jury which held an inquest
on last Sunday:
"We the jury having been panelled {sp} and sworn to inquire into and
find the cause of the death of G.L. Coggin, now lying dead before us,
and after having all the evidence before us possible, find that the
deceased came to his death by a wound in the chest inflicted by F.W.
Quick, and in our opinion is murder."

(Transcribed 10/20/02 Lynn Cunningham)

Note:
D.M. Coggin is Doctor M. Coggin (He was not a doctor, this was his given
name)
G.L. Coggin is George Lafayette Coggin (On the 1880 Pike census, he is
listed as George L. Chivers [Shivers?] and is noted as being a nephew
(age 17) of D.M. Coggin)
W.O. Coggin is William O. Coggin (On the 1880 Pike census, he is listed
as William O. Chivers [Shivers?] and is noted as being a nephew (age 10)
of D.M. Coggin)

1880 Census Place: District 534, Pike, Georgia
Source: FHL Film 1254161  National Archives Film T9-0161 Page 43D
Dock COGGIN, Self, M, M, W, 50, GA, Occ: Farmer, Fa: NC, Mo: NC
Mary COGGIN, Wife, F, M, W, 44, GA, Occ: At Home, Fa: GA, Mo: MO
Sarah COGGIN, Dau, F, S, W, 22, GA, Occ: At Home, Fa: GA, Mo: GA
>Sarah CHIVERS, Sister, F, S, W, 46, GA, Occ: Keeps House, Fa: NC, Mo:
NC
>George L. CHIVERS, Nephew, M, S, W, 17, GA, Occ: Farm Laborer, Fa: GA,
Mo: GA
>William O. CHIVERS, Nephew, M, S, W, 10, GA, Occ: Farm Laborer, Fa: GA,
Mo: GA