Pike County  Georgia Newspapers - L.C. Crawley  killed by W.D. Carden, Marshall

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Pike County Times_Journal
Zebulon, Ga., Friday, September 29, 1905

Carden Kills Crawley at Milner

L.C. Crawley was shot and killed by W.D. Carden, marshall
of the town of Milner, Monday evening while the latter
was trying to arrest Crawley.

It was said that Crawley was drinking and had fired his
pistol in the town several times and the marshall
approached him to arrest him and he shot again, Crawley
then drawing his pistol fired one shot at Crawley, the
ball taking effect in his heart producing instant death.

Both parties are of prominent families and each have many
friends who regret the affair.

Carden being at about 50 years of age and has a family,
Crawley being an unmarried man about 23 years old.

(Transcribed by Lynn Ballard Cunningham 9/7/02)