Pike-Lamar County GaArchives News.....The Killing of J.H. Pound July 29, 1881
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Georgia Weekly Telegraph July 29, 1881

From the Pike County News:

The Killing of J.H. Pound

Last Monday afternoon, a few minutes after 7 o'clock, the report of a shot gun 
was heard on Market street. It was soon ascertained that Mr. Wm. T. Respess 
had shot and killed John H. Pound, in a personal difficulty, on the sidewalk 
between J.P. Scott's store and Luke Dumas' barroom. It seems that Mr. Pound 
and Mr. Respess had some words, and for the purpose of avoiding a difficulty, 
Mr. Respess went into the store of J.P. Scott and remained there some time, 
and when he got ready to start home he picked up his shotgun, which had been 
left there by a gentleman who had been using it. When Mr. Respess got to the 
door Mr. Pound was sitting near the door of Luke Dumas' bar. Mr. Pound got up 
and made some remarks and started towards Mr. Respess with his knife in his 
hand pushing Mr. Reeder along between him and Respess. Mr. Respess said to Mr. 
Pound, "hold up or I will shoot." Mr. Pound continued to advance and 
said, "let her roll; let her roll; God damn it, let her roll," and when in 
four or five feet of the gun, he pushed Mr. Reeder to one side and made an 
effort to catch the gun. Just at that time Mr. Respess fired one barrel, the 
load entering the right side of Mr. Pound, making a fearful wound, from the 
effects of which he died in fifteen or twenty minutes. After Mr. Pound was 
shot he remarked to Mr. Respess, "Bill, you have killed me." Respess 
replied, "I could not help it, I had to do it." Mr. Pound made some other 
remarks before he died, the substance of which was that he thought Respess 
was "funning." After the shooting Mr. Respess surrendered himself to Marshall 
Quinlan. He was guarded in his room until Wednesday afternoon, when the 
preliminary trial was commenced before Justices W.A. Prout, J. Powell and J.B. 
Hanson. The State was represented by T.E. Murphy, J.E. Redding, W.R. Taylor 
and A.A. Murphy. The defendant by J.A. Hunt, J.J. Rogers and Judge J.I. Hall. 
The investigation continued until Tuesday afternoon. When the evidence was all 
in, the attorneys for the State withdrew the warrant and a bond of five 
thousand dollars was agreed upon by the attorneys on both sides for the 
appearance of Mr. Respess at the next term of Pike Superior Court. The bond 
was promptly given and Mr. Respess released.

[Transcribed 8/23/2007 Lynn Cunningham]


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