Polk-Coweta County GaArchives News.....Entrekin, Gid J. murders John Leatherwood .
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"The Carroll County Times" .
Carrollton, Carroll Co., Georgia

NEWSPAPER Issue of Friday, JUNE 26, 1885

ANNISTON, Ala., June 28th

Last night in Scuber's Coaling , near this place,  Gid J. Entrekin committed a 
horrible murder, his victim being John Leatherwood.  Entrekin enticed 
Leatherwood away from the home and while the two were alone, attacked him, 
using a knife.  Leatherwood's head was nearly severed from his body and two 
stabs pierced the heart.  A long deep gash laid open the abdomen.  In all, the 
murdered man's body bore thirteen wounds and either of six of them would have 
been fatal.  Entrekin has been arrested and is now in jail at Jacksonville.  He 
is a native of Coweta county, Georgia and has been at work here mining 
charcoal.  He came here from Cedartown, Ga.

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