Polk-Coweta County GaArchives News.....Entrekin, Gid J. murders John Leatherwood . ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Candace (Teal) Gravelle http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00023.html#0005680 May 13, 2007, 8:35 pm "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. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/polk/newspapers/entrekin2256gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.4 Kb