RABUN CO., GA - NEWSPAPERS - Death of Samuel A. Beck, 1896

Submitted by Betty Edmonds (bettylee_98@hotmail.com), April 11, 2002

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The Toccoa Times, April 8 1896

The wounds killed him.
Clayton GA, April 2nd. Samuel A. Beck an ex-sheriff of Rabun County 
and a member of the board of education who was seriously stabbed 3 
weeks ago in a difficulty with John, Sam, Silas, and Luke Fowler 
died this morning at 1 o'clock from the wounds then inflicted. Mr. 
Beck was a kindhearted clever gentleman and had scores of friends 
in every part of the County. The funeral services will take place 
tomorrow at Antioch Church. Judge Kimsey speaks of holding a 
special term of Rabun Co Superior Court for the purpose of trying 
the four men who have been committed to jail charged with the 
killing.

Seems all this was over a keg of whiskey that Sam had suspected the 
Fowler boys stole. Sam and some friends confronted these boys with 
this, and this was the end result.

[Note from contributor: I know nothing more about this then what I 
have posted. I am not related to this family.]