RABUN CO., GA - NEWSPAPERS - Murder of Sallie Crumpton, 1896

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The Toccoa Times, Feb. 19, 1896

An Assasins shot
Tallulah Falls Ga Feb. 15, news has been received here of the Murder
of Miss Sallie Crumpton a young lady living in the Eastern part of 
Rabun County. The crime is supposed to have been committed by Andrew
Wilburn, whose illicit distillery was recently destroyed by the 
revenue officers. Wilburn suspected Joseph Crumpton of reporting 
his still. The fiend shot at Crumpton through his window at night 
with a Winchester rifle. The bullet passed through his side 
inflicting a slight wound and struck her heart and causing instant 
death. The crime was committed the night of the 13th Wilburn is 
still at large.