Schley County GaArchives News.....George Hayes - 1886 June 11, 1886
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The Marion County Patriot June 11, 1886
The Marion County Patriot, No. 24
Friday, June 11, 1886
Page Four

Wanted to Die Easy

George, the ten-year-old son of Mr. G.D. Hayes, of Schley County, is taught by
his stepmother and for having an imperfection lesson, one day last week, he was
sent out to his father, who was working out on the farm, with the instruction to
be whipped.  The boy did not like this and went about a mile to Dr. J.A. Parks’
fishpond and tried to drown himself.  When night came on he was not at home, his
parents became alarmed and in company with some neighbors’ they searched and
tracked till they found his hat at the pond, and about daylight next morning the
boy was found in Dr. Parks’ gin house, as wet as water could make him.  He said
he would go into the pond and when the water would get into his nose, eyes and
mouth it hurt so he had to get out.  He wanted to die easy and the water choked
so he didn’t care to die that way.


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