Schley County GaArchives News.....SCHLEY'S WALKER-PERRY CASE April 2 1886
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The ATlanta Constitution  

The ATlanta Constitution  Friday, April 2, 1886
SCHLEY'S WALKER-PERRY CASE

A Case in Which All Tillers of the Soil Are Concerned

From the Sumter, Ga., Bulletin.

As the readers of this paper have noticed, there has been a law suit against 
W.A. Perry, as administrator, and equally so against Thomas Walker as 
landlord, who unfortunately had a negro to die on his place as landlord; and 
from these suits have grown numerous others throughout this section.  The 
facts are these as near as we can get them:

In 1884, T. Walker hired a negro named Lumpkin.  L. wanted a mule.  W. told L. 
to find one to suit him and he would get it for him.  L. found that G. had 
one, W. and L. gave a joint note for it.  L. failed to make farm products 
enough in '84 to pay for the mule, use of land and supplies.  W. paid G. for 
the mule, and in '85 gave L. another chance to pay for the mule.

In 1885, W. furnished L. supplies, a mule (to pay rent on if he could not pay 
for it.) L. died that year owing P. for guano sold.  P. administered, and 
according to the rules of law and the interest of some lawyer all the crop of 
L. went to the support of his wife as alimony and to pay the expenses of 
administration, including burial and physicians expenses, leaving W. as a 
stranger in this estate.

Perry wanted his pay and Walker wanted his, and after a few lawyers had 
fingered the estate far enough they concluded to arbitrate the matter, and 
Thursday last was appointed the day, with C.L. Battle, Robert Burton and T.G. 
Cheney as arbitraitors.  They gave W.'s claim the preference, and if there are 
any appeals, it will be for the interest of the lawyers, for Walker and Perry 
are two of the best citizens of Schley county, and will stand by their honor 
bound agreement.

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