Talbot County GaArchives News.....A MURDER CASE IN TALBOT: Mr. W. S. BROWN Being Tried for The Murder of Young John Henry MILLER. September 22, 1898
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The Columbus (GA) Enquirer-Sun        P 7 September 22, 1898
MR. BROWN IS AN OLD MAN: While MILLER Was a Boy Still in His Teens.  Much 
Interest is Felt in the Result of the Trial.
Special Correspondence.
Talbotton, Ga., Sept. 21.The superior court of Talbot county commenced work on 
the criminal docket Monday.  There were several minor cases disposed of. . .
The case of W. S. BROWN, for the murder of John Henry MILLER in the northern part 
of the county last March, came up for trial this morning and both sides announced 
ready.  Late this afternoon the jury had been selected and a great part of the 
testimony was in.  This is a case of much magnitude and the testimony so far 
appears damaging to BROWN.  BROWN is a very old man and his locks are white.  
MILLER was a boy in his teens and it was said that BROWN was drunk and shot him 
because he walked past his house whistling.  This, however, has not yet come out 
in the testimony, and may not.  Both sides have an array of witnesses and it will 
probably be noon tomorrow before the case goes to the jury:  J. C. SPINKS, Isaac 
WATKINS, W. A. TILLMAN, A. L. McMANUS, C. T. McDANIEL, C. P. GREER, W. A. WILLIS, 
L. H. ADAMS, Z. T. ADAMS, J. S. WALL, J. C. PARKER and Jesse ADAMS.  The three 
ADAMS boys are brothers.



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