UPSON COUNTY, GA - COURTS Georgia Murderers, Murders and Murder Victims 1823-1840 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Table of Contents page: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/crawford.htm Georgia Table of Contents: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm Georgia Murderers, Murders and Murder Victims 1823-1840 Since the late Colonial period, Georgia Governors have issued proclamations that offered rewards for the capture of fleeing criminals, usually murderers. These can be found at the Georgia Dept. of Archives and History. Microfilm Reel 40-41 1. Nathan D. BARR and James JOURDAN were found guilty of murdering James M. DYE in Burke County during the May Term. of 1823. Issued 12 Dec. 1823 2. William Pulaski, Edward Pulaski, and Thomas Pulaski are wanted for Arson and attempted Murder against WILLIAM HENDERSON of Putnam County. Note that William PULASKI has been sentenced in the Jackson County Court, Sept. Term 1822, to 10 years in the penitentiary for rape. Pulaski is 27 years old. 5 ft. 7 1/2 inches tall, dark complexion, black eyes and hair, heavy eyebrows, and large whiskers. Issued 13 September 1823. 3. On the 18th of Sept. 1823, LUKE HADDOCK was murdered by Martin B. ROUSE and Joseph B. BRYAN of Pulaski County. ROUSE has been jailed but BRYAN had fled justice. Issued 24 September 1823 4. On the 12th July, JEREMIAH W. RAY of Twiggs County murdered JAMES SLONE. RAY is about 40 years old, black hair and eyes, large black whiskers round shouldered, "quite talkative something of a whining tone" and has a remarkable scare on his throat. Issued 13 July 1824. 5. One the 3rd July, MARK COMBS of Baldwin County murdered ALFORD MCCRARY. COMBS is 5ft. 8-10 inches tall, black hair, and is about 21-22 years of age. Issued 5 July 1824. 6. In October, WILLIAM BARBER and Elijah BARBER committed "an act of lawless outrage and violence" on the body of D. O. KELLY of Gwinnett County. Issued 2 December 1824. 7. On the 17th, PETER A. EARLY murdered ZACHARIAH HARLIN of Greene County. Issued December 1824. 8. On 15 Dec. last, LITTLEBERRY BRADLEY of Wilkenson County raped Rachel E. STARTRY. Issued 10 Jan. 1825 9. On 18 December last, Richard H. WATSON was murdered by William CLARK, in the house of Alexander GODDIN in Decatur County. Issued 27 January 1825. 10. On the 2nd day of the present month, John W. Davis murdered John B. NELSON of Dekalb County . Davis is over 50 years of age, 5ft. 6 or 7 inches tall, stout, round faced, swarthy complexion, dark hair, a little gray with some balding, and a shaking of his limbs at times as if affected by palsy Issued 8 April 1825. 11. Josiah THOMPSON of Bibb County murdered a Negro man named Ben on the 5th of August 1825. Issued 12 August 1825. 12. On the 12th, William CURETON of Hancock County murdered John PULLEN of Hancock County Issued 18 August 1825. Cureton is about 20 or 22 years of age, 5ft 8-10 inched tall, ordinary stature, full eyes and face, dark complexion, and a down cast look. 13. On the 2nd , Michael Whatley of Morgan County murdered Orin H. Youngblood of said County, Issued in 1825. Whatley is about 33-34 years old, 5 ft. 10- 11 inches tall, straight, light red complexion, blue eyes, and lisps a little, occasionally when speaking. 14. On July 1822, Joseph G. JENKINS murdered Daniel STAMPER on Appling County. Jenkins was convicted by a jury in said county, June term, 1825. Issued 22 September 1825. 15. Mathew COLSON, while being held at the jail in Jacksonboro, Screven County, under a charge of murdering William FLAKE, escaped on the 20th of last month. Issued 1 June 1825. Colson is 6 ft. tall, raw boned, lt. brown hair, gray eyes, fresh complexion, about 35 years of age, and a down cast look. He will probably head for Florida or the western states. 16. On the 27th ulto, David LANIER escaped from the Gwinnett County jail, where he was being held for the murder of George W. Cooper, December last. Two other men escaped, charged with horse stealing. One was calling himself Henry Moffett, then again, Hunter maybe of the Chereokee nation. The other is generally known as William G. Barkley, although sometimes he calls himsef Young or John M. Wilde. Issued 6 February 1826. Lanier is above ordinary in size, little dark complexion, has a down look, a hesitant speech, his upper teeth before are large, one of his arms is crooked from having been broken, had age, and is fond of spirituous liquors. Henry Moffett is ordinary size, well built, his eyes inclined to red, fair complexion, light hair, fair complexion, has a good countenance, is 25 or 26 years old, and "is well calculates to deceive strangers." 17. In the 17th February ulto, Joseph CULVER of Hancock County murdered Groves Colbert. Issued 4 March 1826. Culver is 6 ft. tall, dark complexion, black hair and eyes, a flesh mole on his right cheek, a little round shouldered, and about 35 years old. 18. John Farrar and William Johnston, who were charged with the murder of Robert Willis sometime in March last, have made their escape from the jail in Jasper County. Issued 8 June 1826. 19. On the 1st July instant, Henry R. Rogers of Baldwin County critically stabbed Reuben Brandford Goodwin. issued 3 July 1826. Henry R. Rogers is about 25 years of age, tall and well made, dark hair, blue eyes, active and strong, and represented as being very quarrelsome. 20. On 24 June lat, William Robertson of Jasper County was murdered by Edmund Wamack and John Wamack of Newton County. Issued 6 July 1826. 21. On the 6th instant, an inquest by the Coroner and his Jury in Baldwin County revealed that REUBEN BRADFORD GOODWIN was murdered by HENRY B. ROGERS. Issued 17 July 1826. 22. On June 9th last, Joseph THOMPSON Jr. of Morgan County murdered a Negro woman. Issued 25 July 1826. 23. James MORRIS of Monroe County murdered a Nergo woman belonging to John R. Cargile in Butts County. Issued 23 Sept. 1826. 24. Ebenezer Z. Duffy and Benjamin Downing of Jones County murdered two Negro slaves, Jane and Moses, beloning to Ebenerzer Duffy. Downing has been arrested but Duffy has Fled. Issued 25 September 1826. 25. Gabriel T. Gunn was murdered by Robert Thompson of Morgan County. Issued 14 October 1826. Thompson is stout made, corpulent, has light hair, blue eyes, 5 ft. 10 or 11 inches tall, and 30 years old. 26. On 16 October last, Samuel Stephens of Twiggs County stabbed Jacob Gilder to death. Issued 11 November 1826. 27. On the 13th instant, Martial Means escaped from the Morgan County jail after being found guilty of murdering THOMAS BEWS of Morgan County. Issued 20 October 1827. Means is of small stature, has sandy hair, blue eyes, fair skin, and is inclined to be stoop shouldered. 28. On the evening of the 11th instant, a Negro girl named rachael was murdered by SUSAU W. KING, a middle sized woman of fair complexion, in Warren County. She fled with a child, three or four weeks old. No mention of Kidnapping. Issued 28 December 1827. 29. Thomas Burgess murdered Champion Terry in Jasper County. Issued 15 January 1828. 30. On the morning of November 16 last, Eli B. Thomas and Jesse Thomas of Dekalb County, assaulted Thomas Hewitt with intent to kill. Issued 7 February 1828. 31. On the 24th instant, William D. Coley was murdered by Lemuel McMichael in Crawford County. Issued 30 December 1828. McMichael is 30 or 32 years of age, 6 ft. 1 or 2 inches high,dark complexion, light hair, and thin visage. 32. On the evening of 6 December last, James Y. Long was murdered in Carroll County by James May with the help of George May and Solomon Jackson. Issued 6 January 1829. 33. On November 25 last, a Negro man named Harry, Property of William D. Lucas, was Murdered in Muscogee County by Joseph Scott. Issued 16 January 1829. 34. On the 21st ulto. John MCDONALD, John STAFFORD, George STAFFORD, and James STAFFORD, charged with the murder of an indian named bill in Ware County and robbing his Camp, escaped from the Camden County jail. Issued 12 February 1829. 35. On the evening of 16 February last, JETHRO JACKSON was murdered by Phillip Hatton, in Upson County. Issued 16 March 1829. 36. A Negro man names JESSE, Property of Daniel ADKINS, was killed by Edward T. PINSON in Warren County. Issued 18 May 1829. Pinson is 35 or 40 years old, 5 ft. 9 inches tall, dark complexion, blind in left eye, and slow of speech. 37. On February 14, Gresham Stewart was murdered in Newton County by William Smith, William G. Wallace, and Richard Smith of Jasper County. Richard Smith and William G. Wallace have been arrested but William Smith has fled justice. Issued 15 June 1820. William Smith is about 24 years old, 6 ft. high, fair complexion, light hair, blue eyes, stout build. 38. Isaac VINCENT, being held for the murder of Samuel HOGAN, escaped from the Emanuel County jail. Issued 12 October 1829. 39. Lawson BRYANT was indicted for murder of a Negoe man belonging to Wiley BARRON by Monroe County Grand Jury, last October term. Issued 13 November 1829. Bryant is 24 or 25 years old, 6 ft. 2 inches tall, well made, strong and active, light hair, fair complexion, and grayish blue eyes. 40. On the night of the 12th , John RUSSELL, convicted of murder at the last Superior Court of Oglethorpe County and sentenced to hang on 1st of December, made his escape. Issued 17 November 1829. 41. On October last, Benjamin STIDMAN was murdered in Jasper County by James GREENE. Greene is about 24 years of age, 5 ft. 8-10 inches tall, light hair, and gray eyes. Issued 16 December 1829 42. Frederick CONNER, charged with the murder of Richard ALLEN, escaped from the Meriwether County jail on the 28th ulto. Issued 10 September 1830. Conner is 43 years old, 6 ft. high, stout, sandy hair mixed with gray and gray eyes. 43. William STEPROE, on the 29th October last, murdered Sikes SANDERS in Pulaski County. Issued 16 November 1830. 44. Person sought who released Joseph BELL of Montgomery County (who has since been recaptured), who was being held for murder of Matthew SAPP. Bell escaped from the McIntosh County jail in Darien Co. Issued 5 May 1831. 45. Joseph McEARLY murdered a Negro man named Jim, Property of James Hatcher, in Wilkenson County. Issued 8 June 1831. 46. Harvey OlMSTEAD, held for horse-stealing, and Thomas HOLDER, held for passing counterfiet money, escaped from the Columbia County jail on the 14th Inst. Issued 22 August 1831. 47. On 5 August 1831, Willy ANDERSON murdered William GOODSON in Habersham County, Anderson is a small man, black eyes and hair, quick spoken, and has been charged with the commission of many crimes. Issued 4 October 1831. 48. On 21 November 1830, John WEST and James WEST murdered James LOCKOBY in Carroll County. Issued 12 March 1832. 49. On 28 June last, John HUNT murdered Zachariah WILLIAMSON in Jones County. Issued 21 July 1832. 50. On 13 July instant, George H. SIMS murdered William B. Taff in Houston County. Issued 21 July 1832. 51. On 31 March last, John C. POPE was murdered by John HILL in Wilkes County. Issued 21 July 1832. 52. On 30 December 1831, William POWELL of Thomas County was murdered by John BRYAN and William McClendal of Leon County, Florida. Issued 8 August 1832. 53. On 11 June 1832, ISAAC BUSH was murdered in Burke County by his brother JOHN BUSH. Issued 8 August 1832. 54. On the 9 November, SIMPSON NEWELL was murdered in Pike County by JOHN BRADBERRY. Bradberry is about 60 years old, 5 ft. 5 inches tall, square built, of considerable muscular strength, blue eyes, gray hair, talkative and speaks with a strong voice. Issued 19 November 1832. 55. On the night of 12 December, Lemuel Smith was murdered in the town of Milledgeville, Baldwin County, by WILLIAM FLOURNOY of Putnam County. Issued 14 December 1832. 56. On 24 December last, JOHN MALPHURS of Camden County was murdered by CHARLTON MIZELL. Issued 2 February 1833. 57. On February 14 instant, LATON HALL murdered JOHN H. BEDINGFIELD in Washington County. Issued 18 February 1833. 58. James MOCK of Dooly County was murdered on the evening of March 30, last by WILLIAM GILMORE. Issued 11 April 1833. 59. WILLIAM T. JONES was convicted of robbery at the last term in Court in Pike County, On the night of the, 8th broke out of jail. He is 24 or 25 years of age, fair complexion, teeth full in front, scare across the back of his shoulders and about 5 ft. 5 or 6 inches tall. Issued 16 April 1833. 60. On the July 4th 1833, RANSOM NAVAMNE was murdered by DAVID E. WALKER of Harris County. Issued 2 July 1833. 61. On Sept. 11, 1833 MILLEY MAXEY of Clarke Co. died from wounds inflicted by her husband, JOHN GRIER MAXEY. John Maxey is age 27, small stature, full face, dark hair, fair complexion and about 5’- 5 inches tall. Issued 17 September 1833. 62. GEORGE TOOKE, a Cherokee Indian charged with the murder of JAMES L. BOWMAN and his family, escaped from Dekalb County. Tooke is 25 years old, 5’-9 or 10 inches tall, light complexion for a Indian, stout, black hair and eyes, speaks broken English and is supposed to be lurking about in Cherokee County. Issued 26 October 1853. 63. On October 8th 1853, AUGUSTUS L. GLOVER murdered JAMES L. ROSS in Jasper County. Glover is 20 years old, six feet or taller, black eyes. Issued 26 October 1853. 64. On Dec. 21, 1833, ROBERT C. BEASLEY was murdered by SAMUEL McDANIEL in Jasper County. McDaniel is said to be about 32 years old, weighing 200 lbs or more, a scare across his nose, hazel eyes, light hair. Issued 4 January 1834. 65. JAMES L. ANDERSON was murdered in Monroe County on the 6th of January, 1834 by JACOB LEWIS, who is about 21 years old, light hair. Issued 3 February 1834. 66. JOHN HATCHER was murdered in Twiggs County by JOSEPH SAWYER on the 2nd of August 1834. Sawyer is 5’ 8-10 inches tall, thin, fair hair. Issued 21 August 1834. 67. WINFRED MOORE murdered CLABORN FOREHAND in Burke County on the 2nd. Moore is about 35 years old, slender built, fair hair and about 5 ‘ 9-10 inches. Issued 21 August 1834 68. CALVIN J. HANKS was murdered by JOHN W. THOMPSON on the 15th of August in Habersham County. HARRIS escaped. He is said to be 5’ 8-9 inches tall, square made, dark skin, high forehead. Issued 21 August 1834. 69. Cherokee Indians who escaped from Gwinett County Jail, SANTOOGA, JOHNSON and TITUS are sought, as are DUCK and SWIMMER, two other Cherokee Indians charged with the murder of ELI HICKS. Issued 13 January 1835. 70. LIN C. RILEY was murdered sometime in the month of January, by PHILLIP JOHNSTON in Hall County. Issued 5 February 1835. 71. On the 19th of February SWAFFORD STALLSWORTH was murdered in jones County by JAMES HOLLIDAY. Holliday is 5’-11 inchaes tall, 40 years old, light complexion, square jaw line. Issued 23 February 1835. 72. On the night of the 18th or 20th, THOMAS KING, HIRAM KING, GEORGE KING and JOHN KING, with 2 others named ROUSE, entered the house of Mrs. JANE CASEY in the County of Camden in this state and in a most atrious and savage manner, murdered her daughter NANCY CASEY, who was the mother of a Infant Child and a young man named JAMES SCOTT, and also mortally wounded several other members of the family. Thomas KING and his sons HIRAM and GEORGE have fled Justice. Issued 27 February 1835. 73. On the 14th February, EDWARD JOHNSON was murdered in Twiggs county by ANDREW B. HUGHES.. Issued 12 March 1835. 74. On the 4th RALPH MASON murdered NATHANIEL W. WALLER in Monroe County. Mason professes to be a Carpenter by trade. Issued 16 March 1859 75. On the 14th, David SHARP was murdered in Burke County by STEPHEN W. BLOUNT JR. Blount is 25-26 years old, pale, well dressed, not over 5 foot 5 inches. Issued 23 July 1835. 76. On the 17th, DANIEL R. COLEMAN was murdered in Sumter County by JEREMIAH THOMPSON. Issued 27 November 1835. 77. On November 15, 1834 PIERCE GORE was murdered in Richmond County by MIRAM, alias HARMON, WHITE and THOMAS STRINGFELLOW. White is 5 ‘-10 inches tall, heavy made, light complexion, between 20-25 years old. Stringfellow is 5’- 10 inches tall, weighs about 165 lbs., dark complexion, between 23 and 25 years old. Issued 8 December 1835. 78. NATHAN SWEAT, who was convicted at the last November term of the Superior Court of Apling County for Cattle Stealing and sentenced to four years in Prison has escaped from Telfair County Jail on November 29,1834, where he was lodged for safe keeping. Sweat is about 45 years old, dark complexion, black eyes and hair. Issued December 11, 1835. 79. In March 1829 JOHN RAPER was murdered in Carroll County by GEORGE BLACKWOOD, a Cherokee Indian, believed to be lurking in Cherokee County. Issued 18 December 1835. 80. On January 4, 1836, WILLIAM SIZEMORE of Anderson District S.C. was murdered in Franklin County by JAMES WILKERSON of Franklin Co. Issued 14 January 1836. 81. On March 15, 1836, William Taylor and Catherine Taylor (his wife) murdered a Negro woman named CATY, the property of WILLIAM TAYLOR in Troup County. William Taylor is 50 years of age, blue eyes, light hair. Catherine Taylor is a tall woman about 40 years of age, black hair, blue eyes, fair complexion. Issued 1 April 1836. 82. On the 24th ulto, MOSES CAMP was murdered in Gwinnett Co. by THOMAS J. CHAMBERS. Chambers is 30 years old, middle sized. Issued 3 November 1856. 83. JAMES W. MERCER of Pulaski County murdered JAMES B. WHITE in Laurens County. Issued 3 November 1856. 84. ALLEN YOUNG was found guilty of Murder by the Superior Court of Telfair County. No Victim named. Issued 3 December 1836. 85. HIRAM SMOOT was murdered by HENRY D. WHITE in Upson County on February 26th 1837. Issued 16 March 1837. 86. The Grand Jury of the Superior Court of Ware County May Term charged SAMPSON B. CRAVER with murdering LEONARD MILLS on March 19, 1836. Issued 16 March 1837. 87. ROBERT BERRY was murdered by BENJAMIN SAUNDERS in Gilmore County. Issued 24 June 1837. 88. On July 24 1837 NEWELL J> THOMAS was murdered by Duncan McCORQUEDALE in BAKER COUNTY. McCorquedale is about 35 years old, black hair & thin. Issued 31 August 1837. 89. George Smith, charged with the murder of one SOULD, escaped from Camden County Jail. Smith is 35 years old, black eyes, dark hair. Issued 1 September 1837. 90. JOHN J. WILLIAMS was murdered on July 15 1837 in Monroe County by ALVORD ARNZ and JOHN CHANDLER. ARNZ is 25 years of sge 5’-10 inches tall, sallow commplexion, hump shouldered. Chandler is 18/19 years old, 5’ 6-7 inches tall, fair complexion, blue eyes, dark hair. Issued 15 September 1837. 91. Proclamation for the arrest of the unknown person who murdewred the unknown man found in Savannah River, three miles below Augusta. Issued 16 September 1840. 92. On September 29, ELIAS J. PRATHER was murdered by JAMES WILLIAMS in Wilkes Count. Williams is much addicted to drinking and gambling. Issued 13 October 1837. 93. On July 10 1835, NICHOLAS C. LEWIS was murdered by JOHN GREGORY in THOMAS County. Gregory is 4 ft, 6 inches tall , light hair, blue eyes. Issued 15 January 1838. 94. On Janusry 24 THOMAS ADAMS was murdered in Dooly County by SILAS BRUMBERLOW. Issued 7 February 1838. 95. On March 21 CHARLOTTE, a Negro woman belonging to John P. King, Esq. was murdered in Richmond County by CHARLES WOOSTER. Wooster is of middle ages, 5’-9 inches tall. Issued 1838. 96. On September 4 1838, ELIZABETH SLAY was murdered by her husband WILLIAM SLAY in Dekalb County. Issued 12 September 1838. 97. DANIEL V. PALMER is charged with murdering JAMES GUNN in Jasper County on August 21, 1838. Palmer if 6 ft. tall, weighs 190 Lbs, dark brown hair, hazel eyes. Issued 15 October 1838. 98. WILLIAM W. THOMPSON was murdered by GEORGE S. LOVING in Bibb County on October 6, 1838. Loving is 19-20 years old. Issued 22 October 1838. 99. On 22 October 1838, THOMAS R. MITCHELL was murdered by JOHN H. HENDRICKS in Jasper County. Issued 5 November 1838. 100. On December 4, HILLIARD J. BARKSDALE was murdered in Putnam County by WILLIAM GARRARD. Issued 13 December 1838. 101. On November last, a murder was committed against a man supposidly names ELIAS M. ISAAC by J. W. Coles and JOHN DICKERSON in Jones County. Coles is a native of Connecticutt. His real name is JULIUS WILLIAMS COLES. Issued 29 January 1839. 102. On the 19th, JAMES DOOLY was murdered in Columbia County by JOHN RAY. Ray is 25 years old. Issued 31 May 1839. 103. On May 2, 1839 MARTIN COCHRAN in Cobb County was murdered by STEPHEN BURNLEY. Issued 3 June. 1839. 104. On 27 May 1839, CHARLES CARGILE was murdered by WILLIAM J. McMILLIAN in Muscogee County. Issued 3 June 1839. 105. THOMAS E. HARDEE was murdered by CHARLES ROSIGNOL in the town of St. Marys in Camden County on the August 13th. Issued 14 September 1839. 106. On December 1838, Charles B. HARDIN was murdered by JACOB CARTER in Marion County. Issued 27 September 1839. 107. OBADIAH CHAPPELL was murdered by WILEY HUNT in Harris County on Sept. 21st. Issued 16 October 1839. 108. On August 31 1839, James Caubin was murdered by JOHN O. CARTER in Habersham County. Issued 17 October 1839. 109. On the 8th, JOHN DRAPER of Sumter County was murdered by DEMPSEY J. JUSTICE. ISSUED 24 October 1839. 110. On the 26th of Jan. 1838, MILTON GROVER was murdered by LEWIS JOHNSON and WILLIAM GROVER in Crawford County. Issued 27 November 1839. 111. On Nov. 20th 1839 JONAS PLATT was murdered by PETER MURRAY in the County of Early. Issued 27 November 1839. 112. John HIMMERY was murdered by JAMES SHERN in Sumpter County on the 9th of Dec. Issued 13 December 1839. 113. On Dec. 23. 1839, JOHN ENGLISH was murdered by MOSES REESE in Franklin Co. REESE is between 45-50 years old. Issued 14 February 1840. 114. On Nov. 16 1839, WILLIAM WELLS was murdered by LEVI LONG in Liberty County. Long is 35 years old, 6 ft. tall. Issued 24 February 1840. 115. REUBEN M. SNELLINGS was murdered in Morgan County by THOMAS SHANKS, JR. of Morgan County. Shanks is 35 years of age, 6 ft-2 inches tal. Issued 16 September 1840. 116. ABSOLOM LYLES was murdered by DAVID PUCKETT in Bibb County on the 6th of November. Pucket is 25-27 years old. Issued 16 November 1840 end.......