Washington County GaArchives News.....Jerry Cochran Killed By Hodges May 22, 1930
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Sandersville Progress May 22, 1930
  Tragedy Occurred Four Miles Oconee - Hodges Came To Sandersville, Surrendered
To Sheriff And Was Lodged In The County Jail - Tuesday morning about daylight
Ernest Hodges shot and killed Jerry Cochran four miles from Oconee, the tragedy
having occurred about 4:00 o'clock, according to the news that reached here.
Hodges came on to Sandersville and surrendered to Sheriff B.A. English and was
lodged in the county jail.
  Coroner R.L. Davis summoned a jury to make an investigation of the killing,
and after viewing the body which was at Sandersville Undertaking Company being
prepared for burial, adjoured until Thursday morning in order to make a more
thorough investigation of the cause that brought about the tragedy and find out
all that was possible before declaring a verdict.
  According to Hodges statement Cochran had been to his house Monday evening and
had returned there early Tuesday morning. He claims that Cochran had insulted
his wife and had caught her by her dress, when he fired the shot which caused
instant death.
  Relatives of Cochran claim that this is improbable, as he had no weapon of any
description, and they are inclined to believe that the tragedy did not occur in
the manner reported. No one saw the killing except Hodges and his wife.
  Cochran is a widower and leaves two little girls. Hodges has a wife and five
children.

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