The Ouachita Telegraph - Homicide of John C. Wimberly 

Date: Apr. 2000
Submitted by: Lora Peppers <lpeppers@ouachita.lib.la.us>




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The Ouachita Telegraph
Saturday, April 2, 1870
Page 3, Column 1

Homicide of John C. Wimberly.
        Mrs. Catherine Liles has been very sick for some time, and Dr. John
Calderwood, her physician, was requested by her on last Wednesday to write
her will.  He proceeded at her dictation until he reached the name of Alice
Wimberly, Mr. Jno Wimberly's wife and Mrs. Liles sister.  Wimberly came
forward and directed that his wife should not be one of the heirs.  Dr.
Calderwood told Mr. W. that if he wrote at all it must be as Mrs. Liles
dictated.  Dr. C. left the table, Mrs. Liles having consented at the request
of Mrs. Alice Wimberly to leave her name out, Dr. C. resumed the will.  Mr.
W. then directed that the reasons he would dictate why his wife's name was
left out and should be written in it.  Dr. C. informed him again that he would
not write any thing but what Mrs. L. dictated.  Mr. W. threatened that if it
was not done he would tear it up, &c.  Dr. C. rose declaring, he would not
do any thing more with it — walked out in the yard.  He heard some voices
behind him and returned towards the house.  Dr. Dinkgrave and Mr. Wimberly
were 15 or 20 feet from the gallery.  Wimberly made some charges which Dr.
D. denied — Mr. W. repeated several times "you, did sir." "You did sir," —
the denial being persisted in, Mr. W. said you are a d--d liar — dealing Dr.
D. a heavy blow over the left eye with a pistol or a brass nuckle.  Dr. D.
fired two shots.  Mr. W. supported by Dr. C. and Mr. Hill, walked to the
steps.  He lived about an hour.
        Dr. D. surrendered himself the next day — gave bond on the sum of $3000 to
appear to day for a preliminary examination.

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