Criminal Justice Matters: "Sonny" Nash, Irvin Franklin, 1929, Winn Parish, LA.
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: March 14, 1929 Winn Parish Enterprise

Negro Being Held For Killing Another

One Negro Killed, Two Wounded, And One In Jail After Shooting Fray

"Sonny" Nash, negro, is being held in the Winn Parish jail for the unlawful
killing of Irvin Franklin, negro, in the T. & G. Quarters about 2 o'clock
Sunday.  A coroner's jury on Wednesday decreed that Franklin died from wounds
inflicted by a shotgun loaded with squirrel shot used by Nash.

During an altercation between Nash and Oscar Petree, negro, of Hodge, Franklin
was killed and Petree so badly shot in the arm that it was amputated just
above the elbow at a local clinic.   The dispute is said to have arisen over a
crap game.  Nash directed his aim at Petree, the shots going through Petree's
arm and killing Franklin.  Petree was said to have had a pistol.

Coot Farley, negro, was slightly wounded during the fray.  Nash, who
surrendered to M. E. Jolly, town marshal, Sunday afternoon, is being held for
the grand jury's investigation.