Cumberland County NcArchives Obituaries.....Fisher, Elijah 1808
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Raleigh Minerva
Thurs., Aug. 18, 1808
HORRID AND UNNATURAL MURDER
On Saturday, the 21st ult., MR. ELIJAH FISHER, of Cumberland County, was found 
dead within a few feet of his spring, where he had lain down under the shade 
of a tree to sleep. Upon examination it was discovered that he had received a 
large load of buck-shot in the side of his head, which mangled his skull, in 
the most shocking manner. The murderer must have stood very near him when he 
fired, as his hair was very much singed by the powder, and the wadding was 
found on his head. The suspicions of the neighborhood immediately fell on his 
son, a boy of about 14 years of age, who had been heard a few days before that 
he would kill his father. He was apprehended the same day and committed to 
jail. There is very strong circumstantial evidence against him and scarcely 
any doubts are entertained of his guilt. – Fayetteville Intel.

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